Rover 3 litre offered

[Des]

I've had this thing a few years.

 

 

And I've barely used it which is a shame. It's yet another car that will soon become a liability so I best MOT it and move it on.

 

It's a 1965 manual with overdrive, it's the 6 cyl not the V8 and the saloon not the coupe, this was my preference. Not done a crazy mileage although has been pretty much totally rebuilt mechanically. The engine is just run in after 2K thrown at it, they're not a cheap engine to fix all proper like. Running gear has had a once over and again an insane amount replacing a whole load of hard to source and overpriced parts like water pump, distributor, exhaust, all of the braking system, dampers, bushes, decent set of tyres, blah, blah and the thing now drives handles and stops in a sublime manner. All of this blood, sweat, tears and filthy lucre makes little impact on the things value as the paintwork is minging, needs a few bits letting in at door bottoms and rear wing corners although structurally it's fine. One mechanical issue is the overdrive has a complaining bearing which shuts up its whining when overdrive is engaged, there's a replacement O/D box to go with the car, and a whole load of other spares. The interior is a nice light brown with bench seat, but looking grubby.

I never planned to restore the thing to cosmetic perfection, but wanted good useable, just a good polish and repaint the bad bits then a light tidy of the interior would be something I'd be happy with but I'm now more busy than ever, and it's never going to happen.

Shite botherer price is 2.5K. No riffraff, omg banger hiab dwift lucky heather tarmac yer droive callers.

[Lankytim]

IS THE ROVER AXSESSSIBLE WTIH A HIAB AND WHEN DO YOU GET HOME FRM WORK M8?

[scruff]

Now that is a motor car.

 

What a fab thing and I bet it goes OK with a healthy engine in it. The crap paint makes it all the more attractive

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Sweet. I prefer these to the 3.5's as well.

[michiel]

Great car, deserves a bit of a bump.

 

Rover P5 3-Litre Saloon by Michiel V, on Flickr

 

Rover P5 3-Litre Saloon by Michiel V, on Flickr

[Skizzer]

Nice old bus, GLWTS.

 

Meanwhile, looking at the background in the original post photo... 1991 callled and wants its car park back.

[Albert Ross]

Oh god... one of my bucket list cars, and I could have afforded it 6 months ago..... BOLLOCKS!

[ashmicro]

Beautiful car.

[Urban_Paranoia]

Is this still for sale?

[Des]

It is, for some strange reason a gas guzzling relic from the 60's that I've only advertised on a minority forum of mostly potless wierdos has yet to be snapped up. I'm agonising over putting it on ebay, but really don't want anything to do with the buggers.

[chaseracer]

...a minority forum of mostly potless wierdos...

Yup. That's us!

 

I will be in Watford a week on Monday. Do not allow me to exchange folding for that lovely Rover...

[rml2345]

^ Go on! You know it makes sense!

[Albert Ross]

You can deliver it anytime, just ring the Butler before you arrive.

[Urban_Paranoia]

It is, for some strange reason a gas guzzling relic from the 60's that I've only advertised on a minority forum of mostly potless wierdos has yet to be snapped up.

 

Bugger.

 

I'd better be thinking about selling this then...

 

 

 

 

 

[Des]

I love the registration. I've never had a Beetles, but always found them a fun thing, the curved screen ones were the best of the bunch, that does look clean.

[Des]

I've actually got around to getting the Rover road legal, crazy not to at £60 to insure it, nearby MOT place only charges £40, and then round to the unfriendly local P.O. for a free disc, albeit defaced by an ugly barcode across the middle, what's that about? Probably bloody waffen EU pikey huggers big brother nanny state bastards cctv drones tracking us.

The car put up a fight mind, booked an MOT for 4 pm yesterday, car was 10 miles away, popped in a battery and it fired up without drama, lights, wipers etc. all still working, set off and the thing's running nicely for about half a mile while I'm taking it gently, then as I gently give it some beans for a slight incline it doesn't like it, spluttering then popping and barely makes it, downhill for a bit and I get some speed up but the next gradient is a little more severe and it just couldn't climb it. Stale petrol innit, it's been standing 2 years and it may as well have Morrisons finest in the tank. I had to walk back and fetch it some fresh motion lotion then re-book MOT for this morning, what a pain in the arse, compare this to a car I fired up recently that had stood nearly a decade and ran just fine, OMG! Gummints putting effingnol in our petrol so we can't hoard it ready for economic meltdown social collapse tinfoil hat.

I'm going to keep the thing now, I'll tidy up the paintwork and see if I can get it nice again, should be a piece of piss compared to when I drove myself insane rebuilding the mechanical side, old Rovers are horrible to work on.

[wackywacerwill]

Good shout I reckon. Looks a lovely old bus to bimble about in.

[rml2345]

That is a good choice Des, it looks a lovely old bus.

Keep us posted like.