22-06-2020, 08:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 22-06-2020, 08:34 AM by Mike Costigan.)
(21-06-2020, 10:12 PM)JonE Wrote: ... Pearl Grey originally. And I don't think it would be out of place here to say it was originally made for a Costigan! ...
Yes. but not me! That was brother Stephen's car, or body at least; I thought he had number 7, but wasn't sure enough to comment on this thread. It was originally built on a 1930 chassis, I think it might have been DH 8465, and as Paul says, he painted it grey with red wings. The grey was VdP Carlton Grey to match the Talbot my father owned at the time, and the wings were red to match my black and red Ulster that I was rebuilding. Good to know it's survived, even if the car Stephen built is now in two halves!
Edit: late 1972 or probably 1973 sounds about right, he certainly bought the body some time after the Longbridge Rally..