Hi, this is the blurb from when I bought Clive, the photos would appear not to copy.
Price: £SOLD
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This very genuine and honest P6 3500 Auto has only completed 60,000 miles from new. The Rover stayed within the same family from 1968 to 2004 passing from father to son. Since 2004 the car has been with just one owner.
The car was bought from Timberlakes of Wigan, Lancashire on the 2nd May 1968 and this was the owners first ever brand new car. It was also said to be the first V8 sold in the district. The car was used for pleasure (holidays etc) and was serviced by the owners own Haulage firm. Every four years or so the car was sent to a bodyshop in Leigh for treatment to any corrosion. In the cars lifetime, it has had two re-paints in its original Rover Green. The owner stopped driving in 1989 and the car was garaged and not seen again until the owner’s son inherited the car in August 2000. The car was then transported to a local motor engineer to assess the current condition and to see if putting the car back on the road was viable. Surprisingly the Rover needed very little and was reported to be in very good order considering it had spent so much time off the road. All that was necessary to put the car back on the road was a new battery, new plugs, points and condenser, new fuel pump, new full exhaust and some minor corrosion on the boot floor to be dealt with. The car then passed the MOT, still with the original Avon cross ply tyres!
Once back on the road, a new brake servo, master cylinder and radiator were fitted. The owner also decided to fit an electric fuel pump. Besides this, the car is completely original with no modifications or drilled holes. The car was then sold to the last owner in 2004 with 49,406 genuine miles. This mileage is guaranteed with support from MOT certificates back to new and having being with the same family from new. Since 2004 the Rover has had regular use and has covered over 10,000 miles in this time.
The car drives beautifully with an excellent engine and smooth, quiet automatic gearbox. The running gear all feels and sounds superb as you would expect with a car that is so honest and gently used. The interior is fabulous and all original. Leather, carpets, headlining, door cards and dash are all excellent and tell so much about the life of this car. The interior clearly shows the car has never had a hard life. Chrome work looks original and whilst slightly pitted is very bright and acceptable. The body is straight and in very good order.
Overall a time warp and marvellous to see such a genuine and honest car.