RE: Rover (P6) 3500 V8: Spotted
Discussion
silverfoxcc said:
My mate had a bog standard 2000 in Metplod Blue.
His day job was a bus driver out of Enfield Garage ( stories there he related were bizarre) He never wore his uniform cap at all at work
I for some weird reason had bought a BR steam drivers loco cap, in anticipation of 'looking the part' when i finished building my live steam loco. I have now progressed to a US Casey Jones hat and neckerchief!!!
One of the things we did when we were bored was to ta pe a Coke tin to the centre of the roof and don both the peaked caps and drive around with the headlights on dip. This may sound the norm nowadays but believe me back in the 60.'s/70's most driver in London were using sidelights only in Built up areas and on well lit Dc, the A10 and the A406 being good examples.
To drive up behind the local racers like this at the lights and all they see in the rear view mirror was a P6 shape on dipped heads with a protuberance on the roof, and the silhouettes of two guys with peaked caps on board the reactions were a joy to behold. Driving impeccable and then he used to drive past and nod as they realised they had been suckered
Ok might not seem funny now but back then it was a pleasant way to spend an hour or two
Top stuff. The very shape spells Plod to those who were around at the time.His day job was a bus driver out of Enfield Garage ( stories there he related were bizarre) He never wore his uniform cap at all at work
I for some weird reason had bought a BR steam drivers loco cap, in anticipation of 'looking the part' when i finished building my live steam loco. I have now progressed to a US Casey Jones hat and neckerchief!!!
One of the things we did when we were bored was to ta pe a Coke tin to the centre of the roof and don both the peaked caps and drive around with the headlights on dip. This may sound the norm nowadays but believe me back in the 60.'s/70's most driver in London were using sidelights only in Built up areas and on well lit Dc, the A10 and the A406 being good examples.
To drive up behind the local racers like this at the lights and all they see in the rear view mirror was a P6 shape on dipped heads with a protuberance on the roof, and the silhouettes of two guys with peaked caps on board the reactions were a joy to behold. Driving impeccable and then he used to drive past and nod as they realised they had been suckered
Ok might not seem funny now but back then it was a pleasant way to spend an hour or two
aeropilot said:
Was that the original interior...?
If so, must have been one of the first 'box pleat' cars....?
Most L-reg cars I remember seeing have the earlier style 'small rib' seat pattern.
One of my childhood friends Dad had a M-reg 3500S from new as a company car, Red with tan box pleat interior and Denovo wheel/tyre option.
Was replaced after 4 years with an early manual SDI 3500 in a ghastly yellow colour with brown crushed velour seats. His Dad hated it compared to the P6, and after only 2 years, and countless breakdowns and warranty issues, he terminated the lease on the SDI and replaced it with an early SIII Jag XJ.
As far as I know it was original, it didn't have headrests so guess these were an option, soon sorted after another trip to the scrap yard.If so, must have been one of the first 'box pleat' cars....?
Most L-reg cars I remember seeing have the earlier style 'small rib' seat pattern.
One of my childhood friends Dad had a M-reg 3500S from new as a company car, Red with tan box pleat interior and Denovo wheel/tyre option.
Was replaced after 4 years with an early manual SDI 3500 in a ghastly yellow colour with brown crushed velour seats. His Dad hated it compared to the P6, and after only 2 years, and countless breakdowns and warranty issues, he terminated the lease on the SDI and replaced it with an early SIII Jag XJ.
triple5 said:
aeropilot said:
Was that the original interior...?
If so, must have been one of the first 'box pleat' cars....?
Most L-reg cars I remember seeing have the earlier style 'small rib' seat pattern.
One of my childhood friends Dad had a M-reg 3500S from new as a company car, Red with tan box pleat interior and Denovo wheel/tyre option.
Was replaced after 4 years with an early manual SDI 3500 in a ghastly yellow colour with brown crushed velour seats. His Dad hated it compared to the P6, and after only 2 years, and countless breakdowns and warranty issues, he terminated the lease on the SDI and replaced it with an early SIII Jag XJ.
As far as I know it was original, it didn't have headrests so guess these were an option, soon sorted after another trip to the scrap yard.If so, must have been one of the first 'box pleat' cars....?
Most L-reg cars I remember seeing have the earlier style 'small rib' seat pattern.
One of my childhood friends Dad had a M-reg 3500S from new as a company car, Red with tan box pleat interior and Denovo wheel/tyre option.
Was replaced after 4 years with an early manual SDI 3500 in a ghastly yellow colour with brown crushed velour seats. His Dad hated it compared to the P6, and after only 2 years, and countless breakdowns and warranty issues, he terminated the lease on the SDI and replaced it with an early SIII Jag XJ.
Please stop it guys - you are making things worse! 
(Must keep away from the classifieds)!
The P6 may have been advanced in having had 4 wheel disc brakes in 1963(? ish), but there wasn't too much thought put into how to change the rear brake pads!
"s m" you missed the best bit - performance figures. The 3500S would have hammered the Triumph 2.5 Pi (even on the odd occasion the Lucas FI was working properly)!
(Must keep away from the classifieds)!The P6 may have been advanced in having had 4 wheel disc brakes in 1963(? ish), but there wasn't too much thought put into how to change the rear brake pads!
"s m" you missed the best bit - performance figures. The 3500S would have hammered the Triumph 2.5 Pi (even on the odd occasion the Lucas FI was working properly)!
Edited by Mr Tidy on Tuesday 5th December 23:20
Changing pads wasn't a problem if you had the car on a lift, and if that was a problem for you, I know of one that had an access panel cut in the boot (held in place with Dzus fasteners). Putting the rear brakes inboard significantly reduced unsprung weight...
Certainly, the P6s were very, VERY good cars. Far better steering than the Triumph. The one problem was the tin-worm...
Certainly, the P6s were very, VERY good cars. Far better steering than the Triumph. The one problem was the tin-worm...
My grandfather also had a blue P6 3500, with the sideways red bar speedo that I've never seen elsewhere. Most notable memory is that it always took at least 30 seconds on the starter motor before it would fire. Rover had specified it needed 5 star grade fuel and presumably had advanced the ignition to ridiculous degrees to get the increase in power from the usual 130hp that you got out of the same motor in the original Range Rover A.
Sadler29 said:
My grandfather also had a blue P6 3500, with the sideways red bar speedo that I've never seen elsewhere. Most notable memory is that it always took at least 30 seconds on the starter motor before it would fire. Rover had specified it needed 5 star grade fuel and presumably had advanced the ignition to ridiculous degrees to get the increase in power from the usual 130hp that you got out of the same motor in the original Range Rover A.
Nope, the RR version was detuned from the higher compression version first used in the P5B in 1967 and P6 in 1968.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff