I am just putting this out there; about 4 years ago, I inherited this car, and it is increasingly obvious that I have neither the time or inclination to restore it, so am gauging interest to see if anybody would be interested in buying it.
I am in no particular hurry to get rid of it, but it would be nice to get my garage back!
U
The car in question is a 1947 Rover 14 P2, and is the rare “4light” version, and has the very sweet 6cylinder 2 litre engine.
The previous owner bought it in running condition about 45 years ago, and used it for a while before deciding to restore it. He completely stripped the interior and all the external trim and had the body re sprayed. The seats were all professionally retrimmed in Bedford Cord.
At this point, he became unwell, and the car was pushed into an old shed and no further work was done to it, and it has been standing for almost 35 years.
I inherited the car about 4 years ago and recovered it to my house; this was extremely difficult, as the shed had become unsafe and required to have the roof and end wall supported with acrow props before it was safe to extract the car!
It is in very solid condition, without any visible rust; the paintwork is not particularly good, but it has done a very good job of protecting the metalwork. The seats were very well trimmed, but there is some moth damage to one of them, but nothing too serious.
Mechanically, it seems to be good, it ran extremely well before it was laid up, and it has not been meddled with. The car rolls freely and the brakes are not siezed.
All the exterior trim, lights, chrome, etc has been removed and is in boxes; some of the chrome is pitted, but it is all there.
All interior trim, door cards etc has also been removed and is also boxed. It requires a new head lining.
All glass is present and in good condition.
As far as I can tell, the only major parts missing are one running board, and the sun roof; I have spoken to somebody who is familiar with this type of car, and he said that these components were notorious for rust and are commonly replaced with wooden replacements, which are reasonably easy to make.
I did fully intend to restore the car myself, but as time has gone on, it has become obvious that i will never do it.
I have the V5 registration, and it has a good, transferable number.
I would like to think it could find a good home with somebody who will restore and use it; I do not want to see it broken for parts, or have the registration sold on.
I have no idea of value, so am open to offers.
The car is located in Northumberland.
Any questions, just ask
Considering selling my 1947 P2
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Re: Considering selling my 1947 P2
evening im steve very interested in your rover can you please call me on 07887392588 many thanks steve