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RE: RL Saloon - David Cochrane - 14-11-2024
The 1929 Chummy formerly owned by Neill Bruce (with less than 20,000 miles) has orange glass. It also still has silver paint on the engine bolts.
RE: RL Saloon - Tony Press - 15-11-2024
Is the 'orange' glass the result of failing early Triplex safety glass ?
RE: RL Saloon - Nick Turley - 15-11-2024
What a lovely find - the difficulty is wether to just leave it or restore sufficiently to use.
RE: RL Saloon - Ivor Hawkins - 15-11-2024
If it were up to me I would subject it to a deep clean an a programme of careful preservation, but enough so it could be reliable transport, after all, what’s the point of having a car if you can’t drive it!
RE: RL Saloon - Nick Salmon - 15-11-2024
I'm with you Ivor. Would be a delight to be made mechanically sound and safe to drive - and the rest preserved, as is.
RE: RL Saloon - Reckless Rat - 15-11-2024
I'm with that idea.
RE: RL Saloon - Chris Garner - 19-11-2024
I've been approached by the Automobile magazine to pen a few words on the car under their " Finds and Discoveries ".
Hopefully it will be in the next, January?, edition.
RE: RL Saloon - Howard Wright - 19-11-2024
Hi Chris
I hope a few words for the Grey mag might be forthcoming?
Cheers
Howard
RE: RL Saloon - Tony Griffiths - 19-11-2024
Imagine if this had been a Mk.1 Ford Escort, driven for 40,000 miles, put into a shed and stored for 70 years.....
RE: RL Saloon - Ivor Hawkins - 20-11-2024
I think you might need a dustpan and brush Tony!