****** Interested parties should note, this vehicle was subject to a CAT D insurance loss in 06/2007 ******
Highlights
- The revolutionary P6 with its V8 powerplant
- Original interior with a gentle vintage patina
- Impressive paperwork file
The Appeal
The Rover P6 was a trailblazer upon release. After all, it carried a unique suspension, four-wheel disc brakes, a synchromesh transmission and a unibody design married with exceptional exterior styling and a comfortable interior trim. It even became the first winner of the European Car of the Year Award. Not too pompous, not too conservative - it was an executive car that could be appreciated by the everyman.
This example features the sought-after 3.5L V8 engine, and boasts a period character that’s sure to turn heads. After something pleasingly retro? You’ve found your new car.
The History and Paperwork
- Subject to a CAT-D Insurance write-off in 2007 with a minor engine fire
- Bought back from the insurance provider and restored
- Indicates 96,765 miles on a five-figure odometer
- Valid MOT until November 2023
- Supplied with previous tax discs
- Original owner’s manual
- Rover distributor and dealer guide
- Rover ‘Passport to Service’
- Impressive range of previous MOT certificates
- A veritable stack of invoices
- Headboards including the Tour Arras-Laon and Roverfest 2017
The Interior
- Original, unrestored interior in black and buckskin with wood accents
- Irresistibly 70s - conjuring up the golden age of the executive automobiles
- Ambla ‘buckskin’ seats with pleated detailing and matching door cards
- Black dashboard with textured plastic and a raised instrument binnacle
- Wooden trims on the dashboard and doors
- Mid-grey carpets
- Seats are in good condition, with some wear and discolouration in the bolsters
- Dashboard is in good order, with some light peel to the plastic here and there
- All instruments are clean and easy to read, with no reported faults
- Eye-catching Rover 3500 steering wheel with two-spoke design and leather wrap
- Headlining in very good order with some light marking
- Carpets appear to be in good order with no major damage we can highlight
- Aftermarket Sony CD player installed
- The boot is in good order with no major faults we can highlight
The Exterior
- With its distinctive drooping nose and peaked wings, the P6 is a design classic
- Eye-catching ‘Tobacco Leaf’ paintwork to original Rover spec
- Leather-grain roof and pillars
- Paintwork looks to be in good order, with age-commensurate wear
- Some stone chips on lower bumper and wheel arches
- Bubbling to the leather-effect cover on the rear pillars
- Rubber seals show some cracking and may need replacement
- We do note a pronounced gap between the rear wing panels
- Chromework shows an extensive patina and clouding but still present well
- Distinctive ‘tiled’ grille is in good order but could do with a wipedown
- All branding is present and correct
- Sitting on its original five-spoke solid wheels with a good set of Nankang tyres
- Underneath, the car shows age-commensurate wear with surface corrosion
The Mechanics
- Powered by the much-acclaimed Rover 3.5L V8 OHV
- Married with a four-speed manual synchromesh transmission
- Engine bay is in good order
- Bonnet lid shows some fire damage from 2007 Cat D write-off
- Engine bay was extensively restored following the above
- Vendor reports no major faults, though the car has a minor oil leak
- Vendor informs us that the car is starting, accelerating, braking and running as expected
- Our photographer demonstrates that the head gasket is in good order
Summary
A solid overall example, with a definitively 70s colour scheme, this car needs only a little bit of work to bring up to car-show snuff - or makes an utterly solid daily driver.
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