25-11-2018, 10:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 25-11-2018, 12:41 PM by Martin Prior.)
(24-11-2018, 03:41 PM)Derek Sheldon Wrote: How times have changed, when I bought my 1938 “ Opal” some 35 years ago, only painted rad cars were considered to be Opal’s fitting in with the Ruby, Pearl and Opal theme, the chrome rad a “two seat tourer” . Now it would appear to be quite the opposite. The former to me personally, makes more sense. But heck who cares.
Interesting, Derek!
In recent years, I'd come round to that view and until this week would have agreed with you completely.
When we bought our chrome-rad PD in 1974, it was sold to us as an "Opal" and we referred to it as such until about fifteen years ago. Opinions and available information changed and I became certain that this is was incorrect and that "Opal" referred to cowled-rad cars. As it happens our car has chassis no 193xxx and was first registered May '34. It pre-dates by some margin any Ruby, so calling it an Opal was probably always wrong.
It would be interesting to find some cast-iron evidence.