Rover P5 (3 Litre) and P5B (3.5 Litre) Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles about Rover and the events surrounding the company, during the period the P5 and P5B were in production. See how the newspapers reported Rover, B.M.C. and Leyland.

These articles are provided to add to the understanding of these cars. Copyright for the articles is obviously held by the respective parties. Given the passage of time since these were written and the fact they are approaching the end of copyright, under fair-use terms I hope nobody objects. If you do, please let me know.

Timeline

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Rover P5 Launches: 22nd September 1958

RoverP5.com Video: 2nd Drive of the Rover P5B Coupe. Waffle & Warble.

RoverP5.com Video: 2nd Drive of the Rover P5B Coupe. Waffle & Warble.

http://youtube.com/embed/On8CRbs–o4 via https://youtu.be/On8CRbs–o4

RoverP5.com Video: Rover P5B Handbrake. IN ACTION!

RoverP5.com Video: Rover P5B Handbrake. IN ACTION!

https://youtu.be/u3HD9OPD3SE via https://youtu.be/u3HD9OPD3SE

RoverP5.com Video: Quick Update and First Start

RoverP5.com Video: Quick Update and First Start

https://youtu.be/ZnIMYtH9hPg via https://youtu.be/ZnIMYtH9hPg

Like Rallying? Got £45K? Rover P5B Coupe Classic Endurance Rally Car (Part II)

Like Rallying? Got £45K? Rover P5B Coupe Classic Endurance Rally Car (Part II)

You may recall this post from a few years ago, which links to a long-deleted advert on eBay for a Rover P5B rally car. Well, I just noticed that the…

Cold War Motors 1963 Rover P5: Update 01

Cold War Motors 1963 Rover P5: Update 01

You may recall this post from 2 years ago about a YouTube Channel called Cold War Motors in Canada who were going to restore a P5. Well, last yesterday there…

Todays ‘Random Rover P5 Part’

Todays ‘Random Rover P5 Part’

Can you guess what these are? They’ll be starring in the next YouTube video {exciting, eh?).

Rover P5B Production Ends: 22nd June 1973

Total Rover P5 Production: 48,248

Total Rover P5B Production: 20.600