Grew up around P6 Rovers both 4 & 8 cylinder ones. Had a 3500S back in the late 90's. It was an ex management car that the guy had taken with him when he retired from Solihull. It was the sweetest RV8 I've ever heard & had never had any major mechanical work (it had a meticulous service history). Didn't have PAS which was a shame but it drove really well other than being very under geared. They're great cars.
Dad had an orange one back in the seventies. He myself and six young pals squeased into it and went to Hendon airforce museum. On the way home on the motorway he took on a small new BMW after being ' cut up', by it. She topped out at 110 mph (indicated on speedo) how accurate that was is anyones guess, but!. The new little Beamer struggled to lose him!. 😂 Great car though.
Good and thorough examination. The 5.0 on the quad IDF's has to be the way to go. Don't see P6's at historic meetings, make a change to mk2 jags and Lotus Cortinas walking off into the sunset🙂
its going to get a few upgrades, it actually came in for a 5 speed conversion, but the engine will get a refresh, mildly uprated cam, and possibly carb upgrade
Another great video Graham, I usually only tune in on the Rovers so you woke me up with a good one, not sure if I was asleep or having a dementia moment! Fascinating to see a car start up so nicely on a chilly morning, sound sweet, and have issues. I'm guessing the owner loves his Rover and has a pretty good idea about preemptive servicing. Also demonstrates the value of keeping a file with receipts for the work done. Great video thanks.🙃🙃🙃
ive said it many times, these v8s hide wear really well. This car is actually new to its owner, dont know about history, dont think the owner does either. Usually when we undertake major work its because someone has recently purchased a car and wants to make improvements. Its not very often we do engine or gearbox upgrades to a car someone has owned for a long while.
From the US; I think you already floated the idea-just swap a later 5 liter engine in there. Then you have something worthwhile to hang all the uprated bits onto (5-speed, camshaft, etc).
No not going to reassemble it just to dyno it. No point I know it’s tired. I often dyno the fords first but that’s because they are modified and I want to know what they are like and what the power curve looks like
@@User-wollswoycegawage probably because some people can't justify or afford the extra cost in fuel, my parents had two four cylinder p6s and a 6 cylinder sd1, they were lovely cars and did many holidays away in them.
Theres a natural train of thought that a V8 would cost a fortune in fuel, plus back in the day they would of been considerably more to insure. the insurance aspect doesnt apply any more and a well set up v8 driven gently doesnt use that much more fuel than most 4 cylinders, probably less if you drive the 4 cyl briskly and v8 at the same speed.
Grew up around P6 Rovers both 4 & 8 cylinder ones. Had a 3500S back in the late 90's. It was an ex management car that the guy had taken with him when he retired from Solihull. It was the sweetest RV8 I've ever heard & had never had any major mechanical work (it had a meticulous service history). Didn't have PAS which was a shame but it drove really well other than being very under geared. They're great cars.
Another great video…… and of course two V8 rebuilds to enjoy now!
The best car of its time and class
Really enjoyed the video of this old classic, can't wait for the next episode 👍🏻
Great video! Nice to see a different style, not just couped up in the dyno booth.
Camera work and editing is really good too!
Dad had an orange one back in the seventies. He myself and six young pals squeased into it and went to Hendon airforce museum. On the way home on the motorway he took on a small new BMW after being ' cut up', by it. She topped out at 110 mph (indicated on speedo) how accurate that was is anyones guess, but!. The new little Beamer struggled to lose him!. 😂 Great car though.
nice one mate lovely old p6
Very educational video thanks for the upload, keep them caming
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Beautiful and what a sound 🤩👍
Good and thorough examination.
The 5.0 on the quad IDF's has to be the way to go. Don't see P6's at historic meetings, make a change to mk2 jags and Lotus Cortinas walking off into the sunset🙂
Looks like a very nice clean example 👌 interesting to see if the customer goes for any upgrades or keeps it standard.
its going to get a few upgrades, it actually came in for a 5 speed conversion, but the engine will get a refresh, mildly uprated cam, and possibly carb upgrade
Love it!
Another great video Graham, I usually only tune in on the Rovers so you woke me up with a good one, not sure if I was asleep or having a dementia moment! Fascinating to see a car start up so nicely on a chilly morning, sound sweet, and have issues. I'm guessing the owner loves his Rover and has a pretty good idea about preemptive servicing. Also demonstrates the value of keeping a file with receipts for the work done. Great video thanks.🙃🙃🙃
ive said it many times, these v8s hide wear really well. This car is actually new to its owner, dont know about history, dont think the owner does either. Usually when we undertake major work its because someone has recently purchased a car and wants to make improvements. Its not very often we do engine or gearbox upgrades to a car someone has owned for a long while.
From the US; I think you already floated the idea-just swap a later 5 liter engine in there.
Then you have something worthwhile to hang all the uprated bits onto (5-speed, camshaft, etc).
Is yhis rover v8 related to the newer cars maybe yhey changed the head design for jags and tvr
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are you going to dyno it before work commences
No not going to reassemble it just to dyno it. No point I know it’s tired. I often dyno the fords first but that’s because they are modified and I want to know what they are like and what the power curve looks like
Can never understand why someone would buy a 4cyl P6 or an Sd1 that isn't fitted with a V8
@@User-wollswoycegawage probably because some people can't justify or afford the extra cost in fuel, my parents had two four cylinder p6s and a 6 cylinder sd1, they were lovely cars and did many holidays away in them.
Theres a natural train of thought that a V8 would cost a fortune in fuel, plus back in the day they would of been considerably more to insure. the insurance aspect doesnt apply any more and a well set up v8 driven gently doesnt use that much more fuel than most 4 cylinders, probably less if you drive the 4 cyl briskly and v8 at the same speed.