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!
Copyright ©2006: RSTCA
Questions regarding this web site should be directed to Stephen Beer
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