Hi,
I inherited a Rover of about that vintage once. It had the 2 stroke Villiers but it was rear low arch catcher with a very solid metal catcher. The reason I got it was because the Villiers was a dud right from new. Repaired under warranty a few times. Previous owner very disillusioned upgraded to a later Rover with a Briggs. I did not try very hard to get it going after hearing its history. I put a Victa 2 stroke on it and used it for many years until I ran out of Rotomo parts. I than found a side valve early Honda that I had on it for a while till it wore out. I gave up then & bought a new Victa Powertorque best thing I ever did.
The frame, wheels and catcher of the Rover were bullet proof but the engines not so good, No real surprises there.
All the best
Jeff
