Not a recent article, but this crops-up quite regularly when I’m searching the web, so I finally thought I should share this here. The quality of the photography, in particular, makes this article worth linking to – it’s not often you see professional photos of a P5 or P5B. What…
As you browse the site you may have noticed that there’s been a bit of a re-org of the website content, and a ‘Magazine’ now features in the navigation. We’ve taken this step to hopefully make things simpler to find, and to help delineate between content that is regularly updated…
Did B.L. make a fundamental error in choosing Rover as their leading brand in the early 1980’s, rather than choose Triumph? It’s an interesting question to consider, and one that has been raised on Driven To Write a few times. The argument goes that of all the brands that constituted…
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BREATHTAKING-1961-ROVER-P5-Mk1A-AUTOMATIC-JUST-13-000-MILES-2-OWNERS-FROM-NEW/202343611195?hash=item2f1c9e7b3b:g:v54AAOSwdm1bJSZ5 The seller says this car has covered just 13,000 miles from new, has been dry-stored for the last 30 years and is almost completely original. If you’re looking for an early P5, then this looks to be well-worth investigating further. The DVLA website for 506 YUU seems to confirm the…
To look at the sales figures, read the magazines, or browse the web, it’s hard not to conclude that motoring journalism is in a terminal decline. The shift from printed media to digital is understandable and unstoppable, but it seems every mainstream publication is fighting for the same readership that…
Don’t forget that from 20 May 2018, most classic cars in the UK over 40-years-old will no longer need an annual MOT inspection. I say ‘most’ as vehicles that have been ‘substantially changed’ in the last 30 years will still need an MOT inspection. The definition of substantially changed is…
You may not be familiar with Jonathan W on YouTube, but he’s an incredibly skilled fixer of all things internal combustion, and very knowledgeable with it. Thought this might be of interest, to hear his view of the Buick / Rover 3.5 Litre engine (or ‘215’ in cubic inches): I recommend viewing…
Here’s a rare find – a 1969 P5B Saloon that’s travelled just over 17,000 miles from new. I can’t make any judgement on the car from the photos and have no connection with the seller, but I’d encourage anyone seriously interested in buying a very good P5B Saloon to contact the seller…
Wheeler Dealers is a British TV program whereby the two presenters buy a classic car, do some basic restoration and try to sell the car for a profit. recently there was an episode featuring the Rover P5B Coupe. Having watched the episode, I thought it worth posting my thoughts on…
I’ve no idea how the car ended-up there in the first place, but for the recovery to go wrong and the car to roll back down a second time is almost unbelievable. That will take an awful lot of work to fix – no doubt the car will be written…