"For UK-based buyers, a highly competitive fixed-rate shipping quote has been secured for: £1,500 via Freight Factory for all cars sold by this seller on auction.
Global shipping options also available, contact henry@freightfactory.co.za for estimated shipping quotes"

Highlights

Smartly presented in BRG with beige leatherette interior
Rare special-order two-tone roof and optional Sundym glass
Unrestored survivor never exposed to salted roads
63,000 miles with low prior ownership
Dry stored in a custom-built facility in arid Central South Africa
Recent service and tune-up prior to sale

The Appeal

The advanced P6 combined cutting-edge technology, inspired by the Citroen DS, with a very establishment-oriented style. However, equipped with Rover’s rumbly V8, it was anything but sedate.

This very smart pre-facelift ‘71 3500 is smartly finished in British Racing Green and features a couple of options suited to its life in the warm, cossetting climes of South Africa. These include a two-tone Old English White roof to reflect the sun and optional Sundym glass to achieve the same.

The vendor reports that the car has covered just 63,000 miles in its life. It is currently part of his large collection and carefully dry stored in a purpose-built facility. That, and its previous life in the elevated, dry climes of Pretoria deliver the car you see in the photos. It has been serviced and tuned up prior to sale.

History and Paperwork

First registered in 1971
Low prior ownership history we are told
Recently serviced and tuned
Part of a carefully curated private collection
International shipping options available via Freight Factory at pre-negotiated rates of £1,500 from Cape Town to Felixstowe, UK

The Condition

Finished in British Racing Green with Olde English White roof
Special South African factory two-tone roof specification
Rare "Sundym" glass option fitted
Beige leatherette interior in original factory finish
Alloy bolt-on panels in good order
Dry stored in a custom-built facility in Central South Africa
Preserved in unrestored condition
Never exposed to salted roads or coastal air we are told
Appears free from rot issues according to the seller

The Mechanics

3,528cc V8 engine
All-alloy Rover V8 engine
Borg Warner automatic transmission
Rear-wheel drive configuration
De Dion rear axle suspension
Recently serviced and tuned
The vendor states the car "wafts along as it should"
Benefits from being stored at 1,600m above sea level in Pretoria's gentle climate

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