You'd be surprised just how many P5B Coupes have survived, 8,195 of the 9,018 built were sold in the UK and due to the nature of their buyers when they were new a lot were bought as retirement cars then passed down through families and thus lasted a lot longer than other big posh cars of the period. I'd imagine the survival rate is at least a couple of thousand in the UK alone. More P5B Saloons were built than Coupes but a lot of those were sacrificed to keep the more valuable Coupes running. With both of mine I probably spent as much time just sitting in them and enjoying the ambiance as actually driving them! The little details are really nice, the pull out tool tray, the way the needles in the two main gauges used to float round the dials, the very light power steering, the feel and smell of all that leather and wood, and the general air of British solidness, just sublime really.
I really miss both of them....
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If you don't already have it, this book is well worth a punt....
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As well as my grandad's cousin's Coupes, this one from the film 'Performance' really drew me to them, it's actually a P5 3-litre dressed up with the Rostyles from a P5B, the reg' number is now on a Merc...
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As did this one that was used by Richard Burton in 'Villain', it also appeared in an episode of 'The Persuaders'....
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I still want another one, despite setting my heart on a Maser as my next car, this one is a belter....
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