07-01-2021, 09:59 PM
Almost 50 years ago (my, doesn’t time fly!),when I first moved up to Birmingham, I made the acquaintance of an elderly gentleman who had an ARQ Ruby that he had bought new from Thomas Startins in 1935. He was a retired chauffeur and the car was like a new pin, with a genuine 66k miles on the clock. It was an exceedingly nice car to drive and one could imagine just what good cars they must have been when new. I personally don’t like the Dick Butzi design, which is why I run an RP, which is another good usable car, but that doesn’t mean that a well sorted Ruby is not a very good car. Indeed, my great grandson, Leon, wants one.