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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: A Six in the Monte
« on: June 12, 2022, 16:32:41 »
hello John, further to our Messages  please find attached copies of Photographs of my grandfather's AC.
We had always thought it was a Montlhery from the note on the photo, but the body does look different to
the original on David's car.  It is intriguing that the body of Cecil’s car is different, but it is not
a surprise. He trained as an engineering designer with Harland & Wolfe, and I  have found an engineering
drawing showing modifications to a Mulliner bodied Rolls-Royce 20-25 he also owned, so it does seem to be
somewhat typical of him.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: A Six in the Monte
« on: June 12, 2022, 11:13:17 »
I've had a reply from Martin Humphreys, as follows-

Hello John, thank you for making contact. I have some other photos  that I will email to you. My grandfather was Cecil May,
and this was the second AC in the 1927 Monte  Caro rally. I still have the medal awarded for completing it.
I did talk and email with David back in 2017, he send me a photo from a 1978 issue Action photo which shows Cecils car
lined up at Brooklands. I'll email the photos to you.


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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: A Six in the Monte
« on: June 12, 2022, 08:46:41 »
The vehicle registration number appears to be RO 38.
A quick check reveals O is Birmingham 1903 on, RO is Hertfordshire 1925-1974.
The number should perhaps be datable, although I guess it was easier back then to re-register.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: A Six in the Monte
« on: June 11, 2022, 17:29:04 »
Further thought, its on beaded edge to, 1926 is the date of the photo and perhaps not the car. Could it be an earlier car, re-bodied.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: A Six in the Monte
« on: June 11, 2022, 17:23:18 »
Yes Old Crock, (i'm getting that way to  :)), I will forward your comments. As you say an interesting car, no weather equipment. The body side and door cut out are somewhat reminiscent of the shape of the early Fivet engined cars. How's your six? My Anzani car is up and running now, there's still the interior trim to do, screen and lamps to plate.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / A Six in the Monte
« on: June 09, 2022, 13:01:27 »
The following pictures and caption appeared on a facebook page recently- 

Martin Humphreys
My Grandfather drove one in the 1927 Monte Carlo rally, I've been trying work out what model he had,
family history mentions a Montlhery which I'm told is not correct.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: The lightweight sprinter
« on: May 19, 2022, 22:18:37 »
I don't know who owns it now, the photo's are definitely taken at Brooklands, perhaps it's on loan to the museum.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / The lightweight sprinter
« on: May 19, 2022, 13:02:24 »
A couple of pictures posted on facebook today. Splayed front springs, I guess this was the chassis of one of the 1921 200mile race cars.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: Car No 6199 1921
« on: May 17, 2022, 11:51:59 »
Getting there.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
« on: November 25, 2020, 23:41:06 »
P G Wodehouse in his 12HP about 1928. Its a 1921 car by the look of it.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
« on: November 24, 2020, 18:05:47 »
Victor A. Bruce and W J (Bill) Brunell, winners of the 1926 Monte Carlo Rally, and their AC 6 coupe (NMP).

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
« on: November 23, 2020, 21:54:59 »
A late model 12hp, doing duty for a Vicar somewhere in Dorset

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
« on: November 13, 2020, 13:18:57 »
General Steam Navigation Company's 'Merel' in the Regent Dry Dock, near the West Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs, around 1930.
A 12hp AC looking on, XT is a London registration beginning in 1924.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
« on: November 05, 2020, 21:40:21 »
A 12hp doing duty in Margate in the 1920's

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
« on: November 01, 2020, 12:35:08 »
Crabb's early Fivet engined car on sale in 1969

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