Rover’s Forgotten Drophead| The Car That Almost Changed Everything

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🕰️ Chapters

00:00 – The Rover that nearly changed everything
00:25 – Rover approaches Pininfarina
01:10 – The Mulliner
01:50 – Why production was abandoned
02:26 – First encounter
03:20 – It’s up for sale
05:00 – The Interior
05:26 – What does the P stand for?
06:00 – The clunk test
06:30 – Going for a drive
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🧾 Car Details

• Model: Rover P4 90 Drophead Prototype
• Coachbuilder: H.J. Mulliner
• Body: Aluminium
• Sister car: Farina-bodied P4 (fixed head & drophead)
• Production: Only two prototypes ever built
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