Rover P4

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1954 Rover P4-90

Rover P4 Tyres

Some versions of the Rover P4 (Rover 80) fitted 640 - 15 Tyres as original equipment. The only available tyre in this size is the 640 H 15 Avon Super Safety.
According to our fitment guides, other editions of the P4 (Rover 75, 90) were equipped as standard with 6.00 - 15 tyres.
The only crossply tyres available in this exact size are Dunlop Racing tyres such as the 6.00 x 15 R5 Dunlop Racing, however these tyres are for track use and are not road legal.
If you don't plan on using your rover on a track then it would be better to fit a slightly different size of tyre such as the 640 H 15 Avon Super Safety, rather than fitting a tyre built for a different purpose.
For these tyres the Michelin 15F is the ideal innertube.
The equivalent radial size to both crossply sizes is 175 R15, but today there is not a tyre in this exact size that is well suited to the P4s.
We would suggest either moving down to a 165 R15 tyre, and fitting the 165 - 15 Michelin XAS , or moving up to 180 R15 and fitting the 180 HR 15 Michelin XAS, or the 165 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN36.
For these tyres the Michelin 15E is the ideal innertube.
The P4 fitted tube-type wheels, innertubes are required for these wheels to function.

Rover P4 Recommended Tyres

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640 H 15 Avon Super Safety

Starting at £222.00 £185.00
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165-15 Michelin XAS

Starting at £262.80 £219.00
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165 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN36 N

Starting at £282.00 £235.00
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6.00 x 15 R5 Dunlop Racing

Starting at £367.50 £306.25
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180 HR 15 Michelin XAS

Starting at £282.00 £235.00
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Michelin 15E Offset Valve Inner Tube

Starting at £31.20 £26.00
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Michelin 15F Offset Valve Inner Tube

Starting at £34.80 £29.00

Other Options for Rover P4 Tyres

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165 HR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CA67
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165 SR 15 Michelin XZX

Starting at £142.80 £119.00
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165R15 Michelin XZX Whitewall

Starting at £193.20 £161.00
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180HR15 Michelin XAS Whitewall

Starting at £396.00 £330.00
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165 SR 15 B.F.Goodrich Whitewall

Starting at £472.80 £394.00
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165 - 15 Galaxy Whitewall
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165/80 HR 15 Avon CR11

Starting at £226.80 £189.00
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Set of 4 off 165 VR15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN36 N

Starting at £1,078.80 £899.00
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Set of 5 off 165VR15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN36 N

Starting at £1,318.80 £1,099.00
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Set of 4 off 180 R15 Michelin XAS

Starting at £990.00 £825.00
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Set of 5 off 180 R 15 Michelin XAS

Starting at £1,200.00 £1,000.00
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Set of 4 off 165 R15 Michelin XZX

Starting at £550.80 £459.00
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Set of 5 off 165 R 15 Michelin XZX

Starting at £670.80 £559.00

History of the Rover P4

Built between 1949-1964, the Rover P4 replaced the P3 as Rover's main group of saloon automobiles bringing across the same model designations (60, 75 and 90) to differentiate between them. It shared with the P5 the cheeky disparaging moniker of being a "poor man's Rolls Royce", but is also notable for being Rover's first attempt to Jet power a car with the "Jet 1"; the jet technology used in this car would go on to be the basis for Rolls Royce's jet engines. There were several different variants of the Rover P4; with the P4 75 (1949), P4 60 (1953), P4 90 (1953), P4 75 Mark II (1954), P4 105R/105S (1956), P4 80 (1959/1960), P4 100 (1960) and the P4 95/110 (1962) all being produced in its lifetime.