12-11-2021, 10:43 PM
My ARQ Ruby came with a dilapidated board visor that had been stripped of the outer material which I later found in amongst various other oily components and was beyond use.
But around the time I began my initial restoration, Bryan Purves’ ARQ Ruby, registration BUU 684, was featured in the October 1984 edition of The Automobile magazine and his had the glass visor, his was I believe fitted in the vehicle he purchased, but whether that is original or not……
In ignorance I went for the glass (plastic) version which is a repro purchased from one of our trusted suppliers which I believed to be correct but…….
But around the time I began my initial restoration, Bryan Purves’ ARQ Ruby, registration BUU 684, was featured in the October 1984 edition of The Automobile magazine and his had the glass visor, his was I believe fitted in the vehicle he purchased, but whether that is original or not……
In ignorance I went for the glass (plastic) version which is a repro purchased from one of our trusted suppliers which I believed to be correct but…….