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I had one of these lovely cars , passed my test in her in 1980 , it was Almond and K reg ,72 i believe , courted my girlfriend, now wife of 40 years , great memories 👍
Great to see this. Thanks for saving another British gem. I restored a 3500S about 15 years ago but changed the colour to Monza red from white, put the SD1 5speed in it, much more aggressive cam and heavier springs all round. It was a joy to drive, made all the right noises and even embarrassed some younger cars on the flowing Phillip Island race track in Victoria Australia. Great car & I misss it, but the engine note of my current Stag is probably better!
My old man had identical car back in seventies .he took my brother and I to Aberystwyth we were on a camping trip .jesus that car could fly and he would open her up what a beauty .wish I had that car of dads my grandad had the zehpr at that time and the p5.they owned a well respected chip shop so money wasn't a problem then .
Very interesting thank you. This may interest you...Mexico Brown Rover's were a popular choice with the Mexican Embassy London...all chauffeur driven and impeccably maintained. I owned two Rover P5 both in Mexico brown and both owned by the Embassy. If there is an indication of an extra hole where the Mexican Embassy flag may be have been installed then that is what you have. Surrey is close to London and where a number of ex Embassy cars are sent to auction.
Fascinating. My ol man had a 3.5 P6 on a 1972 K plate . British racing green and black vinyl roof . Beige leather interior. He was also a member of the csma . As for S we know it as sport . Once said he maxed it at 115mph up the M1 .
They are a great 👍 car and quite easy to work on I had a Dovos White example with black vinyl roof and fully specked for export With factory air etc Gearbox ratios were suited more for Eurospec touring,high Third gear and from memory 90 mph I’ve never seen rear guards as rusty as that😮,that car may well hold the record✅
So glad you got this old girl back on the road again, so majestic and she sounds soooo smooth. Very stately with a dapper looking Lucas at the helm. Awe, was hoping you were going to keep this one! Thanks for all your filming, editing, uploading and whimsical commentary! 😎👍
Great save. I was lucky with my 3500S in the 1980's Almond with Black Roof, real leather Black narrow pleat seats, Gorgeous Webaato sunroof, PAS with alloy spoke leather steering wheel, spate wheel on boot option, Lucas front foglights, ET Headrests and rear seat headrests, reg was JOE 301L 'Joe 3 Oil' name was decided by reg. Cracking car after I replaced all wings, sill jacking points welded and new sill covers, had over carpet mats and mats on top of these.. The drivers side glove box was a fantastic idea combining knee protection with storage
Fabulous video on the p6 if I remember you could bolt on new body panels.. the rover p6 3.5 must have been good as a number of police forces used them many years ago..
You have a fantastic voice,sounds like from 70s if you close your eyes.no disrespec but was a hippy once and you dress like one and we all spoke like,yea man,cool dude that cat.you have a voice better than some of presenters if today.good health cool cat🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Greetings from Taiwan 🇹🇼. Years ago I had a Rover P5B Coupe 3.5 litre V8 in admiralty blue with chrome Rostyle alloy wheels with black painted inserts. It was my pride and joy back then, I also had a red 1974 Rover V8s and eventually ended up buying the SD1 vitesse version 1996 in moonraker blue. I also went on to purchase a 2nd Rover vitesse but this was the 800 series 2ltr turbo in metallic red and that was a 4dr version. This vehicle was particularly troublesome for me especially when it suffered an internal catastrophic gearbox failure at 24,000 miles. The car was transported to my local Rover dealer, gearbox removed which was stripped down, all parts were laid out and these were to be inspected by a Team of Rover technicians from the actual Rover factory. I never did get to find out the exact cause of the failure but Rover UK agreed to replace its clutch and its 5 speed gearbox free of charge BUT I had to take care of the labor costs. The day I collected the car after its repairs I hadn't traveled even 20 miles when the car lost total drive, it would go into the gears but nothing at the wheels. It was AGAIN transported back to the Rover dealer and when they inspected the car they informed me that their technician had installed the incorrect seals and therefore the driveshafts were incorrectly seated, not all the way into the gearbox, the 2 driveshafts had also been damaged as a result of this and Rover ended up fitted 2 new driveshafts. How crazy is that. I sold the 800 series as I no longer trusted it and I bought a Cadillac Eldorado convertible 8.2 litre V8 front wheel drive. Stay safe, respect from Taiwan.
@@terryroe2023 Agreed, personally I prefer the Saloons, each to their own!! Love all P5's to be honest, ours is 100% original and has the buckskin leather interior, looks beautiful. Best colour imo!!
To free off a seized clutch plate you really just need to get the car nicely warmed up and then start the car in 2nd or 3rd gear and stamp on the brakes with the clutch pedal depressed, I can't understand the going round in circles bit!
Hi, according to James Taylors book on the P6, leather seats were an option even on the S. I have a 1974 S, ordered new in UK by an Aussie and black leather was ticked in the option list along with quite a few other items on that list. This car now resides in Sydney, whilst the leather is nice, looks and smells terrific, I think I'd have preferred the black box-pleat brushed nylon seats - they hold you better.
... I noted the ignition light was on in your drive and it shows no oil pressure on your run to the funeral ! Know doubt minor gremlins to fix as its still running!
The Rover P6 is a nice car that still looks a beaut today. It’s a shame the original tooling that made the body panels wasn’t saved or salvaged from somewhere so enthusiasts could remake the shell again but using metals that aren’t prone to chronic rust. In comparison to the MGB, you can buy entire new shells but I can’t understand why nobody kept the original tooling for the P6 when it was iconic like the MGB.
I seem to remember as a child the spare wheel use to be bolted onto the boot. Is that right ? Ive seen a couple of these rovers still on the road in Sweden !
Some did have the spare wheel bolted onto the boot usually inside a leather cover..some examples came fitted with a boot mounted luggage rack . I think it depends on what model and year the rover p6 was manufactured
My father bought a new 3500 V8S back in 1974 .... It was Monza Red, a manual, with ribbed black leather trim all round and power steering .... It had a metal spoked steering wheel and where the speaker was, it had a V8S badge there .... One of the favourite extras to have been fitted at the time was Dunlop Denovo Radial Tyres .... A beautiful motor, as I drove it many times .... He part exchanged it in 1986 for a new W126 Mercedes 420 S class .... Another beautiful car which stayed with him until he passed away in 2011 ....
A nice car to drive! You mentioned the wind pushing it about, and when you get up to 60 plus, you certainly didn't need power steering? They were also the mets cop car of choice either blue or white! Great to watch being pushed hard in corners?
Don't worry guys - I'll take your revenge on that crappy Honda Civic V-Tech and wipe that smile off his face with my 2010 6.2 V8 E63 AMG Mercedes ! ;-) Great video - Look forward to seeing more Rover P6 videos and the odd SDi ones too, as I have a soft spot for the fastback SDi :-)
1 drove the mexican brown rover 3500 v8 diffrent steering wheel nice black leather wheel which was a lovely car to drive sounded just like yours but auto i love the p6 nice to see your videos .lol i love the agression behind the wheel get out the fucking way🤣🤣
The north American version of the p6 V8 i seen a few of these 79 or early 80's down each side had the lovely Amber lights on all the time while turn on illegal over here in Britain legal in california orange Amber light's.
27:00 - loved the motorway pull - but I did notice the choke light was on. Is the light faulty or was the choke out slightly or was it because the petrol reserve was on? Keep it up!
Around 1975 ish I bought a brand new Rover 3500 S manual gears from Hollindrakes Stockport for £1850 in the same colour as your example due to the new S1,s being promoted. Happily owing to hi inflation I resold it for £2600 .Must be the only time buying a new car paid off! By the way nice car with lovely V8 chug chug take off"
First time watching , it was OK up time you went driving sorry but the big guy needs to use the inside lane more because the outside lane is for overtaking .
Britannia Rescue and CSMA stickers in rear window..... ex-civil service owner? Is it on the original plate? I know that RPL###M were replacement plates for cars originally registered on "private" non-dating plates - issued by Guildford office when there used to be local tax offices
most petty bourgeoisie middle class manufacturers car's all came with options to buy extra specification Mercedes & BMW where notorious for being extremely low basic unless y paid a hell of more financially assets no joking this grandad had OLD ENGLISH ROVER COMPANIE SDi 2 they where extremely high specification everything was electrical assisted the door mirrors where electric tilt & move plus bronze mirror anti tint heating to .
The person with the quote, Here in England with call that car scrap! does not understand the word Classic Or Antique. I am from the US and I think they are beautiful cars but I will never get to own one as I don't think any were ever sold or entered here in the US. Plus as a retiree on a fixed income the price over here would be well out of my Income
@@classic_britain Yes I did however maybe I'm being slow here, but I thought I could hear the discs grinding and there was reference made to the condition of them too? This was while the car was being driven on the road.
@@classic_britain thanks for replying. Mind you my wife's car sounds like that even if left overnight in cold weather! It is a very cheap, small car though...
@@classic_britain nieither did my 3 and that steering wheel is from an auto. The S wheel has a round boss with 3500S in gold I'm an ex main dealer mechanic P6S and P5 coupe, P4 cyclops and 1933 14hp 6 light saloon owner
@@classic_britain it was a standard fitment on the S that's the whole point, you wouldn't buy a Ford RS 2000 and go nah mate I'll have an 1100L wheel or a 16E with a black plastic one instead of wood and alloy !
@@ringo196 I think towards the end of productions they were just using up the parts they had so some S card did have them from factory but most are the PS wheel
@@squeakysteverobertson7539 Ummm no mate it says in the manual mate post on the P6 club you will find your wrong. I suggest you Google it because I just did and I'm right 🤣
