Greetings from England. Rover P5B

EditorTakeFive · 15th January 2010, 02:53

Hello everyone. It is a pleasure to post a message on this forum. My name is Glenn Reeve, I am the editor of a magazine called "Take Five" which covers the Rover P5 marque from 1958-1973. It is a bi-monthly publication issued only to club members. I am very interested in the classic car scene in India, particularly those who own Rover's and especially the P5(B). I was very excited to see "Amol's" P5 posted by President. What a lovely looking car. I am looking for more information on it, so if anyone can help then please let me know. I own a 1969 Rover P5B Coupe which I hope you can see it on this post. My best wishes to you all.

Rehaan · 15th January 2010, 13:56

Hey EditorTakeFive,

Welcome aboard! Lovely car.

Your occupation says "Driving Instructor" -- do tell us more.

cya
R

EditorTakeFive · 15th January 2010, 14:04

Yes for my sins I teach people to drive. I have been an A.D.I (Approved Driving Instructor) for seventeen years. I am currently using a Peugeot 207 1.6 H.D.I which is an excellent tuition car. I also do wedding car hire in the county of "Bedfordshire" I use the P5B and I also have a Jaguar "S" Type V8 4.2 S.E. If you go to www.reverecars.co.uk you can see photo's of the cars and my ugly mug too, standing next to a beautiful bride who I actually taught to drive!

ajitkommini · 15th January 2010, 14:44

Hi Glenn, welcome to the forum. That's a beautifully maintained car you've got there. Are those AA badges on the grille? They look very similar to the ones I've seen on classics here.

EditorTakeFive · 15th January 2010, 15:29

Thank you ajitkommini. Yes they are. There is the old type AA badge used in the 50's and 60's then there is the 70's AA and AA relay badge. The relay badge was showing you had breakdown cover. The car is currently having a new Stage 3, 3.5 litre V8 engine fitted with a MC1 camshaft. I have a geen badge on the badge bar that says "Ministry of Transport Driving Instructor" It is no longer called that. It is now the "Department of Transport"

EditorTakeFive · 25th January 2010, 21:02

Can anyone point me in the direction of any other Rover P5 owners?

ajmat · 26th January 2010, 00:15

There are approx 3 p5's I think in India. all of them the pre buick engine. One had a Madras reg no, was sitting in a dealer in Bangalore 10 years back. One in Calcutta, and I think one in Delhi

ajitkommini · 27th January 2010, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by EditorTakeFive

It is no longer called that. It is now the "Department of Transport"

And yet the dreaded "MOT" is still called that.

shankar.balan · 27th January 2010, 13:27

hi EditorTakeFive

What a beautiful car!
Extremely well maintained I must say.
Ive seen one of these cars in Madras - possibly around 15-16 years ago but I dont know who it belonged to at the time or where it is now. It was the same colour as yours - a deep burgundy.
Lovely old AA Badges on the grille too!

kkr2k2 · 27th January 2010, 13:43

Hi EditorTakeFive,
welcome to team-bhp!

You have one good looking car. Nothing excites me as much as the English Roadsters!! This is one of the very few big cars of classic era which I liked!! And nice set of wheels two!! Are they after market fitment??

PS: In fact I find your Rover beautiful than your Jaguar

(personal opinion)

Hesbee · 1st February 2010, 13:02

Welcome to Team BHP....

Beautiful ride..

EditorTakeFive · 8th February 2010, 13:48

Many thanks to you all. The rostyles are original. Here is a question for you petrol heads, Why are they called Rostyles?
I am looking to have the wheels. The only problems is the inner section of the wheel must be split from the outer otherwise the chrome will not adhere to the angled surface of the wheel. After chroming they have to be put back and re-rivetted.
The Rover P5 has hub caps. The Rover P5B changed to rostyles in 1967. I agree the Rover does look more eye catching. As the editor of the Take Magazine I shall be running an article on Rover's in India. I would love to get into contact with Amol.
I will post more photo's of my car in the near future
May I also say to everyone, how excellent your English is. I am very impressed.

All the best

Glenn

ajitkommini · 8th February 2010, 14:57

Growing up in the Middle East in the 1980s these wheels were all the rage! mostly on Datsuns, Range Rover Classics and so on. Didn't know they were called Rostyles though. A bit of googling turned this up:

Rostyle wheel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The term Rostyle comes from "Rubery-Owen styled" apparently.

EditorTakeFive · 22nd April 2011, 20:06

Many thanks for all the positive posts regarding my P5B Coupe. Having decided to fit a new engine and gearbox we found the car was rotten. These cars rot from the inside out. Our weather does not help, and putting salt on the road is a killer in the winter months.

I hope you can view this You Tube Show of my car. Otherwise I will post some photos.

YouTube - Rover P5B Coupé. Part 2. Pride & Joy Restorations,

15th January 2010, 02:53	#1
EditorTakeFive Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sandy Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	Greetings from England. Rover P5B Hello everyone. It is a pleasure to post a message on this forum. My name is Glenn Reeve, I am the editor of a magazine called "Take Five" which covers the Rover P5 marque from 1958-1973. It is a bi-monthly publication issued only to club members. I am very interested in the classic car scene in India, particularly those who own Rover's and especially the P5(B). I was very excited to see "Amol's" P5 posted by President. What a lovely looking car. I am looking for more information on it, so if anyone can help then please let me know. I own a 1969 Rover P5B Coupe which I hope you can see it on this post. My best wishes to you all. Attached Thumbnails
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15th January 2010, 13:56	#2
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,042 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Hey EditorTakeFive, Welcome aboard! Lovely car. Your occupation says "Driving Instructor" -- do tell us more. cya R
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15th January 2010, 14:04	#3
EditorTakeFive Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sandy Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	Yes for my sins I teach people to drive. I have been an A.D.I (Approved Driving Instructor) for seventeen years. I am currently using a Peugeot 207 1.6 H.D.I which is an excellent tuition car. I also do wedding car hire in the county of "Bedfordshire" I use the P5B and I also have a Jaguar "S" Type V8 4.2 S.E. If you go to www.reverecars.co.uk you can see photo's of the cars and my ugly mug too, standing next to a beautiful bride who I actually taught to drive!
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15th January 2010, 14:44	#4
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	Hi Glenn, welcome to the forum. That's a beautifully maintained car you've got there. Are those AA badges on the grille? They look very similar to the ones I've seen on classics here.
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15th January 2010, 15:29	#5
EditorTakeFive Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sandy Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	Thank you ajitkommini. Yes they are. There is the old type AA badge used in the 50's and 60's then there is the 70's AA and AA relay badge. The relay badge was showing you had breakdown cover. The car is currently having a new Stage 3, 3.5 litre V8 engine fitted with a MC1 camshaft. I have a geen badge on the badge bar that says "Ministry of Transport Driving Instructor" It is no longer called that. It is now the "Department of Transport"
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25th January 2010, 21:02	#6
EditorTakeFive Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sandy Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	Can anyone point me in the direction of any other Rover P5 owners?
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26th January 2010, 00:15	#7
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,860 Thanked: 27,956 Times View My Garage	There are approx 3 p5's I think in India. all of them the pre buick engine. One had a Madras reg no, was sitting in a dealer in Bangalore 10 years back. One in Calcutta, and I think one in Delhi
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27th January 2010, 13:27	#9
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,149 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	hi EditorTakeFive What a beautiful car! Extremely well maintained I must say. Ive seen one of these cars in Madras - possibly around 15-16 years ago but I dont know who it belonged to at the time or where it is now. It was the same colour as yours - a deep burgundy. Lovely old AA Badges on the grille too!
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27th January 2010, 13:43	#10
kkr2k2 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Hyd Posts: 1,294 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	Hi EditorTakeFive, welcome to team-bhp! You have one good looking car. Nothing excites me as much as the English Roadsters!! This is one of the very few big cars of classic era which I liked!! And nice set of wheels two!! Are they after market fitment?? PS: In fact I find your Rover beautiful than your Jaguar (personal opinion)
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1st February 2010, 13:02	#11
Hesbee Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chandigarh, IND Posts: 24 Thanked: 3 Times	Welcome to Team BHP.... Beautiful ride..
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8th February 2010, 13:48	#12
EditorTakeFive Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sandy Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	Rovers in India Many thanks to you all. The rostyles are original. Here is a question for you petrol heads, Why are they called Rostyles? I am looking to have the wheels. The only problems is the inner section of the wheel must be split from the outer otherwise the chrome will not adhere to the angled surface of the wheel. After chroming they have to be put back and re-rivetted. The Rover P5 has hub caps. The Rover P5B changed to rostyles in 1967. I agree the Rover does look more eye catching. As the editor of the Take Magazine I shall be running an article on Rover's in India. I would love to get into contact with Amol. I will post more photo's of my car in the near future May I also say to everyone, how excellent your English is. I am very impressed. All the best Glenn
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8th February 2010, 14:57	#13
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	Growing up in the Middle East in the 1980s these wheels were all the rage! mostly on Datsuns, Range Rover Classics and so on. Didn't know they were called Rostyles though. A bit of googling turned this up: Rostyle wheel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The term Rostyle comes from "Rubery-Owen styled" apparently. Last edited by ajitkommini : 8th February 2010 at 15:06.
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