Rover P5B 4 door Coupe 1969 3.5L V8 automatic 2 previous owners

1969 Rover P5B 4 door Coupe

3. 5 litre V8 automatic

one owner 1969 to 2011

3300miles since rebuild

NO RESERVE AUCTION

cruising with a slow rev V8 is a lifestyle 

not just owning a classic car

The first owner bought her new in 1969 and had her for 42 years.

All the manuals and 2 sets of keys here. Lots of history. thousand of bills. Sadly she had an engine fire in 2006.

The second owner had her in 2011. There are receipts of the engine bay rebuild are £3000+ All fefurbished/rebuilt all the electrics sorted. And as a new start she had a new speedo with 0miles. All the seats re-trimmed and brand new carpets all round. And a new electric cooler fitted for meet the requirements of “modern traffic of city driving” (I mean sitting in the traffic for hours on the M25)

I swapped it about 2. 5 years ago. Driven home 100 miles. It was a great fun and she was a real head turner. I made many summer night cruising to the Ace Cafe with her and built up 400miles with her quickly.

In 2014 august just few days before her MOT due. I stopped her in front of my garage and forget to select P on the auto box and the handbrake wasn't applied properly. Yes you imagine it right. she hit the garage wall. Light damage on the driver side wing and destroyed side light and indicator. So she ran out MOT while I sourced the replacement parts. Now I had them all

Unfortunately lack of time. family and work commitments (and a Jag XJ) retrain me from her.

(how many times we seen this phrase here? )

I tried to lie myself later I'll have time to fix and MOT her and she will be a great FUN vehicle. But my son was born last week so I have to admit I'll not have any time in near future so I decided to sell her.

She were garaged and driven around the estate monthly to prevent seize on brakes etc. Few months ago the battery died. so she did't move since Jun.

I tried to start today with a new battery. Started on the 2nd attempt. So starts and drives but ONLY for loading purposes. (sale as a light project vehicle)

Some General bits

This is a collector's classic 3. 5 litre. v8 engine. four door coupe car. First registered 5th June 1969. Reliable and an excellent runner. These Rover P5B series cars were the first to have what became the famous. standard Rover V8 engine. used successfully in many subsequent Rover vehicles alongside and following on from the P5B.

This car is very original. is tax free (i. e. manufactured before 1975). is overall good condition except few bits will listed below. Excellent long term investment potential.

Basic details of the car

Rover P5b 1969 G-Reg four seater. four door coupe. automatic gearbox.

Rover (Buick based) V8 engine. size 3. 28 cc with twin SU carburettors.

Will fly through any MOT with complete ease. after the brakes sorted and lights fixed. She failed the mot in 2013 with a huge file but everyting was sorted and no advisories on the last one.

Tax free (taxation class in V5c logbook document correctly reads 'Historic Vehicle').  

Recorded Mileage at listing equals 4443 miles. but the speedo counts from th rebuild only.

Grey over maroon exterior and cream / beige / biscuit leather interior.

Runs on unleaded petrol (no need for any leaded additives with this particular engine. I am happy to explain this further if required). Any unleaded petrol will do. but higher octane even better.

Has excellent handling with its responsive power steering. the automatic gearbox is excellent (pulls very quickly up hills).

The dials. gauges and controls (including the clock) all work fine. and show correct and good readings for the car (temperature. oil. charging. etc. ).

The engine runs fine and is both strong and smooth. The engine always starts first time whatever the weather. When starting for the first time in any day will need the manual choke control pulled out for a couple of minutes as would be expected.

The various other electrics also all work fine. e. g. lights. horn. etc.

The front door locks (one key for both) and boot lock all work fine. with a separate key for the ignition. The car comes with a spare set of the keys.

For wheels. there are the set of five Rover Rostyle alloys. all with vitually new tyres with white sidewall insert.

Fully refurbished interior az it was mentioned above.

The bad bits:

- damage on the driver side front wing (see the pics) the bodyshop said it can be saved. quoted £200 for the repair and respray

- bottom of the doors are rusty. all the 4 repair panels are the (just I was unable to drive it to the bodysop without MOT and noone given me a quote just from photos)

Classic cars - low cost insurance

Being a genuine pre-1975 built historic vehicle. this Rover qualifies for numerous. very low-cost. historic vehicle insurance policies that are out there. So it can be insured for ‘almost peanuts' depending. of course. on the owners other personal details. These policies do not require no-claims-bonus. thus leaving your no-claims-bonus free to use on another vehicle should you wish to do so. (my london insurance 35yers old driver was £120 for the whole year.

Also included in the sale

I do my best to make sure that if anyone buys something from me. big or small. they end up with a fair deal. and hopefully with a smile on their face too. I will be including the following in the sale. regardless of what the winning auction price is:

A set of front light/indicator body and lenses all you need for the repair.

A full set of lower door skins (for all 4 doors)

A spare 'set' of keys; i. e. there are two complete sets of keys.

A large history and documentation set that includes everything done to the car going some way back. e. g. many old MOT certificates. receipts. etc.

The Rover P5B owners manual / handbook. Also the original service manual (very useful).

One set of rear lights and some random front light lenses and chrome bits.

My eBay record and your confidence in this purchase

My past sales on eBay have included few collectors cars. Please feel free to browse my full sales feedback history

I do NOT have this car advertised anywhere else and it WILL go to the winning bidder. provided you are able to meet the conditions specified in this listing for payment and collection. This car WILL sell to the highest bidder regardless of the winning price (no offers accepted; auction only). As always I will let eBay find the correct. present. market value for this car.

Reason for selling

I am not in any way. shape or form any kind of a dealer. and never remotely have ever been one. I am purely and completely a private individual lucky enough to have a fair amount of private garage and parking space here. a passion for classic cars. and an almost uncontrollable habit of buying them when the opportunity presents (help !). In fact if I were any kind of a dealer then I wouldn't last long. as I almost always end up making a loss on my cars buying and selling prices 

Anything else to mention

The car has the V5c registration document (i. e. log book).

I am not selling this as a showroom condition. show winning classic.  It would be fairly simple for an enthusiast to bring this one back up to really good show condition.  Please do not arrive expecting a showroom condition car. nbsp;this isn't it. though it is at least a very decent one indeed. What this is above all is a good. reliable. attractive and stylish coupe. free from any significant rust (apart from the mentioned door bottoms).

This car should prove to be an excellent long term investment. as well as lots of fun for the auction winner. This is a genuinely reluctant sale on my part. but as I say I am currently running other cars; too many ! The coupe (i. e. this car) is rated higher in the collectors market than the fairly similar Rover P5B saloon. At first glance they are fairly hard to tell apart to an unknowing eye. telltale signs include the coupe has four separate pieces of glass for the side windows while the saloon only has three. also the coupe has four dials mounted in two pairs under the other dashboard controls (one pair either side of the steering wheel) while the saloon does not. then there is the actual coupe badge on the boot. etc. The coupe is accepted to have a more stylish roof/window design line than the saloon.

PAYMENT & DEPOSIT

The winner of this auction MUST pay a non-returnable £100 deposit via bank transfer (or Paypal) within 24 hours of the end of auction. to rule out the numerous time-wasters who often jump in at the end of eBay classic car auctions. with no ability to complete the deal. and so ruin them for the genuine bidders (not to mention the seller). The balance you can pay either via bank transfer in advance of collection. or by cash on collection.

Please note that you are bidding to buy at the winning auction price. and NOT to negotiate later.

Full payment MUST be made by Tuesday 25th Octoberber at the very latest. I don't go for “I might possibly have a free day during the next leap-year” sagas. But the collection deadline is 18rd of october. After that my contract on this garage running out and I have no intention to renew it.

VIEWING & COLLECTION

I welcome any and all advance viewing of this car. and am happy to answer any and all questions.

The car located in UB4 just a few minutes drive from Heathrow. Viewing only on the weekend due my crazy hours during weekdays.

For collection you can come straight here with your trailer. Or it's just as a last oportunity for me to pop into a trailer rental and rent a trailer on your expense and deliver it if its necessary. But ONLY by prior arragement and payment. I don't want any strange driving or parking offences coming at me months after I've sold the car. I do my car transactions by the book and I know that most of you do too.   We fill in the V5c log book on collection. it then gets posted off by me to Swansea fairly sharpish. you get to keep the ‘New Owners' supplement. you know the drill. No comedians. no surprises. thanks.  

 If you are not 100% happy to pay the full winning bid then please do not waste both of our time by entering a bid. I do not entertain ‘wheel-kickers' and other time-wasters.

PHOTOS. etc.

I've done my best with the photos. though not claiming to be a professional photographer. They were all taken here in a quick session earlier this week. Hopefully there are enough shots. but if you want a special shot of anything in particular then. given enough notice (not the final day of auction. please). and weather allowing. I should be able to oblige you via an ebay message attachment.

 Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions you may have. I will do my best to answer anything. but beware on the very last day of auction as questions and answers can sometimes take a few hours to go backwards and forwards between eBay users. plus I do not use mobile internet and I am not permanently glued to a switched-on and logged-in computer screen.

Also published at eBay.co.uk

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