3 litre YO 6878 in the 1950s

 

One of my neighbours, Barry Jenkinson, owned YO 6878 between about 1953 and 1958. Barry has asked me whether I could trace the car or at least find out something of its more recent history. Here is a photograph of the car in the 1950s.

 

 

I note that YO 6878 is listed on your record, with its chassis and engine numbers. However, the more recent images of the car on your website show two seater bodywork with long front mudguards and small headlights. This is very different from the car in the 1950s photograph supplied by my neighbour, which shows a four seater with cycle-style mudguards, large headlamps and wider passenger compartment.

 

 

So either the bodywork has substantially changed since the late 1950s, or the plate has been transferred to a different vehicle and the later images on your website are of a different car. Barry Jenkinson says that it had a 3 litre engine, whereas the current DVLA information says that it’s a 4.5 litre. But it was definitely a 3 litre when Barry owned it!

 

I wonder whether anyone could shed a light on this.