Unveiled on 14th October 1938 for the following model year, the thoroughly revised Rover 14 gained a wider 48-inch track, a more powerful 1.9-litre straight-six engine, Luvax automatic chassis lubrication, and synchromesh on third and fourth gears.

Part of the revered P2 range, along with Rover 10, Rover 12, Rover 16, and Rover 20 models, it could be purchased in Saloon or Drophead Coupe guises, with the latter being crafted by Salmons & Sons of Newport Pagnell.

Surviving in very limited numbers, Bill McCreath’s 2018 book ‘Rover – The Salmons Tickford Drophead Coupes’ posits that only 8-11 of the 25 cars thought to still exist are currently roadworthy.

Manufactured in 1939, chassis 931628 was received for coachwork by Salmons & Sons on the 18 th of March 1939.

Featuring the revised and more powerful 14hp straight-six engine allied to the four-speed manual transmission, the Rover was road registered as ‘CSG 739’ on the 28 th of April 1939, being supplied new to the Edinburgh area.

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