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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Oct 11, 2018 12:26:49 GMT
Hi everyone, I have had at least one P5 all my life since the age of 17 - I love their understated, comfy, leather interior-clad british muscle car type look. For almost all that time their has been friendly banter between Coupe and Saloon owners, especially in the Sussex area where I come from! So once and for all, lets put it to the world, which LOOKS the BEST?!! I've set the poll for 1 month from today. Just for fun..... remember ... its never over in a Rover  P.S. Everyone knows they only made Saloons to ensure there were a plentiful supply of parts for the Coupe as time went by ....  |
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Post by lagain on Oct 11, 2018 15:55:34 GMT
How about the best colour, so many coupes have lovely coloured roofs - and then it all goes wrong  |
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Post by richardlamsdale on Oct 11, 2018 15:56:34 GMT
I can foresee this won't end well :-)
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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on Oct 11, 2018 17:29:50 GMT
Boooooo.....  P5B coupe, burnt grey body with black roof, phwoor |
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Post by westoz on Oct 12, 2018 3:27:30 GMT
You take what you can get, especially in Australia. If the coupe was a real coupe with two doors there would be no argument.
Most Americans would ask us why we even bother with a four door car.
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Post by Ken Nelson on Oct 13, 2018 3:23:38 GMT
Well, most Americans would at least ask why Rover calls a 4-door car a "Coupe"! I'd still go for the Coupe design over the saloon though. |
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Post by Warwick on Oct 13, 2018 11:14:55 GMT
If I remember correctly, it originally referred to a carriage or car that had been shortened, - cut. (Coupe is French for Cut).
The P5 Coupe has the roof 'cut'. Or chopped, as the rodders would say.
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Post by dhb5610 on Oct 15, 2018 15:50:21 GMT
Rover P5B saloon in Bordeaux with Buck Skin for me
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Oct 17, 2018 11:35:20 GMT
If I remember correctly, it originally referred to a carriage or car that had been shortened, - cut. (Coupe is French for Cut). The P5 Coupe has the roof 'cut'. Or chopped, as the rodders would say. Bang on Warwick, CoupÉ (with an accent) does mean cut or chopped and therefore refers to the roof. Nothing to do with doors. |
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Post by richardlamsdale on Oct 17, 2018 18:04:08 GMT
Yes, I always though the 'cut' referred to the roof pillars and therefore the roof height, which is definitely lower on the P5 Coupe, so it qualifies in my book. That many coupes have 2-doors is probably just to maximise the 'sporty' image created by the lower roofline.
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Post by Ken Nelson on Oct 17, 2018 20:42:43 GMT
I guess they just forgot to tell us Americans about the 4 doors.  |
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Post by p5coupepaul on Oct 18, 2018 5:54:22 GMT
personally its the p5b coupe in admiratley blue with buckskin interior
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Dec 11, 2018 14:09:13 GMT
P5B coupes win Just sayin' |
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Post by Brendan69 on Dec 11, 2018 17:03:56 GMT
Rover P5B saloon in Bordeaux with Buck Skin for me You have my all time personal favouriate colour and model but i'll settle for my Admiralty Blue/Buckskin Saloon all day long over a coupe. I also think a period webasto roof suits the car well also and with headrests all round. I'd also like to know why the poll has been locked/expired??? Regards, |
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P5B coupe, burnt grey body with black roof, phwoor
