1972 70s seventies Blue Rover litre Auto V8 3528cc petrol saloon arriving in Worden Park Motor Village for the Leyland Festival, UK
"Rover " redirects here. For other Rover cars of the same displacement, see Rover 3500 (disambiguation). Rover P5 Rover P5 litre Saloon Rover Litre Saloon Overview Manufacturer The Rover Co. Ltd (1958-1967) Leyland Motors (1967-1968) British Leyland (1968-1973) Production 1958–1973 Designer David Bache Body and chassis Class Executive car Layout FR layout Dimensions Wheelbase in (2,807 mm)[1] Length in (4,737 mm)[1] Width 70 in (1,778 mm)[1] Height 61 in (1,549 mm) Saloon 58 in (1,473 mm) Coupé Kerb weight 3,498 lb (1,587 kg) ( litre saloon) Chronology Predecessor Rover P4 (concurrent) Successor Rover P6 (concurrent) The Rover P5 series is a group of large saloon and coupé automobiles that were produced by Rover from 1958[2] until 1973. The models were marketed under the names Rover 3 Litre, Rover Litre and Rover 3½ Litre. The P5 was a larger car than the P4 which in some respects it replaced. 69,141 units were built. Contents 1 Mark I 2 Mark II 3 Mark III 4 P5B 5 Motorsport 6 Royal P5 and P5Bs 7 References A major step ahead for Rover came with the P5 model of 1958, a large luxury saloon with a 3-litre version of Rover's six-cylinder Inlet Over Exhaust (IOE) engine carried forward from the Rover P4 series. It was the first Rover car with unitary bodywork, styled by David Bache. This model combined elegance with dignity, and had a traditionally well-appointed interior. Later developments of the P5 included the more rakish coupe with a lowered roof line, and the litre V8 model of 1967 which for the first time used an all-aluminium V8 engine design purchased from the Buick Motor Division of General Motors Corporation in the United States. The 3- and models became favourites for transport of dignitaries, including British Prime Ministers from Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher. HM The Queen also used several Rover P5 cars for her private motoring.
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