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.
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Timeline
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Rover P5 Launches: 22nd September 1958
1967 – Year Preview
1967: The Summer Of Love In Vietnam, a total of 475,000 US troops are serving by 1967, and at home protests against the war increase. The Boxer Muhammad Ali is…
Rover Brochure 1967
Rover Brochure Rover, August 1967 Rover Brochure 1967. 1968 model year. 16 pages, A4, portrait, full colour, stapled.
Rover are leading their passenger car brochure with the P5B. That…
Autosport Magazine, 29 September 1967
Magazine Autosport Magazine, 29 September 1967
Autosport magazine road test the new P5B in September 1967, just as the car launches. As was typical of the age, the…
The Rover Review Magazine, October 1967
Magazine The Rover Review Magazine, October 1967
The Rover-produced quarterly magazine for members of The Rover Owners Association, the club operated by Rover to stay in contact with…
Motor Show 1967 Official Catalogue
Catalogue Motor Show, 52nd International Motor Exhibition 18-28 October 1967 Motor Show, 52nd International Motor Exhibition, 18-28 October 1967, Official Catalogue.
Motor Show 1967 Official Catalogue. The official…
1968 – Year Preview
1968. In both Europe and America, imports of Japanese cars and other goods continue to rise, troubling the governments of the U.K. and U.S.A. as they worry about industries in…
Rover P5B Production Ends: 22nd June 1973
Total Rover P5 Production: 48,248
Total Rover P5B Production: 20.600