Rover 416Si Saloon

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After the 400 had been in production for five years, Rover launched a completely new version in March 1995. The new car was based on the contemporary Honda Civic platform but had all new body panels and was powered by a fuel-injected Rover K-Series 16-valve engine which in 1.6-litre form produced 111bhp.

First registered on 1st April 1995, this particular 416Si is the very first example of the revised car to roll off the production line (chassis number 001) and was first registered to Rover Group. Kept by them for the next eight years, it spent most of its life on display in the Gaydon Motor Museum until being acquired by the vendor in 2003, making him only the second registered keeper.

Presented in attractive Kingfisher Blue, the car has only covered 6,800 miles to date and is described by the vendor as being in “outstanding” condition throughout, having been kept garaged throughout his 12 years ownership. Said to drive perfectly, it is MOTd until April 2016.

Since Rover was taken over by the Chinese car maker Nanjing Automotive in 2005, no more Rover badged cars have been produced so this is a unique opportunity to own an important part of the history of this once famous but now sadly defunct British marque.