I bought a 1953 Rover 95 (was it?) in 1973. Paid £90 and reluctantly sold it a year later for the same. My commute was twenty miles each way and the car did 20mpg. Petrol was 60pence a gallon…not litre. I tried running it slow for economy and it did 20mpg. Drove at eighty and it did 20mpg. Steering was all over the place, rack and pinion was a future dream. This had numerous linkages with rubber bushes. Press a button on the dash and the engine oil level was duplicated on the fuel gauge. Starter motor was engaged by a remote relay, like sending a message from the bridge to engine room. Must mention the free wheel device. Big black hand wheel forward of the gearstick. Put the transmission into coaster mode, like on a bike. Was like putting the car in neutral or de clutching downhill. Tried it once…lethal. Wonder who thought that was a good idea.
This man needs L plates! Before Volvos, I had two 100s (not at the same time!) and they remain my wife's favourite cars and she had no problems at all driving them. She started learning on a Ford E04A Anglia and passed her test first time on a Riley RME (my favourite).
You can do more than sleep in the back of one of these cars. In 1970 I had my first shag in the back of my 1953 Rover 60. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, having lived in West Australia since 1987 this is the kind of video that makes me feel homesick. It would be great to know what the old gentleman actually sold for. Plucking a figure out of the air, with the service book if it doesn't get separated, my guess would be two and a half to three a couple of hundred past that wouldn't surprise me.
I had one of these. Just click into overdrive at 100 and it was smooth. But so thirsty. The Weslake head was responsible for that. The 95 had a higher ratio diff and no overdrive with the same head as the 100 and less power so was a bit less thirsty. Never drove a 105S. Did toy with fitting the 3litre from the P5 but never got around to it.
@@classixauctiongroup962 The straight six Rover 100 2666cc would crack just over the ton about 102 103 flat out. the 60 and 80 and 2000 sc did 28 mpg. straight 6's 18, 75 (1954) 2103cc 24mpg. Rover 3 litre 14.5 around town or on the highway. At least that was my experience. I miss the 60 and the 75 the most but all the P4's were beautiful cars, great in bad weather rain or snow, they handled brilliantly, better than the 2000 which is really a round town and highway car, not for country lane corners up hill in the snow. Wheelbase was too long to get the necessary handling, but a P4 always got me home.
@@classixauctiongroup962 Good to see that you took my cheeky remark on the chin :) I spent most of my working live as a garage mechanic, now known as motor technicians. I’m in my late seventies now, and I used to work on the old ‘aunties’ as well as most other cars of this vintage. They were a lovely vehicle, and I owned a couple myself years ago. Expensive cars to run though! Arrr, happy days………
@@daveyr7454 No hassles Davey, I loved Minder as a kid and hearing my grandmother laughing as Arthur panicked about some fix he had found himself stuck in will stay with me forever. 'oh my good gawdddd'...i can hear him saying it as I type it!
I bought a 1953 Rover 95 (was it?) in 1973. Paid £90 and reluctantly sold it a year later for the same. My commute was twenty miles each way and the car did 20mpg. Petrol was 60pence a gallon…not litre. I tried running it slow for economy and it did 20mpg. Drove at eighty and it did 20mpg. Steering was all over the place, rack and pinion was a future dream. This had numerous linkages with rubber bushes. Press a button on the dash and the engine oil level was duplicated on the fuel gauge. Starter motor was engaged by a remote relay, like sending a message from the bridge to engine room. Must mention the free wheel device. Big black hand wheel forward of the gearstick. Put the transmission into coaster mode, like on a bike. Was like putting the car in neutral or de clutching downhill. Tried it once…lethal. Wonder who thought that was a good idea.
This man needs L plates! Before Volvos, I had two 100s (not at the same time!) and they remain my wife's favourite cars and she had no problems at all driving them. She started learning on a Ford E04A Anglia and passed her test first time on a Riley RME (my favourite).
You can do more than sleep in the back of one of these cars. In 1970 I had my first shag in the back of my 1953 Rover 60. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, having lived in West Australia since 1987 this is the kind of video that makes me feel homesick. It would be great to know what the old gentleman actually sold for. Plucking a figure out of the air, with the service book if it doesn't get separated, my guess would be two and a half to three a couple of hundred past that wouldn't surprise me.
I had one of these. Just click into overdrive at 100 and it was smooth. But so thirsty. The Weslake head was responsible for that.
The 95 had a higher ratio diff and no overdrive with the same head as the 100 and less power so was a bit less thirsty. Never drove a 105S. Did toy with fitting the 3litre from the P5 but never got around to it.
Im sure it was more than capable of the 100+, maybe not these days though without lots of work!
@@classixauctiongroup962 High speeds on 6.40x15 crossplies with that worm and recirculating ball steering box was interesting too!
@@classixauctiongroup962 The straight six Rover 100 2666cc would crack just over the ton about 102 103 flat out. the 60 and 80 and 2000 sc did 28 mpg. straight 6's 18, 75 (1954) 2103cc 24mpg. Rover 3 litre 14.5 around town or on the highway. At least that was my experience. I miss the 60 and the 75 the most but all the P4's were beautiful cars, great in bad weather rain or snow, they handled brilliantly, better than the 2000 which is really a round town and highway car, not for country lane corners up hill in the snow. Wheelbase was too long to get the necessary handling, but a P4 always got me home.
You don’t have any relatives in London by the name of Daily do you? lol :)
Bless Arfur, he was a character! This Rover sold today aswell. Thanks for the comment.
@@classixauctiongroup962 not surprised it sold!
@@classixauctiongroup962 Good to see that you took my cheeky remark on the chin :)
I spent most of my working live as a garage mechanic, now known as motor technicians.
I’m in my late seventies now, and I used to work on the old ‘aunties’ as well as most other cars of this vintage. They were a lovely vehicle, and I owned a couple myself years ago.
Expensive cars to run though!
Arrr, happy days………
@@pmhimages9420 Thanks, it was a lovely little car, built when quality meant something.
@@daveyr7454 No hassles Davey, I loved Minder as a kid and hearing my grandmother laughing as Arthur panicked about some fix he had found himself stuck in will stay with me forever.
'oh my good gawdddd'...i can hear him saying it as I type it!