In the list of once common cars now rendered scarce by scrappage, the R8 era of Rover 200 must rank pretty highly. Once seemingly on every other road, they're now notable merely by their rarity: HowManyLeft reckons that, in the decade from 2008-2018, numbers for a 214 SEI like this one plunged from 8,200 registered to just 208.
There can't be many remaining, either, in such incredible condition. This 214 SEI has recently been acquired by PHer 'itscaptainslow' - who you might remember also owns a 200 BRM - having seen the car at a show; "it was mandatory I bug the owner into selling it to me" is how the story goes...
Owned by an elderly couple until a few years ago, and a clearly dedicated enthusiast since then, itscaptainslow has acquired an immaculate 200. Having covered just 500 miles a year on average since it was first registered, the condition isn't far off new; though that shouldn't be our job to explain, though - over to itscaptainslow, and the pics of his timewarp Rover!
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