Description
Advertising on behalf of one of our loyal customers. 1971 Rover P5B Coupe in Gunmetal Grey over Silver Birch with Brown leather. MOT to July 2023. Good usable classic with some imperfections. Barn-stored 12 years until professional bodywork & mechanical restoration 2018/ 19 (1500 miles since). One bank manager owner last 24 years, over £33k spent since 2018. Factory-supplied 4. 6 litre Range Rover V8 engine fitted by RPi Norwich 2003 (approx 17k miles since). Weber 4-port downdraft carb (replaced 2019)/ Ignitor electronic ignition (new 2022). Pacet competition electric fuel pump/ 4 Goodyear 205 tyres (all 2019)/ new carpets/ underlay (2022). Genuine Minilites (black)/ Spax adjustables / polybushes/ Halogens/ Bosch battery & coil. Rebuilt/ replaced power steering pump, starter motor, diff, fuel tank, brakes, radiator, front seats, hoses/ belts/ bushes/ mounts. Post-Covid £4k mechanical refresh 2022. ULEZ & VED exempt. Chrome & woodwork not perfect, after-market 1990s radio cassette, panel gaps stuck stubbornly in the 1970s. Speedo is a replacement item, showing mileage at 56k miles (original was broken on the Autobahn at about 130 mph) so understates actual mileage by approx 44k miles. Current 4. 6 litre engine has done approx 17k miles since 2003, noting the car was off the road for 12 years.
