Description A lovely example of this rare and stately saloon; recently recommissioned following a dozen years in storage; utterly charming The Rover P3 was very much an interim model and was only in production from 1948-49.

It featured a new engine that had been in preparation since the late 1930s with overhead inlet and side exhaust valves and was made in two versions: the 60 had a four-cylinder unit of 1,595cc and the 75 had a six-cylinder version of 2,147cc.

The gearbox and traditional Rover freewheel were kept unchanged from the previous model 12.

Although the body was similar in styling to the Rover 12 and 16, many of the body panels were in fact new and despite having a shorter wheelbase than the 16, the 75 was more roomy inside.

Also new, and a first for a Rover, was independent front suspension but the brakes remained a hydraulic/mechanical hybrid system.

Rather than having a complete chassis, the new frame, which was a box section, was stopped short of the rear axle and t...