Rover P3

Rover 60 Rover 75 P3 series
Rover 75 6-light saloon registered November 1948
Overview
Manufacturer	The Rover Company Limited
Production	1948–1949 (9,100 produced) 60, 6 light 911 60, 4 light 363 75, 6 light 5196 75, 4 light 2630
Designer	Gordon Bashford
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car (E)
Body style	4-door 6-light saloon 4-door 4-light sports saloon
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L Straight-4 2.1 L Straight-6
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	110 in (2,794 mm)
Length	172 in (4,400 mm)[1]
Width	65 in (1,700 mm)[1]
Height	63 in (1,600 mm)[1]
Curb weight	3,000 lb (1,400 kg) approxNews in Brief. The Times (London, England),
Chronology
Predecessor	Rover 16
Successor	Rover 75 (P4)

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^[2] 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.