Registration No: CTV598K
Chassis No: 84504011D
MOT: Exempt

• Current ownership since 1978 (although additional keepers are erroneously shown on the V5C)
• Only 44,493 (atoc) miles from new
• Unrestored example which the vendor informs “has never been welded”
• Engine and gearbox self-serviced annually
• Offered with almost every MOT since 1978
• Valued by Classic Car Weekly in 2021 at £35,000
• One of only 1,320 home-market cars understood to have been built in 1971
• Maintained in current ownership with originality in mind

Although a marriage of expediency, the union between Rover's stately P5 model range and the ex-Buick 3528cc all-alloy OHV V8 engine resulted in an unexpectedly fine motorcar. Launched in 1967, the Rover P5B (or P5 Buick if you prefer) was conceived to stave off increasingly refined competition. Available in Saloon and Coupe guises, the big Rover was equipped with independent torsion-bar front suspension, a leaf-sprung 'live' rear axle and disc/drum brakes. Production lasted until 1973 by which time 9,099 Coupes and 11,501 Saloons had been built. However, survivors are thought to only number in the hundreds.

Extensively waxoyled upon entering the current ownership in 1978, the Rover had some five gallons of the preservative applied to its box sections, sills, front/rear scuttle and doors. As a result, it is understood to be rust-free and to have never needed any welding. Finished in the attractive colour scheme of Burnt Grey with Silver Birch roof, the P5B is trimmed in contrasting Tan leather. An unrestored car, the vendor informs us that he has serviced the engine and gearbox annually and kept the interior upholstery fed with hide food. Maintained with originality in mind, the Rover has covered only 44,493 (atoc) miles from new and still boasts its factory-fitted headlining and shock absorbers. The P5B has benefitted from new hoses, brake pipes, suspension bushes, uprated radiator and exchange power steering box. The vendor informs that in his ownership it has been stored on a wooden floor and never driven on salty roads. Provided with a new battery in December 2020, the Rover is offered with a large history file that comprises almost every MOT since 1978, tax discs spanning most of the period 1980- 2007 and a collection of invoices. One of only 1,320 home-market cars understood to have been built in 1971 and recently valued at £35,000 by Classic Car Weekly, this is a rare opportunity to obtain a highly original, unrestored P5B. Rated as excellent throughout by the vendor.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Excellent’
Engine: 'Excellent'
Electrical Equipment: 'Excellent'
Paintwork: ‘Excellent'
Gearbox: 'Excellent'
Interior Trim: 'Excellent'

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452

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