Too Little, Too Late - Rover 800 Coupe

Join this channel to get early access to new videos a week ahead of their public release: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8R7kmt-W14zWUcr8mymEQ/join Hello again! :D Launched originally as a teaser concept for the upcoming Rover 800 during 1986, the Rover CCV or Coupe Concept Vehicle proved to be an unexpected boon for Rover amid the backdrop of its privatisation, and with the company very much open to the concept of new models to help revive its fortunes on the global market, Rover's design team proposed that the car should be taken forward for mass assembly to compliment the Rover 800, and more importantly the Sterling equivalent in America. However, Rover's management proved to be indecisive on the matter, and despite a nearly complete car having been presented in 1986, the executives dragged their feet on the matter until it was far too late, the eventual Rover 800 Coupe of 1992 being launched a year after Rover's departure from the American market, while a car of its style and profile had no mass appeal in Britain and Europe, thus leading to yet another commercial disappointment. All video content and images in this production have been provided with permission wherever possible. While I endeavour to ensure that all accreditations properly name the original creator, some of my sources do not list them as they are usually provided by other, unrelated YouTubers. Therefore, if I have mistakenly put the accreditation of 'Unknown', and you are aware of the original creator, please send me a personal message at my Gmail (this is more effective than comments as I am often unable to read all of them): [email protected] The views and opinions expressed in this video are my personal appraisal and are not the views and opinions of any of these individuals or bodies who have kindly supplied me with footage and images. If you enjoyed this video, why not leave a like, and consider subscribing for more great content coming soon. Paypal: https://paypal.me/rorymacve?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rorymacve Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy! :D References: - AROnline (and their respective sources) - Wikipedia (and its respective references)