Convertible P6

torinouk

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I went to a Classic Car Show at The Raystede Animal Centre, East Sussex today. Although the weather wasn't great there were some interesting cars that turned up, including a Convertible P6!

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This nice 3500 was also there.

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:)
 
The p6 looks great without a top . The lines and rake of the screen gives it one of the better conversion styles . Better style than an Estoura in my mind .
Doors need to be a little longer .
 
Looks like different front seats to help with rear passenger access.
Wonder how well they match the rears.
Looks well done and with a hood.
I would love to see it one day.
 
Yes the doors were standard length and it had different front seats.

I believe the prototype made in the 60's had the B pillars positioned further back to accommodate longer doors. I should imagine a lot of work would be involved to recreate that.
 
This gorgeous P6 belongs to one of our members and was converted by himself. The seats are modified to move so that access is easy into the rear seats. It is stunning and more photographs are shown in the Gallery on our website in sections NEC 2012 and National Show 2012. The P6 was on our display stand at the NEC and really gained a lot of attention. The owner has done a fantastic job.

Deborah Stanley
P6 Rover Owners Club - www.p6roc.com
 
Not really to my taste, as just another car with the roof cut off.

Moving the B-post back is actually a fairly easy job. I think extending the doors is more difficult, but ultimately worthwhile as all these cut jobs just don't look right.

Also, without the roof, you lose the strength.. bet nobody has spoken to the DVLA about this.
 
There is an article in the December 2012 P6 News about the convertible and everything was done to satisfy safety laws.
I certainly wouldn't mind it parked in my garage, I think it looks great.
 
chrisw said:
Moving the B-post back is actually a fairly easy job. I think extending the doors is more difficult, but ultimately worthwhile as all these cut jobs just don't look right.
To my mind, extending the doors themselves would be quite straightforward. What would be more difficult would be all the internal mechanisms, especially the glass and window mechanism.

chrisw said:
Also, without the roof, you lose the strength.
I was led to believe that the majority of the strength is within the base unit itself, hence the normal roof just being screwed on, rather than an integral part of the structure. I can see that some strength would be lost, but not as much as it would be with other monocoque designs.
 
i must say good job must have spent lots of time on it theres one on ebay but it dont look right but as long as the owner likes it that is what matters dont you think???? :?
 
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