According to Experian Autocheck, the vendor, a lifelong motoring enthusiast, is only the fifth owner of ‘EYL 698’.

The Rover has been in his care for the last seven years, used mainly for local car shows, and always dry stored when not in use.

It presents very well inside and out, its all black bodywork contrasting perfectly with the nicely patinated brown leather upholstery, brown carpets and wood facia and door caps.

The vendor currently classes the four-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, four-door bodywork and interior trim as all being in ‘good’ order, and the paintwork as ‘average’.

The currently indicated total mileage from new is 92,465.

The Rover 10 of 1933 was the first of the company’s models to be developed under the expert eyes of Spencer and Maurice Wilks, and featured both a new chassis and fresh 1,328cc four-cylinder engine.

There was the choice of factory Pressed Steel bodywork or a chassis to be supplied to one’s coachbuilder of choice.

The gearbox...