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The Rover P4 series is a group of mid-size luxury saloon cars produced by the Rover Company from 1949 until 1964. They were designed by Gordon Bashford.. The P4 designation is factory terminology for this group of cars and was not in day-to-day use by ordinary owners who would have used the appropriate consumer designations for their models such as Rover 90 or Rover 100.
The name Rover 100 may refer to one of two different British motor vehicles: . Rover P4 100; produced by The Rover Co. Ltd. from 1960–62; Rover Metro, at various times also known as the Austin Mini Metro and Rover 100, amongst other names; produced by Austin Rover Group and MG Rover Group from 1980–98
The car named the "A", later joined by the more powerful "100", was based on the Rover P4 75 with the chassis shortened by 9 inches (230 mm) from 111 inches (2,800 mm) to 102 inches (2,600 mm), the track remaining the same at 52 inches (1,300 mm). The suspension was stiffened retaining the coil sprung independent front suspension and elliptical ...
In 1945, Rover hired engineers Frank Bell and Spen King away from Rolls-Royce to assist Maurice Wilks in the development of automotive gas turbines. [18] By 1949, the team developed a turbine that ran at 55,000 rpm, [18] produced more than 100 horsepower (75 kW), [19] and could run on petrol, paraffin, or diesel oil. [20]
Under BMW, the Rover Group developed the Rover 75 and was launched in June 1999, as a retro-designed car influenced by the earlier Rover P4 and P5 designs. It proved to be a success for the brand, gaining positive critics, although it failed to outsell the BMW 3 Series.
After the Land Rover, Bashford was involved in the development of a series of David Bache styled Rover cars, including the P4, as chief designer of chassis and body for the P6 and as designer of the SD1 which won European Car of the Year in 1977. [1] Bashford also played a key role, along with Spen King, in the development of the 1970 Range ...
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It was rebadged as the Rover 100 (full name: "Rover 100 series") in December 1994. [2] There was also a van version, known as the Morris Metro, and later, the Metrovan. [3] At the time of its launch, the Metro was sold under the Austin brand, and from 1982 MG versions became available. During 1987, the badge lost the Austin name, and the car ...