Rover Saloon Models

The Rover Saloon Touring Club of America was organized to locate classic Rover automobiles in the USA and enable their owners to make contact with one another, lend technical support, share their knowledge concerning the history of the marque, and perhaps meet in person on occasion to share the enjoyment of their classic Rovers. We do not currently collect dues, but we maintain an informal network for U.S. Rover people through periodic emails, word of mouth, the web, a directory of members and an event or two each year.

The club was started by Glen Wilson and Steve Manwell based on contacts made via the RoverNet mailing list. Steve recently sent out a new email newsletter to approximately 100 members and friends of the RSTCA. If you would like to be included in the distribution list for RSTCA, please send Steve your contact details. The newsletter includes news of past events, coming events, new members, for sale & wanted ads, et cetera.

Here is a list of our current contact people by general geographic area:

Steve Manwell (New England States) near Boston, MA.

Glen Wilson (Mid-Atlantic States) near Philadelphia, PA.

John Burkhard (Western States) near Los Angeles, CA.

Kent Kinard (South Central States) not near anything or anywhere-west of Dallas/Ft.Worth

Please feel free to contact any or all of us if we can be of assistance. We can also try to put you in touch with members who live in your immediate area.

The subject of this site will be what we will call "classic" Rovers: all Rover saloons up to and including the SD1 model range.

While all Rover lovers may find much of interest here, this site is generally intended to approach the world of Rover saloons from an American perspective. There are reliable suppliers of parts for old Rovers, and you will find that there are quite a few used and new old stock parts available. Rover lovers know that we are all in this together, and it is not at all unusual for some other Rover owner to send you a new set of brake pads with only your promise to replace them as soon as you can. An amazing variety of Rover parts, books, brochures and service manuals have been showing up on eBay over the last couple of years.

The RoverNet mailing list is a great place to ask questions and get to know other Rover owners. RoverNet is a service provided by the Rover Car Club of Canada, and we have Eric Russell of Vancouver, British Columbia to thank for the day to day administration of the list. You'll get to know a wide variety of Rover owners from many different backgrounds. The majority of members tend to hail from the USA, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, but we also have list members in places like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, Malta and Cyprus. If it's midnight in Philadelphia and you post a question about some problem that has you stumped, don't be surprised to see a response with the answer fifteen minutes later from some guy in Melbourne, Australia. It really does happen. You shouldn't own an old Rover without subscribing to the RoverNet mailing list.

The internet is the most beneficial thing that has happened to the old car hobby in decades. Without the internet, Rover would be just another orphaned marque as far as the USA market is concerned. How would those old Rover parts in some barn in Iowa find their way into your garage in North Carolina without the RoverNet and online auctions? Several UK suppliers boast online catalogs and parts identification help via email. There are also several excellent suppliers down in Australia. Still, you will very often find that someone on the RoverNet has just what you are looking for, even if it's something that even companies in the U.K can't supply or which would cost a hundred dollars in shipping and crating fees. And, of course, there are several suppliers on this side of The Pond who will have just about all of the parts you might need. Sometimes you need to know where to look, and your friends on the RoverNet will happily share their experiences for free!

And we at the RSTCA will do our best to help you out and point you in the right direction!