Oct
23

I Remember Daphne

A Facebook post on the Freshwater and Totland Archive Group came bak with some good memories: “I remember her, she used to come into Hitchman’s with her husband.” Sue Powell “I used to deliver her […]

Oct
20

697 HVO

A new UK convertible. 697 HVO Commission No: Y21845CV, Engine No: Y26634HE Built December, 1960. Registered in Nottingham January 1961. The car has only had two owners, the last for thirty years, with the car […]

Oct
6

Max Bygraves

A lovely period photo of the entertainer Max Bygraves. The photo features a Triumph Herald convertible – an early 1200, with the small side lights. Walter William Bygraves, OBE (16 October 1922 – 31 August […]

Oct
2

DL – The Classic Years

I am really chuffed to have this through the letterbox this morning. This superb 144 page book follows on from the hugely successful DL Isle of Wight Motor Vehicles 1896-1939 and is called The Classic […]

Oct
2

Paris Motorshow Prep 1960

Un loading the new Triumph Herald convertible at Beauvais for the 1960 Paris Motor show. The 47th Paris Motorshow – The Paris Salon, “Salon de l’Automobile” – took place in October 1960.