Rover P5 3-litre Mk II Coupe

About the Rover P5 3-litre Mk II Coupe

The Mark II version of the P5 was introduced in 1962. It featured more power,129 horsepower (96 kW), from the same '3.0 L' engine and an improved suspension, while dropping the glass wind deflectors from the top of the window openings which also, on the front doors, now featured "quarterlight" windows (Quarter glass in US English).

The most notable addition to the range was the option of the Coupé body style launched in autumn 1962. Unlike most coupés, which tend to be two-door versions of four-door saloons, this retained the four doors and was of the same width and length as the saloon, but featured a roofline lowered by two and a half inches (6 cm) along with thinner b-pillars, giving it the look of a hardtop. Hydrosteer was standard on the Coupe and optional on the Saloon.

Production of the Mark II ended in 1965, by which time 5,482 coupés and 15,676 saloons had been produced.

Steel monocoque construction
Engine : Iron block with alloy head, straight six with one SU carb
Transmission : Four speed manual. An automatic transmission, overdrive on the manual, and Burman power steering were optional. Rear wheel drive.
Suspension : Independent at the front using wishbones and torsion bars and at the rear had a live axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs.
Steering : worm and peg
Brakes : drums all round, discs were later used on the front wheels with a servo.