1997 Rover 214 Cabriolet No Reserve Late model example benefitting from a recent £1,300 spend on new roof (electric); and £1,200 spent on timing belt service in 2020; under 100k miles and now rare to see; cheap summer thrills Supplied new by Wrynams of Salisbury in January 1997 this Rover 214 Cabriolet is finished in Nightfire Red with black vinyl soft-top and sits upon its original alloy wheels and must be one of the very last R8 generation of 200 to be sold, given production supposedly ended in late 1995, being replaced by the much rounder R3 generation 200 in late ‘95/early ’96.

Under the bonnet, we find Rover’s 1.4 litre K-series inline four-cylinder twin-cam 16-valve engine producing c.83bhp and 110NM of torque driving the front wheels via five-speed manual transmission.

The car shows 99,000 miles and looks to present fairly both inside and out with some marks evident as pictured commensurate with its age and mileage., In the cabin, we find cloth trim and the typical spec of mos...