16-01-2020, 06:40 PM
That photo is a great find Colin, and also great work on wordpress as usual Jon! As Jon is aware, I've been a bit 'out of it' having had a recent sinus operation but I really appreciate this great sort of publicity and the recovery of records like this is a great illustration of how good the Internet is. I would say that the photo is of the previous or even 1st owner of the car which is in barely used condition. It has been in the current family's ownership since 1966 and incredibly has never been MOTd! The car was trailered to and from local steam rallies from its current location near Billingshurst and the only evidence I have of it being 'on the road' is a photo of the current owner, now in her 80s, driving her mother around probably about 30 years ago. The owner still works part-time in a vaguely Downton Abbey-esque situation as a housekeeper for 'the Big House' and sadly is a bit confused. Her late husband was the 'engineer' to all the farm and other equipment and was a worse collector of things than me! He collected everything you could name from stationary steam engines to Fergie Tractors plus an immense amount of tat in between! But the only jewel as far as I can see is this Fabric Saloon. I was only brought into the scene to value the car but couldn't resist getting it running etc. I am not likely to experience anything similar again, a dream find!