History

It was originally owned by Hilda Weston Green of Portsmouth and believed by my father to be the 1937 Motor Show car. During WW2 my father as a young naval officer was introduced to Mrs Weston Green by a cousin also in the Navy. At that time he could not get home to Notts and so when ashore, kindly widows such as her would offer bed and breakfast in a homely environment in wartime at affordable rates. She died in the late fifties or very early sixties leaving the car to my late father Sir Michael Nall. He drove the car from Portsmouth to Hoveringham Notts in about 1960/61 with my brother aboard during one of those bad winters. It remained in the old coach house at Hoveringham Hall effectively unmoved until two years ago, when my brother wanted to use the space for other purposes. My father had earlier put the car in my name.

Condition

It is, I think, complete. My father used to take the plugs out and pour oil into the cylinders, turning the engine over by hand. I believe the cylinder head has a crack.

Features

It has a De Normanville gearbox 'with safety gear'; and also a sunroof.