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Rover P5B ends today

22 June 1973

On this day the last 15 Rover P5Bs came off the production at Solihull.

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Wed, 20 Jun 1973
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Thu, 21 Jun 1973
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Thu, 21 Jun 1973
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Mon, 25 Jun 1973
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Tue, 26 Jun 1973
By Stuart Marshall A new British Leyland car announced today has been designed, developed and is being made in Australia but will...
Thu, 05 Jul 1973
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Sun, 15 Jul 1973
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Thu, 19 Jul 1973
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