Friends' Gallery Picture of the Month - June 2022

[Mike Costigan]

A very early de-luxe Ruby - the London registration number dates from July 1934, the same month the model was introduced. Most ARQ Rubies have black window surrounds, this one appears to hve the surrounds in colour, possibly a contrasting colour to the main body. This sort of colour scheme was favoured in the early sales brochures, but this photo is the first evidence I have seen to suggest that some cars were turned out like this.