Classics, passion for the past

1962 Rover P5 Saloon

Auction 1+2 Nov

Body Saloon
Fuel type Petrol
Transmission Manual
Exterior Color Grey
Interior Color Brown
Upholstery Leather
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
V5 present
MoT date: 09/01/2026
Chassis number: 72500990A
Engine size: 2995cc

This 3.0-litre Rover P5 has an MoT to 9th January 2026, and its odometer is displaying 42k miles. It comes with an huge collection of well preserved receipts going back to the 1960s, which include evidence of a professional structural and bodywork restoration in 1988. The history also contains a Heritage Certificate which tells us that this Rover was finished in Smoke Grey and despatched in April 1962 to Barrets of Canterbury. It's trimmed with a brown leather interior, and fitted with a manual gearbox.

Also present are various handbooks and manuals, the original toolkit, various awards and certificates from events the car has participated in, and a 1998 edition of Practical Classics magazine with a photoshoot featuring this Rover. The car's first owner had it for 40 years, and there have been six former keepers.

V5C to follow.

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