30-07-2022, 11:01 PM
I think Martin has saved any feeling of 1922-ness by developing it, probably subconsciously with knowledge of the feel of the GESS they have been working on. The side view of the plan I saw looked like it had the rear roof radius of a steel '31 Box. (I had a look through the Doctors Coupes for same, but its only the Maythorn - 1927 - that has that sort of curvature)
I think it's unwise that that car gets considered with the more original Mawby cars. It IS undoubtedly a lovely thing, but perhaps like with the Brooklands lookalikes, we have to be careful that these cars don't become seen/known as originals if they are structurally different - or like this, possibly weren't ever there in the first place. A great vision though! It broadens the range of the contemporary coachbuilt in the same way as the Naulls/Dunford.
I think it's unwise that that car gets considered with the more original Mawby cars. It IS undoubtedly a lovely thing, but perhaps like with the Brooklands lookalikes, we have to be careful that these cars don't become seen/known as originals if they are structurally different - or like this, possibly weren't ever there in the first place. A great vision though! It broadens the range of the contemporary coachbuilt in the same way as the Naulls/Dunford.