Rover 14 P2 Sports Saloon

We are pleased to offer this exceptional 1939 Rover Fourteen 6-cylinder Sports Saloon.
The Rover is immaculately presented in traditional black with black wire wheels and dark brown interior. It has benefitted from a large amount of expenditure in recent years and must be one of the best examples of its type available for sale.
Late 1930s Rovers, the P2 series, were very fine cars and generously equipped. Notable features included Luvax-Bijur automatic chassis lubrication, Girling mechanical brakes and Rover’s patented Freewheel. The interiors were superbly appointed with comprehensive instrumentation, a slide out tool tray under the dashboard, top quality hide seats, fitted carpets and plenty of creature comforts.
The overhead valve 2 litre 6-cylinder engine is very smooth and quiet running with sufficient performance for driving on today’s roads. The gearbox has synchromesh on third and top gears and is a joy to use.
The chromework is in excellent order as much of it has been restored in recent years.
The interior has been beautifully restored and the rear seats retain their original leather upholstery while the front seats have been re-covered. The roof lining is excellent and the sliding sun roof is in working condition.
Direction indicators are fitted and are worked by the substantial original lever mounted on the steering column.
The rear part of the exhaust system is in stainless steel. The wheels are powder coated.
A comprehensive history file accompanies the car which includes V5, buff log book, old MoTs, lots of receipts, Workshop Manual and parts books.
There is a spare set of disc wheels fitted with radial tyres. The matching hub caps are present also.
The Rover enjoys excellent support from the Rover Sports Register and being a pre-war example is also eligible for VSCC events.
We really like this car and will be sorry to see it go. However, it will give a new owner a taste of elegant 1930s motoring from a time when the Rover company was at the top of its game.
We will happily consider taking a classic vehicle in part exchange.
Thank you for reading.

[@williamnethercott4364]

Lovely car. I bet that six-cylinder engine is nice and smooth.

[@שלוםאמסלם-מ3ב]

There is one of this jewel in my city. 😊

[@Mikexception]

Beauty is a harmony of design and purpose. That is why vintage cars are so beutiful because their design was result of only fulfilling purposes.

[@saikumarkhan]

i like all old British cars 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🚗🚗

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Beautiful car - leather seats from that era seem to have worn much better than the modern stuff.

[@chriskappert1365]

That looks like a serious quality car , sertainly no Tupperware heap !

[@martiniv8924]

My father had a black Rover 14 in the mid sixties in Birmingham, it was the first car I ever ‘Filled up’ as a 4-5 year old, unfortunately it was soil and gravel and not petrol I put in the tank, he wasn’t best pleased 😂 I loved that car, but it was replaced with an ex works LWB Series 2a….. I couldn’t reach the fuel cap on that one 🤔

[@showmoke]

Three features on this car that you don't see today are:
1. You can open the front windscreen window using that wind handle that you see in the lower centre of the windscreen.
2. You can select the car to free wheel when you take your foot off the accelerator (similar to freewheeling on a push bike when you stop pedalling).
3. Theoretically one can stand on those external running boards whilst the car is being driven. The police may frown upon anyone doing that of course!

[@derekdee9592]

Superb vehicle

[@adoreslaurel]

I have read that, in spite of synchromesh gear boxes being common in the 30's Rover was late to the party in putting synchro on 2nd gear, witness, Land Rover and possibly post war sedans.

[@jamesholland2550]

You are quite right. However, a Rover box of the period is actually very user friendly and of course their freewheel system was designed to get around that problem.

[@adoreslaurel]

@@jamesholland2550 Ok Thanks for that.

[@simonworman7898]

Got a long snout to accommodate the six, sporty or we xtra refined? Should'nt really say snout about auntie! It does go to show that Rover jumped ahead decade by decade and produced really good motor cars that breathed refinement