Description
October 1950 Series one.
Restored over a nine year period due to other projects and family.
Rebuilt from the ground up with new parts wherever needed, I have a file full of invoices for parts.
Underneath it has had new brake lines, shoes, cylinders and a new stainless sleeved master cylinder, new tracta joints and the swivels are in good condition. New springs were fitted supplied by Jones Springs.
New shoes fitted to the transmission brake with new oil seal on back of transfer box.
The dash all works as it should and the petrol gauge has been restored.
A number of the original panels have been replaced supplied by Wadsworths and new perspex side windows were fitted.
Undercover covers hood, door panels and chain guards.
Finished in period correct semi matt bronze green from Craftmaster Paints
Lucas Trafficators (switch is not quite original but it was the best I could find at the time)
Overdrive
Clayton Heater
Period correct Dunlop T28 Trac Grip Tyres
Rear Seats
The engine I believe is not original but was replaced with another period correct 1600 sometime in the 1980's.
Current Odometer reading is 22229, however I think the odometer was replaced sometime in 1989 at a reading of around 42165. Therefore around 64394 miles in total. Originally sold to Robert Forrester of Broombrae Farm, Auchtermuchty, Fife first registered 31/ 10/ 50
Subsequent owners were:
16/ 01/ 56 - John Curzon of Dunan, Rannoch Station, Perthshire
16/ 03/ 61 - George McCorquodale, Dunan, Rannoch Station, Perthshire
27/ 12/ 61 - James Robertson, East Lodge, Bridge of Gaur, Rannoch Station, Perthshire
09/ 01/ 63 - James Robertson, Cottage, Rannoch Lodge, Bridge of Gaur, Rannoch Station, Perthshire
28/ 06/ 71 - Phillip E. Holloway - Rannoch Lodge, Rannoch Station, Perthshire
04/ 12/ 79 - James Coleman - Clifon Hampton, Oxon
29/ 11/ 88 - Ian Lindsay - Greasby, Wirral
??/ 3/ 00 - Bill Briggs, Mobberley, Cheshire
16/ 07/ 10 - Harold Sanders, Warrington, Cheshire
I have the current V5C and I also have the original brown log book from 1950.
