29-09-2017, 04:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 29-09-2017, 04:39 PM by James Anderson.)
(19-09-2017, 01:53 PM)Mike Costigan Wrote: Austin,
Apologies if I have used one of your photos - the images I have posted are a miscellany of old prints and digital images I have found in obscure parts of the internet. I have intentionally not saved any of the LAT images since your website is so accessible and easy to use. I cannot recall where I found the first image, but it was not directly searchable by 'Austin', which was why I saved it - if you want me to remove it, I'll not be offended.
As for VE 4492, the details I have indicated the driver (owner?) in 1935 was T B Raban.
Sorry for my belated reply, I'm just back from doing some work on a small cottage in France and there's little or no internet cover in the middle of Brittany where we were. Yes, the then owner was Tam Raban and strictly speaking he was the previous owner of the car an incredible 84 years ago for reasons I've already mentioned in another post in the old forum. I think the 'SO' on the sticker on the nearside headlight denotes the Scarborough Trial in 1933, as Tam won a cup in this event in 1933. I only managed to make this conclusion thanks to members of the Forum informing me about cups that had been purchased by an antique dealer who wanted to find the owner of the car they related to and that subsequently I managed to purchase.
In reply to the point about the car appearing other than at Brooklands, in addition to the Trial this photo relates to, I've got ones of it at the Lewes Speed Trial with VL Seyd driving (its first owner who purchased the car from a dealership in 1931).