Export Ruby.

[Robert Foreman]

Now here's one for the sleuths, an export Ruby dated December 1938 on the reverse but where is it? 

   

[Mike Costigan]

The registration number looks to be a single letter - possibly 'A' - followed by four numbers. That combined with the background and I'll guess Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).


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[squeak]

It's hot the ruby vents are open and the foliage is tropical with palms. The wandering cow is unpenned possibly sacred ?. Is the terracotta roof tiling common in coastal shrilanka ?

[Mike Costigan]

This is described as a traditional house in Sri Lanka: similar tiles and overhanging eves to those in the Ruby pic.


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[Henry Harris]

I think the architecture may be of Portuguese influence somewhere in the south of India. 

Coconut palms, wandering cow.  

Goa, Malabar, Madras or Ceylon? 

In 2005 whilst working in Goa I found a shop in the market at Panjim still sign written as Austin agents and suppliers of Austin spare parts.

Unfortunately the shop was closed, it was Sunday and I didn't get a chance to go back.

[Bob Culver]

The car appears to have 16 inch wheels with modern style rims. I have always associated these just with the later model. The lack of guttering on the house a sort of third world feature.

[Mike Costigan]

The 16" wheels were certainly fitted to early export Rubies, and I have seen late RPs with them, though no guarantee they were originally so fitted. This is a 1935 left-hand-drive Ruby (note no trafficators):


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[Reckless Rat]

The roof tiles in the original photo look more like Roman tiles than the factory made ones shown later:



Perhaps it's somewhere like Mauritius?

Is the animal perhaps a pony rather than a cow?

[squeak]

the hind quarters slope steeply more like a cow, the tail end is fluffy, not clear about the upper portion. Film quality or local breed?

[FrogPond]

   
1936 Export ARQ 3-main LHD. 16" Wheels.
I only ended up with four of them. Mike