15-09-2021, 01:05 PM
Again. Looking at the evidence.
So the photo and all the austin guff come from same source.
The photo shows a sports with first reg letter O last 6. And the car carries a mascot as sold in the same lot.
There is an Austin apprentice prize cup in the same lot.
And a load of expensive guff that you would expect someone with very close ties to Austin to have. Perhaps a salesman, premium apprentice or sum such.
We know the ref OL166 was used by the works, either on the 'same chassis' notionally, or on various chassis at different times. We know that it was on a sports of the type shown in this photo.
When 'works cars' get old. It was common for them to be disposed. History tells us usually to someone in the know, or with links to the manufacturer. There are countless of examples
I'm not a betting man, but I did do statistics at A level. I would suggest the likelihood of this photograph being OL166 are rather better than it not being OL166.
With regards Bonhams, no harm trying, but with GDPR being what most believe it is, I suspect it will be a dead end.
So the photo and all the austin guff come from same source.
The photo shows a sports with first reg letter O last 6. And the car carries a mascot as sold in the same lot.
There is an Austin apprentice prize cup in the same lot.
And a load of expensive guff that you would expect someone with very close ties to Austin to have. Perhaps a salesman, premium apprentice or sum such.
We know the ref OL166 was used by the works, either on the 'same chassis' notionally, or on various chassis at different times. We know that it was on a sports of the type shown in this photo.
When 'works cars' get old. It was common for them to be disposed. History tells us usually to someone in the know, or with links to the manufacturer. There are countless of examples
I'm not a betting man, but I did do statistics at A level. I would suggest the likelihood of this photograph being OL166 are rather better than it not being OL166.
With regards Bonhams, no harm trying, but with GDPR being what most believe it is, I suspect it will be a dead end.