Rover 14 (P2)

About the Rover 14 (P2)

The Rover 14 was a medium-sized four door family car produced by the British Rover car company between 1933 and 1940 as a successor to the Rover Pilot 14. Civilian automobile production was interrupted in 1940 because of the war, but when the war ended in 1945, the Rover 14 returned to the market and remained available until replaced by the Rover P3 in 1948.

For 1938 the traditional perpendicular form of the car was replaced by a mildly streamlined form, resembled the Rover 10 and the Rover 12 but was slightly longer and featured a more rounded back end. This model was part of the Rover P2 range, along with Rover 10, Rover 12, Rover 16 and Rover 20 variants.

The six-cylinder ohv engine had a capacity of 1,577 cc. Maximum power output of 54 bhp (39.7 kW) and a top speed of 111 km/h (69 mph) were claimed. The leisurely performance was addressed in 1938 through the fitting of a 1,901 cc engine. A marginal improvement in performance resulted.