01-02-2024, 09:25 AM
A bit of controversy this month! The original print of this photo is captioned "Final Polishing" and is dated 27th May 1935.
Robin Oldfield rightly commented that there is not a single cowled radiator in sight, and suggests the date should be 1934.
However, closer inspection would indicate that the car in the foreground is a 2-seater, and therefore could be one of the last chromed-radiator Opals from 1935; all the 'saloons' appear to have a square back to the roof and therefore are actually vans, which again would be correct for 1935.
So perhaps someone eagle-eyed can see any other detail that might confirm the date as 1935 rather than 1934?
1935 Longbridge final polishing 27.05.1935.jpg (Size: 107.62 KB / Downloads: 507)
Robin Oldfield rightly commented that there is not a single cowled radiator in sight, and suggests the date should be 1934.
However, closer inspection would indicate that the car in the foreground is a 2-seater, and therefore could be one of the last chromed-radiator Opals from 1935; all the 'saloons' appear to have a square back to the roof and therefore are actually vans, which again would be correct for 1935.
So perhaps someone eagle-eyed can see any other detail that might confirm the date as 1935 rather than 1934?
1935 Longbridge final polishing 27.05.1935.jpg (Size: 107.62 KB / Downloads: 507)