Rover Sports Register Forum

I look again at the engine numbers of all the ROVERs with MAG engine. All of them are in the begining of 44000. All of them 2CXIV. Both of this things told that they really start in 1915. 2CXIV MAGs appear 1915 to replace the 2CVIII. Both of them 750cc 6HP. I don't know why they change the abbrevia...

What an interesting question Valentin posted 12 years ago! The key is "Australia", where Rovers fitted with MAG engines were quite common during WW1; a few have survived. So far as I know, Rover did not make or sell MAG-engined bikes in the UK - please correct me if I'm wrong. In January 1916 the Sy...