Rover P6, 3500 y SD1: libros - historia, tipos y técnica

Rover P6 - 2000, 2200, 3500 - The Complete Story

The Rover P6 was unquestionably one of the best saloon cars to come out of Britain in the 1960s and was winner of the first-ever European Car of the Year award. It combined a wealth of technical innovation with a distinctive appearance that incorporated exactly the right degree of Italianate sharp-suited appearance for its time. It was, and remains, a great car to drive, and all these qualities were combined with the space and practicality of a four-seat family saloon.

This book documents its evolution from the earliest ideas in the 1950s to the end of production in 1977. It describes all the models with specification tables and paint and trim options, including NADA and Federal cars and remembers the motorsport successes and failures.
It records the manufacturing process at Solihull and CKD overseas and includes a useful chapter on buying and owning a Rover P6.

Rover P6 - 2000, 2200 & 3500 (1963-1977)

Ce livre, très bien documenté et accompagné de beaucoup d'illustrations, raconte l'histoire complète de la Rover P6. Il traite en détail l'évolution et les changements techniques de cette voiture extraordinaire, depuis la présentation en 1963 jusqu'à la fin de la production en 1977.

Cette deuxième édition actualisée contient aussi des annexes avec des données techniques et des informations concernant l'identification, l'évolution du modèle, les nombres de production, les couleurs et la sellerie, les prix au Royaume Uni et les voitures Rover P6 utilisées par la famille royale britannique.

Rover 2000 & 2200 (P6) (1963-1977)

Un livre de Brooklands consacré aux voitures Rover 2000 et 2200 des années 1963-1977 (P6). Description des modèles Rover 2000, 2000TC, 2200TC et 2200SC.

• Les articles, parus à l'époque dans la presse automobile anglo-saxonne, sont une bonne source d'information sur l'histoire, l'évolution des modèles et la technique.
• Cet ouvrage contient aussi des impressions de conduite, des tests routiers et comparatifs, des données techniques, etc.

Rover 2000, 2200 & 3500 - All P6 models: 2000/2200 SC & TC, Three Thousand Five, 3500 & 3500S (1963 to 1976)

So you want to own and drive a beautiful Rover P6. STOP! Take expert advice first. Having this book is just like having a real marque expert by your side.

Martyn Marroco's years of Rover experience tell you how to spot a bad car quickly and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the car of your dreams, not nightmares!

Rover V8 - The Story of the Engine

Tells the fascinating story of the engine that created a legend in its own lifetime. Starting life as a General Motors design in 1961, but withdrawn three years later in favour of cheaper technology, it reached Rover by chance in the mid-1960s.
Few other British companies then had V8 engines in production, and Rover immediately gained a special status when the V8 entered UK production during 1967.

This was an extraordinarily compact design and also extraordinarily light, thanks to its all-aluminium alloy construction. It was not a temperamental high-performance engine, but had a well-proven and simple architecture that made it both reliable and easy to work on.

Small wonder, then, that the Rover V8 was bought by sports car makers who needed a light, compact and powerful engine. Small wonder that Rover kept it in production for so long, developing multiple different sizes and versions.

Small wonder that the engine is still revered by Rover and Land Rover enthusiasts today, or that its popularity as an aftermarket conversion has ensured that it remains in small-volume production, half a century after entering production in the UK.

Features:
- Origins of the engine at General Motors
- Purchase and adaptation of the engine by Rover
- Every production version covered
- Power and torque comparison figures
- Development of the engine by Rover, 1967-2004
- Carburettor and fuel injection types
- Celebrates 50 years of the Rover V8
- An up-to-date history of Rover V8 engine production.

Rover SD1 - The Full Story 1976-1986 (paperback)

David Bache's superbly styled hatchback gave Rover a highly distinctive large executive-class car in the 1970s and 1980s, and a successful motorsport programme in the first half of the 1980s only added to its desirability.
The original carburetted V8 and 6-cylinder petrol models were supplemented by injected V8s and by 4-cylinder petrol and diesel types to widen the range's appeal - and yet sales would always be disappointing, thanks in no small measure to variable and sometimes simply awful build quality.

Nevertheless, the SD1 remains a favourite with enthusiasts today, and stands out at classic car gatherings just as it always stood out on the road when it was new.
Now in paperback for 2021, this is the complete story of the Rover SD1, including full production histories and comprehensive specification details.

Rover SD1 - The Full Story 1976-1986 (hard cover)

Rover's big hatchback saloon of the 1970s and 1980s had all the elements of a superb motor car. It was the work of long-standing Rover engineers, with substantial input from their colleagues at Triumph.

The SD1's top models even shared their V8 engines with earlier and much-loved classics from Rover. It was stunningly attractive, cleverly derived from Italian supercar styling and still extraordinarily practical thanks to its large hatchback configuration.

In this book, Rover historian James Taylor tells the full story of the SD1, warts and all, from initial concept to final production model.
With over 250 photographs, the book covers:
- The SD1 background and development
- The oft-criticized early models, and the more successful later variants
- The exclusive Vitesse and Vanden Plas models
- Overseas and police variants
- The SD1 in motor sport
- Buying and owning an SD1 today.