1972' Rover P5B Saloon 3.5 Litre Auto

1972 Rover P5b 3.5 litre V8 Saloon Automatic PAS
Admiralty blue / Buckskin leather Excellent chrome & original Rostyle wheels
Excellent mechanically - lovely engine & transmission
(with kickdown)
Very clean engine & no leaks. New hoses, water pump etc (see pics)
Drives very well & everything working- 24,743 miles recorded
3 previous owners only (ie total 4 from new)
Original buckskin leather seats & interior
(nb wood veneer on glove box lid & drivers door needs attention- see pics)
MOT until Sept 2019 (10 miles only since MOT - now exempt)
Original reg "HMB 721K (possibly ex HM Govt)
Last year of manufacture UK reg July 1972
(see model details below)
Good exhaust , battery, tyres , power steering, brakes etc
chrome
Original factory chrome Rostyle wheels & foglamps (see pics)
These iconic cars are becoming increasingly sought after & rarely available in this condition for this price

Conveniently located on east side Bristol about 5 miles from M4/M5
More pics on request
P5B model details below
P5b "3.5-litre"
Overview
also called Rover 3½ litre
Production 1967–1973
Body and chassis
body style 4-door saloon & 4-door coupé
powertrain
engine 3.5l rover v8 3528cc
The final iteration of the p5 appeared in september 1967. now powered by the 3,528 cubic centimetres (215.3 cu in) Rover V8 engine also used in the 3500, the car was badged as the "3.5 litre", and commonly known as the 3½ litre. The final letter in the "p5b" model name came from buick. The engine's originator. Rover did not have the budget to develop a new engine, hence they chose to redevelop the lightweight aluminium engine available from Buick. They made it considerably stronger, which added some weight but still maintained the engine's light and compact features. The Borg Warner type-35 automatic transmission, hydrosteer variable ratio power steering and front Lucas fog lights were now standard.
Output of 160 metric horsepower (120 kw) was claimed along with improved torque.[7] when introduced in 1967 the Buick designed v8 produced 160 ps (118 kw; 158 hp) at 5,200 rpm and 210 lb⋅ft (280 n⋅m) of torque at 2,600 rpm, the new engine provided improved performance and fuel economy resulting both from the greater power and the lower weight of the power unit.
The exterior was mostly unchanged, apart from bold '3.5 litre' badging, a pair of fog lights which were added below the head lights, creating a striking 4 light array, and the fitting of chrome rostyle wheels with black painted inserts. The p5b existed as both the 4-door coupé and saloon body style until end of production. Production ended in 1973, by when 9,099 coupés and 11,501 saloons had been built.
1971 rover p5b owned by queen elizabeth ii
the 3½ litre saloon variant was a favourite of high-ranking government ministers, and served as prime ministerial transport for harold wilson, edward heath, james callaghan and margaret thatcher. As testament to their suitability, the last batch of p5bs to roll off the rover line in june 1973 was purchased by the british government and placed in storage, to be released for government use as required:[9] subsequently registered relatively new looking p5s were therefore still familiar sights in westminster for more than a decade after production had ended.
when margaret thatcher entered downing street in 1979 after her election victory, she was driven in a 1972 model. It was during thatcher's eleven-year tenure that the p5 was eventually phased out as a prime-ministerial car, in favour of the jaguar xj.
queen elizabeth ii also owns an arden green rover p5b saloon "jgy 280", which is on display at the heritage motor centre, gaydon, warwickshire and was seen in the 18 may 2003 episode of bbc motoring show, top gear.