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£17,000 - £19,000

1939 Rover 14hp Tickford Three-Position Drophead Coupe

United Kingdom • 3 Dec 2025 • Lot 79

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Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a rare 1939 Rover 14 Drophead Coupe, one of only 25 believed to survive, with coachwork by Salmons & Sons. It has been sympathetically restored with a bare metal repaint, new hood, and engine overhaul.

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Condition 

7

Restored, some improvements, good runner.

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Manual

Transmission:

931628

Chassis No:

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

CSG 739

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Coachwork by Salmons & Sons.

Registration No: CSG 739 Chassis No: 931628 MOT: Exempt

1 of only 177 Salmons Tickford Drophead Coupes manufactured, with a mere 25 believed to survive
Sympathetically restored between 2018 and 2021 including a bare metal repaint and a new hood
A desirable 1939 model year car with the revised and more powerful 14hp straight-six engine
Offered with a history file that includes a large selection of restoration images

Unveiled in October 1938 for the forthcoming 1939 model year, the thoroughly revised Rover 14 introduced 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.

Forming part of the distinguished P2 range—alongside the Rover 10, 12, 16 and 20—the 14 was available as both a Saloon and a Drophead Coupé, the latter hand-built by the renowned coachbuilders Salmons & Sons of Newport Pagnell (later Tickford).

Surviving examples are extremely scarce, with B...

Points of note

£20,695

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£23,625

Median Price (Since 2020)

£30,938

Highest Price (Since 2020)

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World Record

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Rare Sale

This vehicle comes to market rarely. In auction records we've only seen 7 sold before

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