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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2024
- #roverp4 #auntie #classiccars
I know nothing about the Rover P4. I do know about the Citroen DS, but this isn't one of those.
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May I suggest you do research before you drive a car? And why go on about the DS that was a unique car, even today.
I restored a 1962 Rover 100. The poor man's Rolls Royce from the Solihull factory! A very Stately and comfortable car.
In the mid 70s, I used to regularly walk down the A3 West Hill at Putney where there used to be garage forecourt under the plane trees on the north side of the road that only sold Rover P4s and P5s. I was told they used to buy them up cheap from used car lots, then recondition and renovate them for sale as affordable, reliable, solid and rather posh alternatives to the new modern cars of that time. Certainly the cars for sale were kept polished up with shining chrome and windows - as I recall there were usually at least a dozen cars for sale in a row, headlights facing the road. Always a nice thing to pass by these beauties and stop and take a look.
Despite making sense, the P4 wasn't replaced by the P5. It was replaced by the P6 (hence the P5 and 6 both being in production for a lot of years).
the p4 was designed not to break down, no throttle or clutch cables, all solid linkages, starting handle, toolkit under dash, reserve petrol, my 100 only broke down when the electronic ignition i fitted failed, went back to points, 110 had steel doors bonnet and boot instead of earlier alloy, chassis like a lorry, if you looked after these they could last a lifetime, as the saying goes "one of britains finest cars"
Rovers are amazing cars! The P4, P5, P6, the Ferrari Daytona inspired SD1, the 827 Vitesse, the 75, such a shame they went under...
The engine wasn't used in later Rovers, it's an inlet over exhaust valve design, so side exhaust valve, overhead inlet Valve. Don't know why anyone thought that was a good idea, but there must have been some reason for it at the time. And it's a Viking head on the manifold, that being a Rover mascot. I think Rolls Royce used the inlet over exhaust design too, so maybe Rover adopted it as a look at me, I'm the same engine design as Roller sort of gig! I think the best word for his car is stately, it was very popular with bank managers and company directors.
The engine from the P4 came from the P3 and found its way into the P5, by which time it had grown to 3 litres. It was an inlet over exhaust valve construction like a smaller version of the Rolls/Bentley six of the period. No way was it used in the SD1.
Typical sales rep car for example back in the 60s. This is when Rover was Rover !
P4s were usually owned by bank managers and doctors back in the day, they were very higher middle class cars.
The P5 didn’t get the V8 until it was later called the P5B ( B for Buick)
Not the best environment to enjoy a P4 to be honest. They are tremendous over longer distances. The high torque low reving engine was quite happy at 80mph all day long and most later models had overdrive for relaxed cruising. Whilst not that quick from a standing start, on the move mid range excelleration was pretty good for overtaking particularly with the kickdown from overdrive on the throttle pedal.(this was not an option on the 110 as it had to much power for the gearbox)The crossflow engine has the advantage of not pouring fuel over the exhaust if the float bowl ever overflows!
I remember my dad had a Rover 90, a 1955 model. He called it sky blue, as kids we called it grey. We lived in Northern Rhodesia and dad bought the rover second hand from Mr Oppenheimer who owned gold mines or was it diamond mines in South Africa. Supposedly Oppenheimer had broken the speed record from Kitwe to Jo'berg in the Rover back in the mid Fifties. An English car on terrible African roads. This low slung model did a marvellous job of taking our family around the federation. We also drove through the Belgian Congo on route to The Samfya, a holiday destination in Northern Part of Northern Rhodesia. We lived on the copper belt at Kitwe. We holidayed at Victoria Falls in 61. A wonderful trip. The car never broke down. It was a total joy. Oh the memories these old crocks bring back. Thank you, it brings back lovely times from a much more gentle era.
I've had a lift in a P6 V8 way back when and it does indeed waft along. The most wafty car I've owned was a Saab 9-5. Smooth ride and the seats are ultra comfortable. I even inadvertently exceeded the national speed limit by quite a generous amount in one of these without realising it, because they are that smooth with little or no wind and tyre noise to tell you that you are going quickly.
When we were both 16 my mate announced one day that his dad had scrapped their Rover P4 (I think it was a 90). He was quite put out as it was driven to the scrap yard. He thought if it could still be driven it should be kept on the road!
I've driven a P4 they are actually surprisingly nice to drive and can keep up with modern traffic just fine which for a car of that era is definitely high praise. The highlights were definitely the gear change and the engine which is very smooth and torquey. The steering isn't the best I think it certainly benefit from power steering at making it feel a bit more up to date
I was brought back back from hospital when I was born in 1975 in one. My Dad had to borrow my Grandads because his Viva’s radiator had popped. I was born in June. Apparently it was a very hot summer.Enjoyed that Rich. Thanks
I had spotted the white P4 in the background of some of the shots and was hoping it was going to be next! I have a very scruffy 110 (think Clement but P4 and saveable) that I stopped daily driving for works before winter, noticed a few bits about this one that weren't right - that one is much nicer than my own. There are some things that have been covered by other people's comments about P6 taking over (but '63 and '64 they overlapped production and they are very different cars!). The P6 never had a 6 cylinder in production, and the SD1 6 cylinder was Triumph developed. That one has a non standard carburettor, the vikings head is mounted to where the air cleaner/silencer would be mounted - would have a 2" SU HD8. I also noted the wipers weren't parking properly - when you turn them off, they should wipe once more to half way across the screen, then go back and park themselves off the screen. The boot lid failing to stay open could well be the inner wheel arches having rusted out, as that's where the lid springs mount to. And there is an anti roll bar up front.
These are the kind of insightful videos we’ve come to know and love 👏👍😂
I've just got 110 yesterday. Not running found left in a garage since 2019. Learnt from video & comments as now my adventure starts today. Thank you