Registration No: DZ 5900
Chassis No: 931227
MOT: January 2023

• Supplied new to Sir George Ernest Clark, 2nd Baronet of Dunlambert, Belfast and Deputy Chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company
• A desirable 1939 model year car with the revised and more powerful 14hp straight-six engine
• Brought back to England by the vendor in 1991 and subsequently treated to an extensive, two-year, body off restoration
• Driven all over the UK and Europe including a 900 mile, trouble-free tour just last year
• A multiple award winner most recently receiving the Rover Sports Register's Belvoir Trophy for 'Best Pre-1950 Car' in 2018

Unveiled on 14^th October 1938 for the following model year, the thoroughly revised Rover 14 gained a wider 48-inch track, more powerful 1901cc straight-six engine, Luvax automatic chassis lubrication and synchromesh on third and fourth gears. Part of the revered P2 range, it could be had in Saloon or Drophead Coupe guises with the latter being crafted by Salmons & Sons of Newport Pagnell.

Built for the 1939 model year, chassis 931227 was despatched to Salmons on 18^th November 1938. Clothed with Body No. JJ17, it is now among the earliest known survivors from the 177 made. Bill McCreath’s 2018 book ‘Rover – The Salmons Tickford Drophead Coupes’ posits that only 8-11 of the 25 cars thought to still exist are currently roadworthy. Road registered as ‘DZ 5900’ on 11^th January 1939, the four-seater was supplied new via the Ulster Motor Works to Sir George Ernest Clark 2^nd Baronet of Dunlambert and Deputy Chairman of the Great Northern Railway. Changing hands several times thereafter, the 14 was advertised for sale by Jim Crockard of Co. Down in 1991 with the vendor jumping at the chance to acquire such a rarity. Showing an unwarranted 44,426 miles, the Rover was then treated to a very extensive and photographically documented restoration emerging in time to claim the runner’s up prize in the prewar class of the 1993 G-MEX Northern Classic Car Show. Twice winner of the Rover Sports Register’s Belvoir Trophy for ‘Best pre-1950 car’ in 1994 and 2018, ‘DZ 5900’ has toured extensively (and reliably) through the UK and Europe. Benefiting from a thorough engine overhaul at 77,600 miles in 2016 (c.4,000 ago), more recent work has encompassed attention to the rear wheel bearings, suspension, distributor and gear selector indent springs. Summed-up by the seller as ‘a usable classic that is a joy to drive’, this lovely Rover is offered for sale with voluminous history file and MOT valid until January 2023.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737