Rover P6 Roof

Just wondered if anyone would like to see a few pics of the fabled triplex glass roof.

Rover p6 roof.

Swiftune 12g940 stage 3 mini 1275 cylinder head metro. The rover p6 glass roof kent kinard acquired one of the rare glass roofs made for a rover p6. Rover 2200 3500s p6 hand brake warning switch. Gps136 oil pressure switch era turbo classic mini.

Rover had identified a developing market between the standard 1 5 litre saloon car class such as the ford consul and the singer. Wind noise is quite bad but who cares it looks so cool. Corrosion can be a major problem although the p6 was never a rust bucket and lasted longer than most but the sub structure can rot badly and repairs are both complicated and expensive. Kent sent the rccc the pictures and the history as he knew it.

The p6 was announced on 9 october 1963 just before the earls court motor show the vehicle was marketed first as the rover 2000 and was a complete clean sheet design intended to appeal to a larger number of buyers than earlier models such as the p4 it replaced. More items from ebay uk. In addition the roof came with pictures and references to some of its history. Rover 2200 3500 p6 colour trim vinyl roof 1975 76 uk market sales br.

The p6 shell is quite complex with a steel sub structure bolt on steel wings and alloy panels such as the roof bonnet and boot lid.