Well the body on it has clearly been restored at some point so theres nothing to do there. I agree the guy was vague, he knew nothing about Rover's - he drove a Ferrari. The brief hisotiry is that he paid £2,765 for the car last September for his Father at Bonham's Classic Car Auction ( receipt provided) and was really gutted that he lost so much on it. Due to ill health, his Father was forced to down-size his collection and decided to keep his P5 and let the P6 go.
Underneath, it is solid having never been welded. It's dry, doesn't leak, and drove back the 260 miles without missing a beat. It seems to have plenty of power and picked up nicely on the motorway when power was needed. It's MOT'd having failed on a rear brake last time, which was then sorted.
On the inside,(carpets up and seats out) its in great condition with no evidence of any rot at all. I am guessing that this car was stored for a long time and has seen little use over the years. I think it would take very little to make this an absolute mint car, and thats what I intend to do
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As for it being far away, that nearly put me off. I once drove to Kent to buy an MG Midget. The car looked great, fresh paint job etc. However it was rotten, sills and floor pan all gone. It was so bad, when I pushed on the drivers seat, it pulled up through the floor pan. I didn't buy the car. It's a chance you take travelling to buy a car.