Rover Sports Register Forum

Should I conclude that of the two dozen Rovers or so I had watched (or had taken apart) over the last 45 years - in all of them the black paint just faded away? Any idea what type of paint was it? Was it painted on the plain brass or on a chromium plated one?

Rover P2 cars had been relatively abundant in Israel during the fifties. All of them with the R prefix before the engine or chassis numbers. Today at least 7 has survived, but as a long time Rover P2 enthusiast I have known many more. All of them had a bright background to the instrument panel, with...

Courtesy of Mike Couldry I have got it:
“WEATHERSHIELDS ROOF
PATENTS 322673 385814 405493 417708 437582
LICD UNDER PYTCHLEY PATS. 267173 295408 341102”

So far I have failed to find one. Do you have a link?

For some time now I am restoring a LHD 1947 Rover 10. You can read about that project here: http://www.lulisml.wordpress.com - while the writing is in Hebrew, there are plenty of pictures which everybody will understand. Among other things, I am trying to restore all the badges which are found in th...

I have several such oil pumps. I have compared thier dimensions with your description, and I think that the condition of your pump is normal.
Do you have the RSR P2 workshop manul? page A13 gives a detailed description of oil pump overhoul.