Vanguards VA09011 Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse in Targa Red. JUST ISSUED ONLY 1000.

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VA09011 Rover SD1 Vitesse in Targa Red. Condition of box is Mint, Condition of model is mint.Item is brand new. RRP is £22.99 for this Vanguard (Corgi) 1/43 scale model. Item comes with the new style open view front and two sides box,clear hard PVC cover (this keeps model dust free) black plinth and collectors card. Limited edition of ? / 1000 issued. Some Infomation about the model. The `twin-plenum` (TP) Rover Vitesse was built to homologate a more efficient intake system which had been developed by Lotus for motor sport use. It is believed less than 700 were built in total. Rover quoted the same power and performance for the TP cars but owners feel that the larger volume intake pipes, `wasted valve stems` and other changes improve throttle response and acceleration so TP examples of the SD1 Vitesse are now sought-after. The fully-loaded `twin-plenum manuel Vitesse modelled here was registered on the 1st January 1987 and is by VIN number, the 12 from the last SD1 built, Current owner Ramon Alban, an electronics engineer from Bedfordshire was persuaded to look for a `TP` by his son Carl and after a year searching nationally brought this car in June 1993 from owner Tony Elliott, ironically the proprietor of a small garage nearby, most of which he did himself although family friend Phillip J Smith, who runs a bodyshop, resprayed read more

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