February 1956

RINGWOOD MARKET PLACE, HAMPSHIRE

LAWNSWOOD ARMS, LEEDS

LETCHWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

The list of cars I have owned in the past would perhaps make any classic enthusiast’s pulse race. My first was a Vauxhall 12, followed by Morris Minor and Austin A35 vans, three Minis (a standard car,

Rover left an indelible mark on British motoring. As Roverfest celebrates the marque’s heritage this weekend, we look at why the Solihull marque’s classics really mattered