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Yep, you pretty much got it, BigSwede. It's actually a Sterling 825, which was a cross between a Rover and a Honda/Acura legend, using a British body/interior with Honda drivetrain and running-gear. Though ultimately not successful, the Sterling nameplate, like that of Lincoln-Mercury's Merkur, was marketed for a few years here in the U.S....it may not have been marketed where you are in Sweden.
But, I place it somewhere in the late 1980's to early 1990's.
And, for that time I think the interior looks good.
You're correct on the dating, Margate.
I agree with your nice-interior comment...back then, the Brits seemed to have a knack for doing classy cabins. Still do with Rolls and Bentley, but that's about it.
Yep, you pretty much got it, BigSwede. It's actually a Sterling 825, which was a cross between a Rover and a Honda/Acura legend, using a British body/interior with Honda drivetrain and running-gear. Though ultimately not successful, the Sterling nameplate, like that of Lincoln-Mercury's Merkur, was marketed for a few years here in the U.S....it may not have been marketed where you are in Sweden.
I forgot all about the Sterling.
Haven't seen one in ages.
I imagine they may have been hard to get parts for over here when used with some miles on them.
Plus, finding someone to work on them may have been a challenge but I don't know this to be true, just a guess.
When my wife worked for Avis we went to collect a brand new Rover 800 Stirling for her boss. It was a nice car but the Honda 2.5 litre V6 was gutless, developing too little torque, and requiring to be the revved far too much to make good progress. It was also a bit narrow, a consequence of the Honda platform being designed to meet Japanese taxation laws. Once they put the 2.7 litre engine in it was a much better car and the fastback version that came out later meant it finally became the car it should have been.
Yep, you pretty much got it, BigSwede. It's actually a Sterling 825, which was a cross between a Rover and a Honda/Acura legend, using a British body/interior with Honda drivetrain and running-gear. Though ultimately not successful, the Sterling nameplate, like that of Lincoln-Mercury's Merkur, was marketed for a few years here in the U.S....it may not have been marketed where you are in Sweden.
Over here we know Lincoln-Mercury's Merkur XR4Ti and Scorpio as the Ford Sierra and the Ford Scorpio (Ford Granada in UK & Ireland)
Anyone familliar with the iconic car then??
Very european in styling ( and seating position..) also sold in North America, even a Callaway version was made in small ( 30ish) numbers
I think it's an Alfetta (sp?), early to mid 80's maybe?
Yepp you´re on the right track here; the Alfa Romeo Alfetta (Alfetta = "small Alfa" in italian) came along in 1972 ( same as me) first the Alfetta was a 4 door saloon ("berlina"), in 1974 a sleek 2 door 4 seater Coupé came along based on the Alfetta trans-axle layout, named Alfetta GT (Sprint Veloce in US 1978-1979) and over the years it became a model of its own; The Alfa Romeo GTV , and in 1980 they installed the "Busso-V6" in it a the legendary "turbo-killer" Alfa GTV (GTV6 in US) was born...
Wonderful song from that V6 engine when combined with better headers and exhaust systems going into a tunnel.....
09-30-23, 09:18 AM
