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This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 11:56 am
by Jem
My near neighbour Ian Braban has spent about a decade restoring this Manchester T Landaulette to a standard that would be the envy of a Rolls Royce shop. Check out the photos on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldefule/ ... 850294526/
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 12:02 pm
by Mark Nunn
Magnificent is an insufficient description. Wow.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 12:23 pm
by Scott_Conger
that's pretty remarkable
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 12:45 pm
by DHort
That chauffer he hired looks pretty nice as well. Step in sir.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 3:52 pm
by 2nighthawks
WOW! Only problem is that it's just too nice to drive!
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 4:05 pm
by Rich Eagle
Thanks for sharing that with us Jem. It always seems odd to luxerize a Ford but things were very different outside the U.S. back then.
What a wonderful job he did.
Rich
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 4:50 pm
by Wayne Sheldon
Incredible! I do hope we get to see more pictures of that wonderful work of art.
Thank you Jem.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 5:44 pm
by KLTagert
Absolutely Stunning !
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 6:07 pm
by TWrenn
If I didnt k ow better I'd say the chauffeur is Captain Smith from the RMS Titanic!!
Beautiful car.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 9:38 pm
by Mopar_man
Wow that back seat. What a great car.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 10:18 pm
by rnwilliams
Nice car. Tim that really looks like Captain Smith. I thought the same thing.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 11:27 pm
by Bob McDaniel
UH,.........Santa?
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 2:36 am
by Jem
The chauffeur IS Ian, the owner & restorer, not a model hired to add period effect
. And I am sure he'll be pleased with the positive comments.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 5:37 am
by Model T Tom
WOW !!!!!!
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 4:49 pm
by RxGPoblet
That's art
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 1:20 pm
by gcomo
Simply amazing.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 2:08 pm
by Scott Rosenthal
Hello Jem and Ian:
Love to see more photos of this fabulous car.
Regards,
Scott
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 10:44 pm
by Kbillet
Beautiful Car. But I would be interested in it’s history? That would be every bit, if not more, intriguing.
Re: This car is Beautiful - have a look
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 2:46 am
by Jem
I've told Ian there is an article to be written here. He has photos pre- and during-restoration. The car was previously owned for a long time by one of our club members Rodger Florio who sadly died just before the restoration was completed, so never saw it. I don't know if we have any history prior to Rodger.