Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) Library
On these pages you’ll find scans of period brochures and magazine articles beautifully ordered on a timeline, as well as scans of the best Rover photography and illustrations from Rover’s brochures of the period. There are also Newspaper articles that relate to Rover from the period, scans of period advertisements, photographs I’ve taken of my car, and videos related to the Rover P5, P5B and Britain in the 1950’s and 1960’s. If you know of anything that’s missing, please get in touch.
Table of Rover P5 and Rover P5B Period Magazine Articles
Below you’ll find a table that lists every Rover P5 and P5B magazine article published during the production lifetime of the cars. I don’t track articles after 1973, as I want this site to concentrate on the period when the cars were in production.
I own many of these magazines and will scan the articles and add them to the timeline as time allows. If you find any errors or omissions, or wish to submit scans or donate / sell something you think others might find interesting, please get in touch.
Title | Year | Month | Model Tested | Article | Pages | Available? | |
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Autosport | 1958 | 26 September | UK | Mk I | The New Rover 3 Litre | Not yet. | |
The Motor | 1958 | UK | Not yet. | ||||
The Autocar | 1958 | UK | Not yet. | ||||
Wheels | 1959 | May | UK | Mk I | It's here...the BIG Rover | Not yet. | |
Autosport | 1959 | 17 July | UK | Mk I | The Finest Rover Of All | Not yet. | |
The Autocar | 1959 | 21 August | UK | Mk I | The Autocar Road Test 1737- Rover 3-Litre | Not yet. | |
Car - South Africa | 1959 | September | South Africa | The Rover 3-litre Saloon | Not yet. | ||
Modern Motor | 1959 | September | Mk I | The Heavenly Bath-Chair | Not yet. | ||
Road and Track | 1959 | December | USA | Mk I | Road Test Rover 3-Liter | Not yet. | |
Car Life | 1960 | March | USA | Mk I | The 3 Litre Rover | Not yet. | |
Motor | 1960 | 20 April | UK | German Journey | Not yet. | ||
Sports Cars Illustrated | 1960 | May | USA | Mk I | SCI Road Test: Rover 3 Liter | Not yet. | |
The Motor | 1960 | 6 July | UK | Mk I | Not yet. | ||
Autosport | 1960 | 16 September | UK | Mk I | The Rover 3 Litre | Not yet. | |
Motor | 1960 | 28 September | UK | Mk I | Rover Refinements | Not yet. | |
Motor Sport | 1961 | April | UK | Mk I | The 3-Litre Rover | Not yet. | |
Track & Traffic | 1961 | November | UK | MK I | CT&T Road Test - Rover 3-Litre | Not yet. | |
The Motor | 1961 | 22 November | UK | Mk IA | The Motor Road Test No. 41/61 - The 3-litre Rover (with overdrive) | Not yet. | |
The Autocar | 1961 | 1 December | UK | Mk IA | Rover 3 Litre Automatic | Not yet. | |
Modern Motor | 1962 | March | Brain Beats Brainbox | Not yet. | |||
Cars Illustrated | 1962 | April | UK | Mk IA | Rover 3 litre Mark IA | Not yet. | |
Autosport | 1962 | 27 April | UK | Mk IA | A Rover On The Continent | Not yet. | |
Motor Trend | 1962 | June | USA | Mk IA | Rover 3 Litre | Not yet. | |
Road & Track | 1962 | June | USA | Rover 3 Liter Road Test | Not yet. | ||
Autocar | 1962 | 28 September | UK | Mk II Saloon / Coupe | More Power for Rovers | Not yet. | |
The Motor | 1962 | 3 October | UK | Mk II Saloon | New Rovers | Not yet. | |
The Motor | 1962 | 3 October | UK | Mk II Saloon | Rover 3-litre Saloon | Not yet. | |
Country Life | 1962 | 1 November | UK | Mk II Saloon | Not yet. | ||
Wheels | 1962 | December | UK | For Rover Buyers - A High Performance Coupe | Not yet. | ||
Wheels | 1963 | January | UK | Mk II Saloon | Rover 3-litre - that viking tenacity | Not yet. | |
Car and Driver | 1963 | February | USA | Mk II Saloon | Not yet. | ||
Autocar | 1963 | 15 February | UK | Rover With Bite | Not yet. | ||
Autocar | 1963 | 5 July | UK | Mk II Coupe | Rover 3-litre Coupe | Not yet. | |
Car and Driver | 1963 | October | UK | Rover 3 litre | Not yet. | ||
Road and Track | 1963 | October | USA | Mk II Coupe | Rover Coupe Road Test | Not yet. | |
Autocar | 1964 | 15 May | UK | Panelcraft Rover 3 litre | Not yet. | ||
Autocar | 1964 | 13 November | UK | Mk II Saloon | Rover 3-litre Automatic | Not yet. | |
Motor | 1965 | 24 July | UK | Rover 3 litre - Buying Secondhand | Not yet. | ||
Autocar | 1966 | 4 February | UK | 1962 Rover 3 litre Used Car On Test | Not yet. | ||
Motor | 1966 | 19 March | UK | Mk III Saloon | Armchair Luxury | Not yet. | |
Autocar | 1966 | 6 May | UK | Mk III Coupe | Rover 3-Litre Coupe Mk III | Not yet. | |
Motor Sport | 1966 | October | UK | Mk III Coupe | For Older Men | Not yet. | |
Autocar | 1967 | 28 September | UK | V8 | V For The Rover | 4-6 | Yes, see below. |
Autocar | 1967 | 28 September | UK | V8 | Rover 3.5 Litre Road Test | 17-21 | Yes, see below. |
Autosport | 1967 | 29 September | UK | V8 | The New Rover 3.5 V8 | 542, 543 | Yes, see below. |
Motor | 1967 | 7 October | UK | V8 | Rover Go V | Not yet. | |
Motor | 1967 | 7 October | UK | V8 | Power With Pomp | 59-64 | Not yet. |
Motor Sport | 1967 | November | UK | V8 | A Week Of Luxury | 1018, 1019 | Not yet. |
Modern Motor | 1967 | November | Australia | V8 | Rover Goes V8 | Not yet. | |
Car | 1968 | January | UK | V8 | Rover V Daimler | 44-50 | Not yet. |
Motor | 1968 | 19 October | UK | V8 | Group Test | Not yet. | |
Motor | 1968 | 26 October | UK | V8 | Personal Choice | Not yet. | |
Autocar | 1970 | 11 June | UK | V8 | 1967 Rover 3.5 Litre Used Car Test | 67, 68 | Not yet. |
Auto Car | 1972 | 23 March | UK | V8 | 1970 Rover 31/2 Litre Coupe Used Car | 26, 27 | Not yet. |