Corgi: 1/43 Rover P6 3500 VIP, Brasilia – 60th Anniversary Collection
n October 1963 Rover announced their compact 2000 model, often known colloquially by its codename P6. It was an all-new design featuring a unit-construction base skeleton covered by bolt-on body panels, independent front suspension using horizontal coil springs, de Dion rear suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, giving it class-leading dynamics. Its radical exterior and interior styling was by David Bache and its pioneering passenger safety-cell contributed to it becoming the first ever ‘European Car of The Year’ in 1964. Rover's General-Motors derived all-aluminium V8 was offered as a more powerful option in April 1968, finally giving the P6 the power its chassis had always warranted. Production of the P6 ceased in 1977.
Engine: 3528cc V8 OHV
Power: 150bhp@5000rpm
Torque: 204lb.ft@2700rpm
Maximum speed: 122mph
0–60mph: 9.1secs
Produced: 292,947 (all P6)
Scale 1:43
Limited Edition Yes
Limited Edition Size 5,000
Length 108mm
This special 60th Anniversary Collection model includes a commemorative pin badge.
Corgi's famous model vehicles captured the imagination of millions of baby boomers and, what were once simply toys for boys, are highly sought-after in the expanding collectables market.