Welcome to the 1947 Rover P2 website


I'm John and this is the story of Tilly, my 1947 Rover P2 16hp Sport Saloon (four light). From what I have been told there are only around 25 of these cars left in the world, and of these 25 only about 10 are still on the road. This story follows Tilly from November 1975 when she came into the possession of Royce Cole, through to when she was returned to the UK fifty five years after being exported new on January 5th 1948, and right up to the present day.

My Story, which was published in the RSR Freewheel magazine in 2007 gives an insight into my ownership of Tilly while Royce Cole's story, is the detailed restoration as written by Royce Cole himself and was published in the Australian Freewheeling magazine in 1983. On the awards page you can see the awards Tilly has won to date. I only have three awards listed for when she was in Australia but I am sure there were more.

If you know of any further information that is missing from this website or would like to contribute please drop me an email and I will ensure that the site is updated

Tilly was 60 on 30th December 2007

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