Rover P6Coordinates 37.7482643,-122.4153866
Picture dated December 2013
The Rover P6 series (known as the 2000, 2200, or 3500, depending on its engine displacement) is a car made from 1963 to 1977.
The 2000 was advanced for the time with a de Dion tube suspension at the rear, four-wheel disc brakes (inboard on the rear), and a fully synchromesh transmission. The unibody design featured non-stressed panels bolted to a unit frame. The engine was a 2.0L unit designed specifically for the car. The 2000 TC was launched in March 1966 for export markets in North America and continental Europe, equipping the engine with twin SU carburettors. This option became available in the UK in October the same year.
The 3500 was introduced in April 1968 with Buick's compact 3.5l V8, and continued to be offered until 1977. The manufacturer asserted that the light metal V8 engine weighed the same as the four-cylinder unit of the Rover 2000, and gave the more powerful car a maximum speed of 114 mph.
The Mark II was launched in 1970. All variants carried the battery in the boot and had new exterior fixtures such as a plastic front air intake (to replace the alloy version), new bonnet pressings (with V8 humps even for the 4-cylinder-engined cars) and new rear lights.
In 1973 the 2200 SC and 2200 TC replaced the 2000 SC and TC, using a 2.2L version of the 2.0L engine.
Rover made an attempt to break into the North American market with the P6, beginning with the Rover 2000 TC. One version of the P6 that was exported was the NADA (North American Dollar Area) model, equipped to a higher standard than UK cars. Notable differences outside the car were wraparound bumpers, three air scoops on the top of the bonnet, and front and rear wing reflectors.
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