04-09-2018, 12:17 PM
AntC,
I hope you find what you are looking for but I would ask you not to consider a Top Hat saloon as a trials car. Firstly they are rare, and perhaps more important, and will not stand up to the rigours of trialing without possibly extensive body damage. The ash frame in a Top Hat starts to rot from the top downwards and often need very extensive work.
I am fortunate to have found a late '28 Top Hat which had been garaged since the mid '70s. Mechanically it had been well maintained but the engine was seized. With the car came the original engine which I have rebuilt using a Barlow crank. Now back on the road, it is very " oily rag ", but basically sound. The only problem is that with the window rubbers in a parlous state they rattle like hell and slide open of their own accord! The car should be on the PWA7C stand at the NEC Show in November if you wish to see it.
I hope you find what you are looking for but I would ask you not to consider a Top Hat saloon as a trials car. Firstly they are rare, and perhaps more important, and will not stand up to the rigours of trialing without possibly extensive body damage. The ash frame in a Top Hat starts to rot from the top downwards and often need very extensive work.
I am fortunate to have found a late '28 Top Hat which had been garaged since the mid '70s. Mechanically it had been well maintained but the engine was seized. With the car came the original engine which I have rebuilt using a Barlow crank. Now back on the road, it is very " oily rag ", but basically sound. The only problem is that with the window rubbers in a parlous state they rattle like hell and slide open of their own accord! The car should be on the PWA7C stand at the NEC Show in November if you wish to see it.