Equipment
2286cc/77hp four-cylinder gas engine 4-speed.
Condition
#4 Fair
Has visible flaws to the naked eye. Runs fine, but could use mechanical or cosmetic attention.
Bought new by Arthur Miller when he was married to Marilyn Monroe. Comes with original title. Almost every surface can have rust on it does. The seats are ripped. The steering wheel looks filthy and the gauges are barely legible. It does, however, run and drive and stop. Most of the value here is presumably in the celebrity history, because this Rover is in sorry shape.
Market commentary
Although Arthur Miller's Rover has room for all my sons in the back and Marilyn Monroe's seat prints are in the passenger's seat, the crucible of the auction block proved Bonhams' $60,000-$80,000 presale estimate to be rather ambitious. The price it brought would ordinarily buy a Series II 88 in #3 condition so there was some famous-people premium here, but Arthur Miller ain't Steve McQueen when it comes to old cars.