'76 P5B on Ebay

[chrisyork]

This P5B saloon has just come up on Ebay. It's quoted as registerd 11/06/76 and has a "P" registration. I wonder if this could be genuine - the car is black and has bucket rear seats, so could it be one of the batch that were put aside for government use after production ended?

Chris

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-ROVE...2394335?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4602a9d15f

 

[Pilkie]

Could also be that it was a diplomatic car, shipped to outside the UK in 1971 and repatriated in 1976 hence the 1st reg date!!

 

[The Rovering Member]

There are extra fittings on the centre console, including a manual choke if the clothes peg is anything to go by. Also, what could be a fire extinguisher fitted to the passenger kick panel. Rear seatbelts too. The sort of things that would be fitted to a government car. That interior looks very nice, what you can see of it. It's in Ely too, anything to do with Ely Service?

 

[stina]

Never seen a 5 door p5 :?

 

[DaveHerns]

It would have made a superb estate car on the lines of the Humber Hawk/Super Snipe

 

[The Rovering Member]

Rover made one for evaluation based on the Humber, but decided against it. It still exists AFAIK. The roof is split-level.

 

[tonys]

It could also be ex-military. They (DVLA or the local offices) seemed to be less thorough in the 70s/early 80s when registering 'decommissioned' cars, simply registering them with a then-current number when they were released onto the open market.
Years ago I used to see quite a few (varying makes/models, but nearly all black) for sale at a local dealer with plates issued several years after the particular model in question had ceased production.
Of course, the chassis no. would help.