Rover P3
The Rover Sixty and Rover Seventy-Five or Rover P3 series were 1.6 and 2.0-litre executive cars announced in the middle of February 1948 and produced by the Rover Company until the summer of 1949. Two months after the announcement of the new cars "a new vehicle for agriculture" was announced, the Land Rover, with the engine of the new Sixty.
| Rover 60 Rover 75 P3 series | |
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Rover 75 6-light saloon registered November 1948 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Rover Company Limited |
| Production | 1948–1949 9,100 produced
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| Designer | Gordon Bashford |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
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| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 110 in (2,794 mm) |
| Length | 172 in (4,400 mm) |
| Width | 65 in (1,700 mm) |
| Height | 63 in (1,600 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) approxNews in Brief. The Times (London, England), |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Rover 16 |
| Successor | Rover 75 (P4) |
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