Highlights
- Under 61,000 miles from new
- Power steering fitted
- Older repaint in fetching BRG metallic
- Original green leather interior with scope to improve
- Just six registered keepers from new
- Recent £2,000 spent including clutch and brake work
- Rare manual gearbox car
- Number plate included in sale
The Appeal
Few cars deliver ‘ministerial’ and ‘majestic’ quite like Rover’s P5. It is one of David Bache’s masterpieces, delivering a stately air only bested by a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. The MkII offered improved suspension to deliver an even more cossetting experience for its lucky occupants.
This 1964 MkII has had just six keepers in its 61 years, the first of them a doctor and son who retained it for 30 years. The vendor acquired it in 2016 and has continued to improve it. The car received a restoration and respray nine years ago and is now finished in fetching metallic British Racing Green. The interior continues the green theme and is said to be original. It is usable, but with scope for the buyer to improve.
The history file shows regular investment. The vendor tells us that over £2,000 has been spent recently, highlights including attention to the brakes and clutch. The odometer was replaced at 26,000 miles, and we are told the true mileage is 60,993 miles.
Running, reliable and very usable, this P5 could be simply enjoyed or treated as a rolling improvement process. Whichever you choose, we’re sure you’ll enjoy it.
The vendor says:
“The car turns heads for its British racing green colour. The smell of the original leather is still strong - I wish I could bottle that smell!
“It is hardly used and I would like it to go to an owner who will enjoy it and bring it to the next level.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 3rd March 1964
- Six registered keepers from new as detailed below
- Current keeper since February 2016
- First 30 years owned by a doctor and his son
- New speedometer installed at 26,000 miles
- Showing 26,505 miles
- Vendor states that current recorded mileage is approximately 60,993 miles
- Still being taken out and enjoyed, though rarely used currently says seller
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Registered as a Historic Vehicle so MOT & Tax exempt
- Summary of maintenance detailed below totalling over £2,000 we are told
- Workshop manual
- Owners manual
- Magazine copy
- 2021 invoices as shown
- Old tax discs and MOTs
- Spares included as shown
Record of keepers provided by seller:
- April 1964 - 1979: 1st registered keeper (15 years)
- 1979 - March 1997: 2nd registered keeper (18 years)
- March 1997 - January 2001: 3rd registered keeper
- January 2001 - February 2016: 4th registered keeper
- February 2016 - Present: Current owner (retired local government employee)
The Condition
- Exterior body was stripped and repainted in Rover British Racing Green 9 years ago
- Small quantity of this paint in a tin if needed
- Paintwork presents well in photos with some light marks to note
- Bodywork is presentable with points to note when viewed up close
- Bubbling to base of doors and edge of some arches as shown
- Chrome bumpers are complete but showing tarnish and would benefit from re-chroming
- Steel wheels with chrome hub caps and Federal tyres as shown
- Underside can be checked in photos
- Green leather interior is said to be original
- Interior has a patina, left untouched for the next owner to enhance as desired
- Vendor states that ‘almost everything works except for the radio’
- Panel light switch is dim but functional, and the wiper switch works intermittently
- Fuel gauge moves slightly but doesn't reach full
- Steel spare wheel in boot as shown
The Mechanics
- 2,985cc straight six Rover engine
- Power steering fitted
- 4spd manual gearbox
- Recent maintenance within last year as detailed below
- MkII car with improved suspension
- Vendor reports that the car starts and runs reliably
- Vendor advises that brake fluid reservoir needs attention due to occasional fluid drops
Recent maintenance using J R Wadhams parts worth approx. £2,066.68:
- Clutch master cylinder
- Clutch slave cylinder
- PR rear cylinders
- Front wheel links
- Rear shoes
- Starter motor
- Wiper motor
- Headlamp sealed beam changed
- Battery
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