10-01-2018, 10:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-01-2018, 11:16 PM by Jeff Taylor.)
The A7CA Chassis Register has its registration number as AON 66 - as you already know, this was issued by Birmingham in February 1935 - given its chassis number the build date of the car would have been early January 1935 so the registration ties in nicely with that. Unfortunately all the registration records for Birmingham ON registered vehicles have been destroyed, so the chances of finding out who the first owner was are now virtually nil I'm afraid. The A7CA Chassis Register suggests that either you or the previous owner are / was a member of the Essex Austin 7 Club - have you spoken to the Membership Secretary of the EA7C to see if the car featured in its membership prior to its conversion to Ulster Rep Spec? Your only other chance would be if someone on this or indeed other forums recognised the registration number as having once been on a Ruby that had passed through their hands at one time or one that they remembered seeing. There would be little point in you contacting the DVLA as they would simply refuse to divulge any previous owner information they might have citing the Data Protection Act. Speaking as a graphic designer, that's a lovely piece of artwork.
Jeff.
Jeff.