Highlights

Very original and unmolested late model P4
Only three registered keepers - two for majority of car’s life
Garage stored throughout its life
125bhp later car perfect for modern traffic and touring
Voluntarily MOT’d valid until November 2025
Just serviced prior to sale with work to brakes too

The Appeal

Beloved of bank managers and solicitors, Rover’s P4 is a symbol of a certain sort of post-war British gentility. What those respectable members of society failed to mention, as they serenely toured suburbia, was that when their Rover 110s hit the open road, they were surprisingly sprightly.

All of which makes one of the final 125bhp 2.6L cars perfect for modern day touring and motoring. Here is a great example, a highly original, unrestored car in very usable condition. The patina is light and adds yet more character to this most majestic of motors.

It has had just three keepers from new. The first kept the car until 2000, the middle one for only three months to process probate and the current enthusiast keeper has owned it for 24 years. He has amassed a vast history file of maintenance using specialist workshops experienced in these highly engineered cars.

Recent work in November 2024 has included a full service plus attention to the brakes and handbrake. The car is naturally MOT exempt by age but is usefully supplied with a long MOT to November 2025. That adds reassurance that is further underlined by a recent service and attention to the brakes and handbrake by a model specialist.

The History and Paperwork

First registered 5th June 1963
Only three registered keepers
First keeper to 2000
Second keeper kept car for three months due to probate
Third and current keeper since 2000
Current keeper acquired car in Gloucester
Large history file of ongoing maintenance since 2000
Highlights from history file shown in photos
Factory handbook
Odometer replaced in 2007 at 84,361 miles
Vendor reports that he has covered around 500 miles per year
Vendor estimates total mileage of 92,000 miles
Garage stored throughout its life
MOT valid until November 2025 with advisories to note
Invoice from November 2024 by P4 specialist for servicing, brakes and handbrake work

The Condition

Very original and unmolested car in unrestored condition as shown
There are some light signs of use around the car which can be checked in photos
Paintwork shows some marks and deterioration including deterioration of rear valance
There is also some aging to offside rear wing and wheel arch as shown
Bodywork is presentable and appears solid with some deterioration to sills and arches
Varrious areas of underbody corrosion but car has long, valid MOT
Chrome is complete and appears to be original showing some light tarnish
Red leather interior in fair, original condition with some aging to note
The car’s originality is surely a key part of its appeal, particularly the interior
Bench seat to rear, single reclining seats to front with seat belts fitted all round
Car is in reasonable age-related condition
Interior fittings including dials, switchgear and veneers are generally well kept
Offside sill has had repair work undertaken
Tyres need replacing with advisories on current MOT
Small oil drips to the kingpins
One of the baffles has come loose in the exhaust system

The Mechanics

2,625 cc straight six 125bhp ‘110’ engine
4spd manual gearbox with overdrive
Vendor describes the engine as ‘very good
We are told the car has no known mechanical issues
Car performs well, including the overdrive transmission according to seller
Valid MOT to November 2025 with no mechanical or running gear advisories

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