P5B Camper

suzublu · 22nd April 2021, 19:40

Never seen one of these before, on Bangers and Cash now.

Doesn't look bad

The Rovering Member · 22nd April 2021, 21:09

There were two built, one three litre & the 3.5. The three litre got broken as it was apparently beyond repair though when l saw them together at Brooklands during an OC national rally some few years ago, it didn't look too bad.
They were both built for the same original owner.

sworks · 22nd April 2021, 21:30

I wasn’t that keen on it, would of been better as a standard P5

mh007 · 22nd April 2021, 23:05

I was aware of them. Seen loads of pictures & read a bit about them.

I'll be honest & say I wasn't a fan at all.

I think I'll keep my P5B Coupe just as it is

The Rovering Member · 23rd April 2021, 07:16

On the whole l would rather have a classic van conversion but there are plenty of P5's in standard form so l don't begrudge either conversion & AFAIK, they were both converted from new cars when they were ten a......well, £20,000 in the 'B's case.

IGH · 23rd April 2021, 11:18

Slightly off the wall,
Anyone know who the garage was where the Stag was being worked on in the body shop during the P5B clip?.
I have to make some decisions, to sell (now a barn find, been in store since the nineties) as I've had an offer, as is, from the storage owner or bite the bullet to get it restored.
Off course easiest would be to sell and put the money towards a decent runner, but were would be the fun in that?
Cheers

bl52krz · 24th April 2021, 18:43

I watched that on bangers and cash last night, and thought it was a waste of a good car. Watched it going up a drive and it looked like a ship in a storm......rolling all over the place. I suppose it was an engineering experiment back in the day.Obvious not a great success.

bendrick · 24th April 2021, 19:37

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

I watched that on bangers and cash last night, and thought it was a waste of a good car. Watched it going up a drive and it looked like a ship in a storm......rolling all over the place. I suppose it was an engineering experiment back in the day.Obvious not a great success.

It was interesting but I must confess that it did seem to wallow quite a bit as it made its way up the road.

Didn't look that stable to me.

R75800sd1 · 25th April 2021, 07:20

I remember one of these for sale in Chesterfield in 1983. Still have an ad that mentions it as we bought an Austin 1300 from the guy that was selling it.
Wonder if it was one of these two? Don't remember the reg but it looked like a professional conversion.

22nd April 2021, 19:40	#1
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,912 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	P5B Camper Never seen one of these before, on Bangers and Cash now. Doesn't look bad

22nd April 2021, 21:09	#2
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,952 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	There were two built, one three litre & the 3.5. The three litre got broken as it was apparently beyond repair though when l saw them together at Brooklands during an OC national rally some few years ago, it didn't look too bad. They were both built for the same original owner. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

22nd April 2021, 21:30	#3
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23rd April 2021, 07:16	#5
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,952 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	On the whole l would rather have a classic van conversion but there are plenty of P5's in standard form so l don't begrudge either conversion & AFAIK, they were both converted from new cars when they were ten a......well, £20,000 in the 'B's case. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

24th April 2021, 18:43	#7
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I watched that on bangers and cash last night, and thought it was a waste of a good car. Watched it going up a drive and it looked like a ship in a storm......rolling all over the place. I suppose it was an engineering experiment back in the day.Obvious not a great success. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

22nd April 2021, 23:05	#4
mh007 This is my second home MG ZT260 SE, MG ZT190+, MG ZTT 160, R75 Conn SE 2.0, R75 Conn SE 2.5 X 3, R75 Club SE 1.8, P5B Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Keynsham, Bristol Posts: 4,211 Thanks: 65 Thanked 635 Times in 499 Posts	I was aware of them. Seen loads of pictures & read a bit about them. I'll be honest & say I wasn't a fan at all. I think I'll keep my P5B Coupe just as it is

23rd April 2021, 11:18	#6
IGH Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Guildford Posts: 170 Thanks: 129 Thanked 48 Times in 21 Posts	Slightly off the wall, Anyone know who the garage was where the Stag was being worked on in the body shop during the P5B clip?. I have to make some decisions, to sell (now a barn find, been in store since the nineties) as I've had an offer, as is, from the storage owner or bite the bullet to get it restored. Off course easiest would be to sell and put the money towards a decent runner, but were would be the fun in that? Cheers

25th April 2021, 07:20	#9
R75800sd1 Avid contributor Rover 75s; 1 Diesel Tourer, 1 diesel saloon, Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Chesterfield Posts: 133 Thanks: 47 Thanked 48 Times in 32 Posts	I remember one of these for sale in Chesterfield in 1983. Still have an ad that mentions it as we bought an Austin 1300 from the guy that was selling it. Wonder if it was one of these two? Don't remember the reg but it looked like a professional conversion.

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