Description
1969 Rover P5 B coupé, in exceptionally original condition. Purchased in 2022, it had been tucked away in a garage since 1998. Sold new by the Franco-Britannic garage in Levallois, its first and main owner was a wealthy patron and collector. He lived in Monte Carlo and socialised with the artists of the era (Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais…). It is worth noting that his initials were affixed to the car (quite naively), this having certainly been done by one of the latter. He kept the car until his death and the vehicle was bought back in 1988 by an Rover enthusiast who subsequently sold it to me.
A very large number of recommissioning costs were undertaken (brakes, suspension, tyres, steering box/ rack, electronic ignition, installation of seat belts, all hoses and polyurethane bushings…) but the car showed no signs of perforating rust and the original paint could be preserved. The chrome is in perfect condition and the leather (also original) has been renewed by a saddler. The carpets are new. It has some bodywork flaws (dents, signs of wear on the sills), but its overall appearance is absolutely remarkable. Its road manners, with the entire running gear renewed, brakes and tyres new, are particularly pleasant and comfortable."} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
