1947 Rover 12 tourer
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:35 pm
A interesting 1947 12 tourer is listed on the Baron's website for for their auction sale on 7th Sept.
Following a long restoration by the owner it came into the RSR for the first time in 2009, we were not previously aware of this car.
It certainly looks good, not sure about the red piping??, but I think the price guide £20/25,000 is a bit optimistic, according to the RSR archive records, even in the good years of the 1990's, £17/18, 000 was the best achieved, with sales in more recent years, of equally well restored specimens, nearer the £12/13,000 mark.
Maybe the extremely high price (region £9450) achieved by H&H for Bill Bateman's 12 tourer, which was in need of a total rebuild, is influencing the guide price?? who knows.
Regards to all
Andrew McGovern
RSR - Pre 1950 Archivist
Following a long restoration by the owner it came into the RSR for the first time in 2009, we were not previously aware of this car.
It certainly looks good, not sure about the red piping??, but I think the price guide £20/25,000 is a bit optimistic, according to the RSR archive records, even in the good years of the 1990's, £17/18, 000 was the best achieved, with sales in more recent years, of equally well restored specimens, nearer the £12/13,000 mark.
Maybe the extremely high price (region £9450) achieved by H&H for Bill Bateman's 12 tourer, which was in need of a total rebuild, is influencing the guide price?? who knows.
Regards to all
Andrew McGovern
RSR - Pre 1950 Archivist
