6 hours ago
EOM 610 - 1939 Austin Ruby ARR
Do this car still exist?.
This is a rather unusual quest.
By way of background to this post, Rubies have always been one of my favourite models of Austin Seven, especially in Mk2 form. Unfortunately, I have never found an example that I could afford - even when limiting my search to a car in need of some repair or a part-finished restoration. Because of this, I have contented myself collecting information and memorabilia relating to Ruby models and which brings me back to the subject of my quest. Just recently I spotted a beautiful faux-leather presentation folder on a well-known auction website containing information specific to a 1939 Austin Ruby car carrying the registration EOM 610. The seller very kindly offered to sell me the folder for the cost of postage as she explained that she had no wish to see it end up in landfill.
The touching thing about this item is that it appears to have been bought and prepared by a Mum for her son Nigel on the occasion of his 21st birthday in February 1993. Clearly the car must have been a treasured possession at that time (so not that long ago in Austin Seven years!) and which leads me to hope that the car might have survived, despite its non-inclusion on the current DVLA database. Perhaps the car was a restoration that was never completed and therefore never put back-on-the road and in which case could still be languishing in a garage somewhere?. If so, it would be nice to re-unite the car with part of its history. From my experience it is not uncommon for a car to become separated from its paperwork. The clues I have about the car so far are obviously its Birmingham registration together with the knowledge that the folder was found when clearing out the contents of a rented garage in Stratford-upon-Avon. Perhaps the car had lived in the Birmingham area since new?. Perhaps somebody may recall a Ruby with this registration from around 1993 owned by a young gentleman called Nigel?.
It would be fascinating to discover if the car does still exist - another survivor confirmed.
My name is Colin and my tel.no is 07847 506 311 or cjt2020@outlook.com
Do this car still exist?.
This is a rather unusual quest.
By way of background to this post, Rubies have always been one of my favourite models of Austin Seven, especially in Mk2 form. Unfortunately, I have never found an example that I could afford - even when limiting my search to a car in need of some repair or a part-finished restoration. Because of this, I have contented myself collecting information and memorabilia relating to Ruby models and which brings me back to the subject of my quest. Just recently I spotted a beautiful faux-leather presentation folder on a well-known auction website containing information specific to a 1939 Austin Ruby car carrying the registration EOM 610. The seller very kindly offered to sell me the folder for the cost of postage as she explained that she had no wish to see it end up in landfill.
The touching thing about this item is that it appears to have been bought and prepared by a Mum for her son Nigel on the occasion of his 21st birthday in February 1993. Clearly the car must have been a treasured possession at that time (so not that long ago in Austin Seven years!) and which leads me to hope that the car might have survived, despite its non-inclusion on the current DVLA database. Perhaps the car was a restoration that was never completed and therefore never put back-on-the road and in which case could still be languishing in a garage somewhere?. If so, it would be nice to re-unite the car with part of its history. From my experience it is not uncommon for a car to become separated from its paperwork. The clues I have about the car so far are obviously its Birmingham registration together with the knowledge that the folder was found when clearing out the contents of a rented garage in Stratford-upon-Avon. Perhaps the car had lived in the Birmingham area since new?. Perhaps somebody may recall a Ruby with this registration from around 1993 owned by a young gentleman called Nigel?.
It would be fascinating to discover if the car does still exist - another survivor confirmed.
My name is Colin and my tel.no is 07847 506 311 or cjt2020@outlook.com