Description Few owners; interesting history; a fine example of this much-underrated luxury saloon The late lamented Rover Company built cars for a hundred years but probably reached its zenith for prestige and desirability with the P4 range, introduced with the ‘Cyclops’ 75 model in 1949.

This body style was very successful and served the company well for 15 years.

There were a variety of engines, mainly ‘sixes’, and the model continued even after the introduction of the P5 in 1958.

Much loved by the professional classes, and the car of choice for many British cabinet ministers, the P4 even won fans among royalty: King Hussein of Jordan had one, as did Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco.

Introduced as the sunset model of the P4 series, the 110 ran from 1962 to 1964.

It was powered by a version of the 100's 2.6-litre six-cylinder engine, still using the old overhead inlet, side exhaust valve layout first seen in 1949, but putting out a healthy 123bhp thanks to a Weslake head and larger...