21-10-2021, 08:34 AM
(21-10-2021, 06:47 AM)Tony Johns Wrote: Mike has mentioned the majority of Ulsters that came to Australia when new in the early 1930's were shipped as rolling chassis and fitted with local bodywork to avoid Import duties on complete cars. This photo is an example of a Melbourne built body and I would be happy to have it in my garage. Not sure which category the experts would place it in?
The 10 stud supercharged Ulster I restored and used to own, was assembled with a Rolt body built in 1974. The car is still here and has been on the road for 47 years so again not sure where it would sit with the experts?
Wonderful photo. In the case of the Aus cars I've asked before if we can identify/review all those rolling chassis cars by chassis number, confidentially if necessary, as it would be interesting to see how they fit in the progression of the ledgered identities - and inform the possible batches/clusters where the ledgers are gone.
The engines also have interesting patterns - batches again all the way through till the end of Sports production in 1937 - so the more we know about the serial numbers and stamping locations on axles, gearboxes and engines, the more interesting the cars become and the more chance of identifying 'lost' parts. Some Ulster engines have recently been able to go back to the original body/chassis, for instance... or it makes possibilities for pairs of cars being 'linked' by birth - and later use.