Rover P4 Black (Cornwall Constabulary)

Rover P4 Black (Cornwall Constabulary)

The Rover P4 series was a group of mid-size luxury saloon cars which Rover produced between 1949 and 1967, all designed by the company’s designer Gordon Bashford. The P4 designation was the in-house factory terminology and the consumers usually referred to the cars by their particular designations, in this case the Rover 90. Produced between 1953 and 1959, nearly 36,000 were sold worldwide. Classed as a top-end vehicle, it had a powerful 2.6 litre engine with a top speed of 90 mph. Modifications over its predecessors included a bigger boot, wide rear windows and flashing indicators.

Its speed would have made it a natural for use by the Police and here we see the four-door Rover as used by the Cornwall Constabulary, registered appropriately UCV 999 and decorated in black with dark red interior. With silver trim, the model features the famous Rover Viking badge on the bonnet above the distinctive Rover radiator and the Rover 90 ‘signature’ across the boot.