1968 Rover 3.5 Litre Saloon [P5B]

1968 Rover 3.5 Litre [P5B] in The Crown, TV Series, 2016-2023 Ep. 4.01

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
pedro_94 ◊ 2022-09-29 22:24	First Margaret Thatcher PM's car in 1979 4.02:
dsl ◊ 2022-09-29 22:55	No idea what MCC 600L plate means - it was a genuine issue (Caernarvonshire, Aug-Oct 72), but in this context is a fake - see also how it's tacked over the proper black rear plate. In terms of black P5Bs in the ministerial fleet on that fateful day: 1] James Callaghan started the ball rolling by going to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation in WLX 846M 2] Thatcher was then summoned to the palace to meet the Queen and “kiss hands” to formalise the transition, and travelled in GYE 329N, a normal unprotected fleet car 3] after confirmation she was switched to the armoured PRK 421K reserved for sitting PMs for the trip to No.10; due to the extra weight, this apparently sits noticeably lower on its springs during archive footage than the other P5Bs.
SM99 ◊ 2022-09-29 22:57	so this isn't /vehicle_1622987-Rover-35-Litre-Coupe-P5B-1972.html ?
dsl ◊ 2022-09-29 23:04	No - it's a Saloon with higher window line without rear quarterlights and no Coupe badge on boot. Ministerial P5Bs were always Saloons, also true for all P5/P5Bs in the Royal fleet - the Queen had several.