Despatched In… 11th March 1948
Despatched Out… 11th March 1948
Specification… Green
Despatched to… Experimental Dept, Rover Co, Solihull
Registration… 17th January 1949, Warwickshire – HUE166
History…
- 19th April 1948 Factory off-road demonstration in Packington Quarry. Photos and film
- 20th April 1948 Birmingham Gazette shows R01 with a replacement, unpainted, body tub
- 4th January 1949 Despatched to Wm. Francis Adcock, Dairy Farm, Ashow, (near Maurice Wilkes at Blackdown Manor)
- 2nd July 1954 Returns to Rover Co, refurbished by apprentices and given production axles
- 12th June 1956 Loaned to Birmingham Museum of Science & Industry
- 1967 Leyland Motors aquires Rover Co. Replacement log-book issued. Grey recorded as colour
- 11th May 1967 Duplicate log-book issued. Grey is struck out and colour recorded as Green
- 1968 Displayed in motor museum at Donington
- 1980 Moved to BL Heritage Collection, Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex
- Spring 1993 A permanent exhibit at British Motor Industry Heritage Trust’s museum, Gaydon
Current Owner… British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (now British Motor Museum), Gaydon

