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1972 Rover 3.5 Litre Saloon [P5B]

1972 Rover 3.5 Litre [P5B] in Spider, Movie, 2002

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1972 Rover 3.5 Litre Saloon [P5B]

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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mk9013 ◊ 2026-02-15 20:05	PRK315K -> 1972 Ex Prime Ministers car of Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Edward Heath, and Thatcher, it very much does not serve this function in the film. Currently in the collection of the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire -- Last edit: 2026-02-15 20:08:09
SM99 ◊ 2026-02-15 22:02	mk9013 wrote PRK315K -> 1972 Ex Prime Ministers car of Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Edward Heath, and Thatcher, it very much does not serve this function in the film. Currently in the collection of the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire Wait that's really that car? That's crazy!
dsl ◊ 2026-02-15 22:23	Gaydon/BMM cars are sometimes available for film/TV/media hire. Or anyone can make up the plate and stick it on the back of a random black P5B, and in this sort of view, no-one will ever know. However I'm slightly sceptical because the plate is stuck across the plate panel - for a real ministerial car I'd expect a full panel plate.
mk9013 ◊ 2026-02-16 10:13	dsl wrote Gaydon/BMM cars are sometimes available for film/TV/media hire. Or anyone can make up the plate and stick it on the back of a random black P5B, and in this sort of view, no-one will ever know. However I'm slightly sceptical because the plate is stuck across the plate panel - for a real ministerial car I'd expect a full panel plate. I never knew that! For a car stored in such a notable place I could only find one rear view of PRK315K and it doesn't appear to have the 'long' plates, though that's definitely not enough evidence to categorically state it's the same car. We also don't see it in the film from another exterior view which doesn't help matters (Courtesy of https://x.com/PressOfficeMan/status/1112803025893158915)
dsl ◊ 2026-02-16 12:42	I guess any external appearances would be static or very gentle driving for the cameras - nothing risky. Gaydon exhibits sometimes turn up at shows or festivals. Interesting you've found a rear view, which surprises me as only a strip plate. But it seems to have cream/beige upholstery instead of apparently grey in the film capture and massive headrests not seen above. So question whether same actual car still open.

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