Topic: Solved: PN #103 -- Rover Meteor 20, cca 1932

[pnegyesi]

Just for a change: here's an easy one for a quick Rookie. So what's this one? A correct answer will worth a point

[MG Manic]

Well, I don't know how easy it is, but let's give it a shot. There is a lot of MG cues from the scuttle back and a lot of what appears to be either Bentley or Lagonda up front. Am I anywhere in the ballpark?

[pnegyesi]

You are in the right country

[shinblam]

Looks to me like an Aston, late '20's or early's '30's.

[pnegyesi]

You are still in the right country

[MG Manic]

Rover or Lea-Francis?

[pnegyesi]

One question at a time. Which one do you go for?

[MG Manic]

Rover.....Speed Model?

[pnegyesi]

It is a Rover, but not a Speed model. You've got a lock though for 24 hours to find out its correct model name

[MG Manic]

Light six sport tourer?

[pnegyesi]

Nope

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[Tom_I]

I've found a couple of web pages which describe this car as a Rover Meteor 20 of 1927.

But I'm not sure this is entirely correct. I'm not a Rover expert, but I didn't think the Meteor name was in use as early as 1927. Most sources seem to list the Meteor 16 and 20 hp models as current from 1930 to 1934. I haven't managed to find any more details about this particular car.

[pnegyesi]

Correct. I also have it as 1927, but it is probably a typo and it is from around 1932.