Austin Sevens on St Helena

[Timothy P]

Thank you everyone for your responses, 

Very interesting Derek, could you post a link to the 2002 sighting?

Great to hear of your experiences and see the photos Jack. On the website Mr Soloman is described as " St Helena’s leading and most enterprising inhabitant", so I would not be surprised if the businesses were all owned by the same man, but I will check if he also had interests in Ushuaia. Thank you Steve for posting the article on the Ascension Island cars, what an interesting story.

I have made contact with the gentleman that built the website I linked to, and both him and his son have been actively looking for 'number one'. They have kindly offered to assist me in compiling an article for the grey mag. I would be hugely appreciative if anyone else has any other information.

[Derek Sheldon]

Thank you everyone for your responses, 

Very interesting Derek, could you post a link to the 2002 sighting?

Great to hear of your experiences and see the photos Jack. On the website Mr Soloman is described as " St Helena’s leading and most enterprising inhabitant", so I would not be surprised if the businesses were all owned by the same man, but I will check if he also had interests in Ushuaia. Thank you Steve for posting the article on the Ascension Island cars, what an interesting story.

I have made contact with the gentleman that built the website I linked to, and both him and his son have been actively looking for 'number one'. They have kindly offered to assist me in compiling an article for the grey mag. I would be hugely appreciative if anyone else has any other information.

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Sorry Timothy ,read it all out of context.

In 2002 Mrs Hilda Benjamin recalled an encounter she had with Number 1:

It was just coming on dark, when I first saw the headlights of the car travelling down Constitution Road. I was 15 years old, and living at Maldivia House at the time. I asked our house keeper, Maggie Francis, who it was and realising it was Mr Solomon’s number 1, I ran as fast as I could down the road to St. John’s Church and met the car just as I reached the corner. Mr Peter Brooks was driving the car that night, and I asked if I could have a ride. He agreed, and drove me down to Reagons where my Grandmother was living. When the ride came to an end I thanked Mr Brooks and felt proud to have ridden in number 1.

It’s (probably) not still running…it’s seen below at various dates:

Hope that you can read this