OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping Wanted WANTED 1970s Rover catcher

I am looking for one these kinds of old blue Rover catchers. These had the flat opening with metal strips on either sides ending in a hook. I am willing to pay courier costs to have one freighted to me provided it is in good condition. Getting annoyed by all the ones I've found on Gumtree and sellers either will not respond to texts or emails or reply with "Sorry, pick up only". I had one lined up recently but the seller sold it to someone else the day before I was due to pick it up!

If nobody has any blue ones I would be willing to consider a black catcher in the same style. These were basically the same, although there were two slightly different ones (see photos). The black ones also had Rover stamped on the sides in big letters.

A word of warning on Rover catchers. I have learnt the hard way that there were actually about 4 or 5 different rear catchers made by Rover in the 70s for different models. I purchased a blue one, but it was far too big. I've been told it must be for a Challenger. I wanted one for the Rover Princess 18.

I then purchased a black catcher which came off an old Rover Princess, but it won't fit my mower either. Perhaps mine was a later version and they modified the design? All I know is that the catcher won't fit unless I remove the rear flap, and then of course there is a big gap in the top. The rear flap on mine looks original, but it is not flat. It has a 90 degree bend on one side, which is about 6 cm long by 5cm deep. This gets in the way of both catchers I've tried on it so far.

So I am at a loss to know what the original catcher could have looked like. It seems to me it must have had a wider opening than any of the ones shown above, or you had to remove the flap entirely, in which case the catcher had a flat opening on the face, with no opening on top.