{"id":22719,"date":"2018-04-17T18:24:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T23:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22719"},"modified":"2018-04-17T18:24:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T23:24:51","slug":"1964-rover-p4-with-a-big-block-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22719","title":{"rendered":"1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22720\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block Ford V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block Ford V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block Ford V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rover P4 110 came from the factory with a 2.6 L Rover IOE inline-six that made 123 horsepower. However the 1964 model owned by Ian Portsmore no longer has the inline-six but is instead powered by 552 ci big-block Ford V8 connected to a C6 three-speed automatic transmission. The combination resulted in a personal best quarter-mile of 11.3 seconds. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svbOoRtdgQw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22721\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block Ford V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block Ford V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block Ford V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxXb5xvEdGaH48LJGDDuQPQ\">Mk1Kieran<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rover P4 110 came from the factory with a 2.6 L Rover IOE inline-six that made 123 horsepower. However the 1964 model owned by Ian Portsmore no longer has the inline-six but is instead powered by 552 ci big-block Ford V8 connected to a C6 three-speed automatic transmission. The combination resulted in a personal&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22719\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1964 Rover P4 with a Big-Block V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[747,746],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p4","category-rover"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1964-Rover-P4-with-a-Big-Block-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":132437,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132437","url_meta":{"origin":22719,"position":0},"title":"Land Rover Defender with a LT1 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1991 Land Rover Defender 110 is found at Overfinch Heritage in Danville, Virginia. 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