1939 Rover 'Twenty' Tickford Foursome Drophead Coupé
Coachwork by Salmons & Sons (Tickford)
Registration no. JPA 105
Chassis no. 97118
Footnotes:
Rover introduced a new rationalised 'P2' range for 1937, the new bodies establishing a look that would stand the company in good stead well into the 1950s. Far from being a disadvantage, this conservatism was just what Rover's typically middle-class customers wanted. At the top of the range sat the 20hp (called the Speed 20 at first) which boasted a new chassis and body and was powered by a 2½-litre overhead-valve straight-six. An expensive prestige automobile, the 'Twenty' was built between 1937 and 1940 but did not resume production after the war, Rover preferring to concentrate on cheaper and more affordable models in an age of austerity.

Boasting rare and desirable coachwork, and benefiting from long-term ownership, this 'Twenty' remarkably comes with its original Rover Company Ltd warranty form dated 22nd June 1939. It is unclear when 'JPA 105' passed into the current ownership but we believe it to be in the 1940s. Offered in need of complete restoration and sold strictly as viewed, the car comes with a bill of sale; an original instruction manual; and a pamphlet with instructions for the Tickford Foursome Coupé's hood. At time of cataloguing the current UK V5C registration document had not been found by the estate office. Offered with Bill of Sale.
Lot to be sold without reserve.