1970 Rover 3500 S Federal MkI [P6B]

1970 Rover 3500 S MkI [P6B] in The Candy Snatchers, Movie, 1973

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
atom ◊ 2012-12-05 02:00
dsl ◊ 2012-12-05 02:06	Rover P6/P6B. I'd like to know the end date of US sales as this looks 71+ facelift (or perhaps 70my if 71 is impossible). 70 or 71 mean 3500 P6B in federal/NADA spec.
cudak888 ◊ 2026-08-27 02:39	dsl wrote Rover P6/P6B. I'd like to know the end date of US sales as this looks 71+ facelift (or perhaps 70my if 71 is impossible). 70 or 71 mean 3500 P6B in federal/NADA spec. All facelifted 1971 S2 NADA cars are TC 2000s. There's no such thing as a MkII Federal 3500S. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2026-08-27 02:49:52
dsl ◊ 2026-08-31 13:27	See discussion here. There were no Federal Mk2 3500, and the only US Mk2s were 222 2000TCs. Renaming as 1970 3500 S Federal Mk1 as safest option, which as far as I can tell should match the rear badging with big R O V E R letters on left.
cudak888 ◊ 2026-09-05 00:00	dsl wrote See discussion here. There were no Federal Mk2 3500, and the only US Mk2s were 222 2000TCs. Renaming as 1970 3500 S Federal Mk1 as safest option, which as far as I can tell should match the rear badging with big R O V E R letters on left. Spot on. If there's a Blu-Ray of this film out, it may be possible to discern if it carries two badges on the right or not - "V8" over "3500S." It definitely looks like the rectangular-framed 3500S badge. The Federal 2000s - even the Mk IIs - carried the older "2000" lettering just like the early Sharkstooths - no rectangular frame. -Kurt