1969 Rover P6 3.5 Estoura

Highlights

• Recently recommissioned after time spent in a museum
• Serviced, new fuel lines, brake work and cosmetic work since September 2025
• Earlier €5,000 recommissioning work by specialist in 2022
• One of an estimated 30 surviving Rover 3500 Estouras
• UK registered with duties paid

The Appeal

Rover’s ‘Continental Touring Kit’ hinted at the car’s touring potential, but it took specialist coachbuilder FLM Panelcraft to really exploit the theme. From 1969 until the end of P6 production in 1977 around 170 of the firm’s spacious and well-built ‘Estoura’ estate left the firm’s Batttersea works.

Just 30 Estouras are believed to survive. This early example is one of the desirable 3500 versions and is a very tidy, unmodified and original car in smart red with black leather interior. The car has been part of a Dutch private museum collection in recent years, when it was little used. In 2022, it received a €5,000 of work by Rondel Restauratie, and in September 2025, further recommissioning work covering servicing, fuel lines, brake system, light cosmetics and brightwork was completed. The car is now UK-registered with a V5 and all duties reportedly paid.

Practical and possessed of the P6’s usual extensive array of appealing attributes, this is a rare chance to acquire an Estoura.

Key Information

• Mileage: 70 miles (unwarranted)
• Country of registration: United Kingdom (reimported from the Netherlands)
• Technical inspection status: MOT exempt
• Technical specs: 3.5-litre V8 petrol, three-speed automatic, right-hand drive
• Paperwork: BMHT Heritage Certificate and recommissioning invoices from Rondel Restauraties on file, V5C, UK registration plates
• Alternator replaced in 2025
• Service included all new spark plugs, oil & air filters, oil
• All invoices available for recent works

The Detail

• Well-kept car part of a private museum collection in recent years
• Factory standard early P6 with 3.5L Rover engine and automatic gearbox
• Well-kept red paintwork with a few light marks to note, typical of age
• Black leather interior with beige carpets in good general condition
• Fully serviced following arrival in the UK in September 2025
• New fuel lines and fuel pump fitted
• Brake service carried out
• Rare brightwork sourced and replaced
• Minor cosmetic improvements made
• Rear tailgate seals replaced
• 2022 recommissioning works Rondel Restauraties in the Netherlands costing €5,000
• All UK import duties paid and UK registration completed
• The vendor describes this as a well-presented example that has been thoroughly gone through from end to end

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