01-02-2022, 04:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2022, 04:24 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
Possibly, the best balance between the "cuteness" of early cars and the "useability" of later variants is indeed the 1928 to mid-1930 Chummy. These had a stronger chassis, a better-supported body; bigger, front-mounted headlamps and, on late cars in the group, an oil pressure gauge. Post mid-1930, the wider body, tall radiator and larger bonnet made the appearance rather more prosaic and, with an increase in weight came a diminished performance. Today though it hardly matters; our Ruby attracts just as much public interest as our early 1929 Chummy and it's only we enthusiasts who appreciate and enjoy the subtle and non-too subtle differences between the models.