09-09-2020, 03:13 PM
Hi Everyone,
Around 40 years ago, my Dad got a phone call from an A7 owning doctor. He said 'jump in your Chummy and get to this address ASAP'. We arrived at the house soon afterwards - a big house in Clifton Bedfordshire. The owner was bed-ridden, in his kitchen. I have always thought that the owner was something to do with Trust House Forte, but cannot find any evidence to back that up.
Anyway - The doctor was waiting for us, and took us to a smart barn in the garden. Inside, was a beautiful green ulster. This is where I have to apologise to all you Ulster officionados out there - we were sworn to secrecy about the car, so no pictures and amazingly, it didn't even get a reference in the 750 bulletin. It was unrestored, and we were told that all numbers matched, and I'm pretty certain that included a supercharger (but I may be wrong). The barn was of good quality, so the car was in good condition.
The one thing that has stayed firmly in my mind, was all the scrutineering tickets from Brooklands, still in the car. We were told that it hadn't run since before the war.
Where is it now? And was it as good as we were led to believe (and my memory thinks it was).
The memory of this car has stayed with me for 2/3 of my life, and I need closure on this one.
All the best,
Colin
Around 40 years ago, my Dad got a phone call from an A7 owning doctor. He said 'jump in your Chummy and get to this address ASAP'. We arrived at the house soon afterwards - a big house in Clifton Bedfordshire. The owner was bed-ridden, in his kitchen. I have always thought that the owner was something to do with Trust House Forte, but cannot find any evidence to back that up.
Anyway - The doctor was waiting for us, and took us to a smart barn in the garden. Inside, was a beautiful green ulster. This is where I have to apologise to all you Ulster officionados out there - we were sworn to secrecy about the car, so no pictures and amazingly, it didn't even get a reference in the 750 bulletin. It was unrestored, and we were told that all numbers matched, and I'm pretty certain that included a supercharger (but I may be wrong). The barn was of good quality, so the car was in good condition.
The one thing that has stayed firmly in my mind, was all the scrutineering tickets from Brooklands, still in the car. We were told that it hadn't run since before the war.
Where is it now? And was it as good as we were led to believe (and my memory thinks it was).
The memory of this car has stayed with me for 2/3 of my life, and I need closure on this one.
All the best,
Colin