Vintage Rover 105 R - 1958 Front - a photo on Flickriver

Vintage Rover 105 R - 1958 Front

            Production of the P4 series began in 1949 with the 6-cylinder 2.1-litre Rover 75. Four years later a 2-litre 4-cylinder Rover 60 was brought to the market to fit below the 75 and a 2.6-litre 6-cylinder Rover 90 to top the three car range. Variations followed. These cars are very much part of British culture and became known as the "Auntie" Rovers. They were driven by topmost royalty including Grace Kelly.

The P4 series was supplemented in September 1958 by a new conservatively shaped Rover 3-litre P5 but the P4 series stayed in production until 1964 and their replacement by the Rover 2000.
Announced 16 October 1956, the 105R and 105S used a high-output, 8.5:1 compression version of the 2.6 litres (160 cu in) engine used in the 90. The higher compression was to take advantage of the higher octane fuel that had become widely available. This twin-SU carburettor engine produced 108 hp (80 kW). Both 105 models also featured the exterior changes of the rest of the range announced a month earlier. The 105S featured separate front seats, a cigar lighter, chromed wheel trim rings and twin Lucas SFT 576 spot-lamps. To minimise the cost of the 105R, these additional items were not standard, however they were provided on the (higher priced) 105R De Luxe.

The 105R featured a "Roverdrive" automatic transmission. This unit was designed and built by Rover and at the time was the only British-built automatic transmission. Others had bought in units from American manufacturers such as Borg-Warner. This unit was actually a two-speed automatic (Emergency Low which can be selected manually and Drive) with an overdrive unit for a total of three forward gears. 

In 1957, the car cost £1696 including taxes of £566.

Spotted and taken on an 11 mile walk from Hambleton to Knott End, Lancashire, and back again.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Knott End-on-Sea (show map)

Taken on: September 16, 2015

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Camera: Olympus E-PL5, f/3.2, 1/4000 sec, 19mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

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Aperture:	f/3.2
Exposure Time:	1/4000 sec
Focal Length:	19mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (20060914.r.77) Windows
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