19-05-2021, 08:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 23-05-2021, 01:23 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
(19-05-2021, 08:05 PM)Dave Mann Wrote: Brilliant, I like the number plates not being new.
Well spotted, Dave!
(19-05-2021, 08:04 PM)Reckless Rat Wrote: It really is remarkable that so many of our cars have survived. Even though it is 41 years since Tony's Ruby last turned a wheel, that was still around 1980 when most pre-war cars had by then succumbed to the scrap man and the metal worms.Ah! It's not mine but belongs to my wife, Anne, who bought it in 1971. You are right about the resale value - but it's both what we wanted, and you can't take it with you. Let's hope that it survives another 87 years!
No doubt a labour of love that will never be covered by its resale value, but whatever. Well done that man!
(19-05-2021, 07:43 PM)phillips Wrote: Hi looking good. Is the reg number a North London issue?The car was first registered in the Wirral, Cheshire and stayed with one family until 1962. It then changed hands several times during the 1960s with, as far as we know, Anne, my wife, being the 7th owner. It was completely original, and used daily for some years - but eventually stored (a terrible thing to do to a car) and was in pretty poor shape when eventually taken out of hibernation for the rebuild.