Rover Cars of the 1930s In Detail Ford David Hobbs and Brian Redman

David Hobbs and Brian Redman

then the equally eye-catching black and gold of the John Player Special period

there were the sporty specials that make the Escort such an everyday hero: the XR3

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Nowhere more so than in the unforgettable world of Formula 5000

Rover Cars of the 1930s In Detail Ford David Hobbs and Brian RedmanAt the start of the 1930s, the Rover Company was in a precarious position. The slowdown in car sales caused by the Recession compounded the problems of an incoherent model range, and in late 1931 Rovers bank called for an independent investigation into the companys business. That investigation called for nothing short of a re organisation of the Board of Directors. Yet within three years, Rover had established one of the soundest management teams in