Reprinted after a long absence, this Veloce Classic is the definitive history of the dignified Rover P4 from 1949 until 1964, which includes Marauder and jet-powered, experimental cars. Nowadays affectionately known as the 'Aunty' Rover, the dignified P4 series of cars was launched in 1949 to carry Britain's Rover company into the postwar era. Rover's well-deserved reputation for building high-quality cars, and the marque's upmarket image, ensured that the P4 series appealed to the company's traditional clientele - doctors, solicitors, bank managers and others of similar social rank._x000B_…mehr
Reprinted after a long absence, this Veloce Classic is the definitive history of the dignified Rover P4 from 1949 until 1964, which includes Marauder and jet-powered, experimental cars. Nowadays affectionately known as the 'Aunty' Rover, the dignified P4 series of cars was launched in 1949 to carry Britain's Rover company into the postwar era. Rover's well-deserved reputation for building high-quality cars, and the marque's upmarket image, ensured that the P4 series appealed to the company's traditional clientele - doctors, solicitors, bank managers and others of similar social rank._x000B_ Despite the rather staid image of the P4 series, over the years the cars had many interesting features, like the original 'Cyclops' central headlight, disc brakes, a freewheel device and overdrive. The larger-engined versions were also rather nifty and could whoosh their occupants along at a very unauntie-like pace! _x000B_Production continued through several model variations - but always withfour or six-cylinder engines - until 1964. In the meantime, Rover experimented with gas turbine power units in P4 bodies, and created the famous JET 1. The Marauder sports car was also P4-based. _x000B_An amazing number of the sturdy P4s have survived to the present day and most are now enjoyed and cherished by enthusiasts.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Malcolm Bobbitt is a writer who focuses mainly on automotive subjects. With over 30 books to his credit, including marque histories of the Fiat 500 and 600, Rover P4, Volkswagen, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Silver Spirit, Bentley T-Series and Mulsanne, and postwar Hillmans, Malcolm’s output is diverse. He also contributes to a number of magazines. An avid motoring enthusiast, Malcolm has owned an array of classic cars, including British-built Citroens, a Traction Avant, an early DS, and a Fiat 500c Topolino. Malcolm was born in London, but now lives with his wife in Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District. His other interests include walking, travel, industrial and transport archaeology, classical music, fine wines and collecting motoring books.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter I Starley, Wilks & The P4 * Sewing machines, cycles and cars * War, boom years, the Depression * Spencer Wilks arrives * Quality, not quantity * One of Britain's fine cars * Shadow factories and the war effort * Enter Solihull * The M1 project 20 * New era: postwar design and the P3 stopgap * The Studebaker affair * The P4 emerges * Arrival of the Viking Chapter II DEVELOPMENT & CHRONOLOGY * 6-cylinder 75, 90, 95 & 100; 105 & 110 * Popularizing the P4, 60 & 80 * 4-cylinder cars * Auntie explained * Early problems * Creature comforts * Stopping power * First changes to the P4 * The 2.6-litre Cyclops Rover * Exit Cyclops: enter a new image * The model range widens * The 1954 model range - enter the 60 * The 90 makes its debut * David Bache and the 1955 facelift * Expanding the range again * Old friends depart - new arrivals Chapter III GAS-TURBINES & THE JET ERA 71 * Gas-turbine - the potential power * JET 1 makes its debut * The Jabbeke Trials * The next phase: the T2 & T2A * T3 - a new direction * T3 - impressive by all standards * T4 - almost there * Rover BRM - the ultimate gas-turbine Chapter IV MARAUDERS, COUPES & SPECIALS * Enter the Rover Special * From the Rover Special to the Marauder * The Marauder takes shape * The Marauder - 'for fast touring' * Fixed and drophead coupes * A drophead for £20 * The Farina episode and the Italian connection * The Irish connection * Royalty and the P4 * What might have been * COLOUR GALLERY Chapter V LIVING WITH A P4 * Owning & buying a P4 * What to pay for a P4 * The down-side: foibles & weaknesses * Publicity & the P4 * Thirty years on * Profile of a P4 enthusiast Appendix I Original specifications & general data Appendix II At-a-glance chronology Appendix III Production figures Appendix IV P4 colour schemes Appendix V Rover specialists Appendix VI Clubs Appendix VII Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter I Starley, Wilks & The P4 * Sewing machines, cycles and cars * War, boom years, the Depression * Spencer Wilks arrives * Quality, not quantity * One of Britain's fine cars * Shadow factories and the war effort * Enter Solihull * The M1 project 20 * New era: postwar design and the P3 stopgap * The Studebaker affair * The P4 emerges * Arrival of the Viking Chapter II DEVELOPMENT & CHRONOLOGY * 6-cylinder 75, 90, 95 & 100; 105 & 110 * Popularizing the P4, 60 & 80 * 4-cylinder cars * Auntie explained * Early problems * Creature comforts * Stopping power * First changes to the P4 * The 2.6-litre Cyclops Rover * Exit Cyclops: enter a new image * The model range widens * The 1954 model range - enter the 60 * The 90 makes its debut * David Bache and the 1955 facelift * Expanding the range again * Old friends depart - new arrivals Chapter III GAS-TURBINES & THE JET ERA 71 * Gas-turbine - the potential power * JET 1 makes its debut * The Jabbeke Trials * The next phase: the T2 & T2A * T3 - a new direction * T3 - impressive by all standards * T4 - almost there * Rover BRM - the ultimate gas-turbine Chapter IV MARAUDERS, COUPES & SPECIALS * Enter the Rover Special * From the Rover Special to the Marauder * The Marauder takes shape * The Marauder - 'for fast touring' * Fixed and drophead coupes * A drophead for £20 * The Farina episode and the Italian connection * The Irish connection * Royalty and the P4 * What might have been * COLOUR GALLERY Chapter V LIVING WITH A P4 * Owning & buying a P4 * What to pay for a P4 * The down-side: foibles & weaknesses * Publicity & the P4 * Thirty years on * Profile of a P4 enthusiast Appendix I Original specifications & general data Appendix II At-a-glance chronology Appendix III Production figures Appendix IV P4 colour schemes Appendix V Rover specialists Appendix VI Clubs Appendix VII Bibliography Index
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