Rover Sports Register Forum

Hello Gary first post.
Where is the engine number? I thought it was on the engine mount leg on the right hand side, looking forward.
I need to locate for DVLA.
Logbook gives it a different number to the chassis number.
1939 P2 saloon.

It is exactly there. May be covered by paint or dirt, so remove it.

Is there a brass plate screwed to the nearside of the engine near the dipstick? If so, that usually means the engine has been reconditioned by the Rover Co.
Mike Maher

Thanks for the replys.

The attached shows the engine mount. I have a letter stating the engine was rebuilt by a local engineer as instructed by Rover!

Thanks again.

Hello

The engine in my car (1947) has no number either. There is a small engine-number plate mounted with the chassis number plate which states the engine number the same as the chassis number. However the V5 gives a different number for the engine. I've no idea how many times the engine may have been changed during the car's life. I vaguely remember reading somewhere (Freewheel, perhaps) that Rover engines weren't always numbered, which might explain the small extra plate. Having said that I do have a couple of spare blocks which are numbered in the expected place - so there we are!

All the best, DaveM