This Rover is the most desirable and sought‑after incarnation of the P5 family, being in coupe form with V8 engine. This maroon example was registered in September 1973 and is MoT’d through to May 2023 despite the fact that, as an historic vehicle, it no longer requires annual testing. The odometer shows 90,706 miles.

The Rover comes with an extensive history folder that includes the current and previous V5Cs, the owner’s handbook and maintenance manual, and a large stack of invoices showing a lot of care, attention and expenditure in recent years. The bills include ones for a water pump in May 2022, full carpet set in October 2017 and an engine strip and decoke, replacement of hydraulic tappets and unleaded head conversion in March 2015. There’s also a dating letter from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, old tax discs and a workshop manual. The MoT certificates date from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1998, 2000 to 2001, 2004 to 2008, 2010, 2013 to 2015, 2017 and 2022. A handwritten summary by the owner of work carried out over the course of most the 21st century (so far) completes what is a very comprehensive file of paperwork.

Car available at Anglia Car Auction Saturday 20th and 21st August– Price Listed is Lower Estimate