My old headmaster in primary school , had a new one of these. I was always looking around it, and asking him stuff. Gave me a little trip in it, to the post office, if I remember right. Nice man. I ended up being a mechanic 😂
British engineering of the highest quality. Years ago when I was quite young, I went to a model aircraft club and the main man had a very similar Rover to that one. He loved it and owned it for years. Many years later I owned several Land Rovers. The early Land Rovers used very similar to that in the Rover 90. I later had a Land Rover with a six cylinder version of the engine. It was smooth, quiet and totally powerless. I loved it and the many other Land Rovers I owned. Sigh. Mike in Oz
My old man drove around in one of these in 70s. Loved that car full red leather seats with drop down arm rest. Used to polish it up every weekend would sparkle in sun. Still remember reg plate.
I can smell that barn ... This is a real find! The gas tank has got to be all gummed up after this long time. I love it! What a beauty! I would drive that now...
This takes me back to Africa in 1960. My father bought a second hand Rover 90 from 1955. We drove that car for over 100,000 miles and the only hassle we had was a fuel pump that stuck. I remember driving with my family on holiday from Northern Rhodesia to Victoria Falls in Southern Rhodesia. At times we were travelling at 90miles an hour on dirt roads. Memories!!
I lived opposite the Rover factory in Solihull from 1955 - 1963, saw lots of P4's on the back of the transports. In those days that part of Solihull was quite rural but how things have changed. The "Test Track" used to come right up to the edge of Lode Lane so we all used to spend ages as kids watching them being tested before delivery. Years later I worked at Gaydon on the MHEV development as a resident engineer. Thank you for your work and great to see you guys taking the trouble to get the P4 back on the road. Good luck!
I had a Rover 100 like this. The bonnet, boot, and doors were all aluminium if I remember correctly. Great memories. Thank you very much. Colin (England).