Rover P6 race car
Discussion
Life before the SD1 took the form of the P6B. Staid, solid, gentleman's carriage, the sort your granny would have apporved of. Then along came Bill Shaw and Roy Pierpoint, add in the ingenuity of the BL comps Dept at Abingdon and a faraway US tuning company called Traco - and you ended up with two outrageous fire-breathing P6B works racers, c 1970 style.
One of these is now in the hands of a private collector in the UK, the other is very slowly being restored by a P6 enthusiast in Sydney, Australia.
But check this out - a replica historic works racer, this time fitted with a 5 litre 485 bhp engine and Quaiffe box.....What a beauty!
http://www.teamwillpower.org/
One of these is now in the hands of a private collector in the UK, the other is very slowly being restored by a P6 enthusiast in Sydney, Australia.
But check this out - a replica historic works racer, this time fitted with a 5 litre 485 bhp engine and Quaiffe box.....What a beauty!
http://www.teamwillpower.org/
My granny would never approve of the way I drive mine. 
Even stock, these cars might lean a bit but they have an very good suspension set-up much better than the SD1 live axle arrangement. So good, Lotus and Maserati used the same configuration for their F1 racers.
A P6 is very tough and the base unit is very rigid too.
Even stock, these cars might lean a bit but they have an very good suspension set-up much better than the SD1 live axle arrangement. So good, Lotus and Maserati used the same configuration for their F1 racers.
A P6 is very tough and the base unit is very rigid too.
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