15-09-2021, 02:58 PM
Sorry Hedd, I disagree! Austin Harris' website shows OL 166 had an active competition life through to 1927 at least, by which time it had the butterfly wings replaced with normal touring wings. This photo is unlikely to be OL 166 as a new car (when it was owned by the Austin Motor Co), nor is it likely to be OL 166 after 1927. I can't comment on the likely age of the motorcycle in the background, but this looks like a new, or very little used, car to me. For a 1924 car, which is what I assume it is, the registration letters could potentially be OL (7/23 - 11/24), OM (11/24-9/25), ON (9/24-8/26), or OR (10/22-1/26). I'm still convinced the letter spacing indicates a 4-digit number.
The photograph itself puzzles me: the brown wallet suggests an original print, but it's most unusual for a print from the 1920s to be borderless - that's something I associate with post-1960s prints.
The photograph itself puzzles me: the brown wallet suggests an original print, but it's most unusual for a print from the 1920s to be borderless - that's something I associate with post-1960s prints.