Wanted :-
I am undertaking a total rebuild of a 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special that is fitted with
a unique Abbey Coachworks "Competition" 2 seater body (for which read Trials as it has a 16 gallon tank at the rear!).
Judging by a number of things such as mods. to the shock-absorbers and various scrapes and dings under the chassis, it seems pretty certain that the car was actively trialled in the 1930's. Along the way it has lost it's original windscreen assembly. These were a bit unusual in that the screen could either be hinged upward (for foggy Exeters ?) or traditionally folded flat. This type of screen was also used on other Abbey bodied Hornets AND Eustace Watkins bodied Hornets of the early Thirties.
Do you know anyone with Wolseley Hornet bits in a shed?
A screen of this type, no matter how rough or incomplete .... would be a great help in restoring this very unusual car. Any good leads will be suitably rewarded !
Rebuilding this should keep me occupied as the Allard is gathering dust at the back of the garage having been told it is no longer welcome in Class 7 (but that's another story).
Nigel Brown
I presume that you have tried Robin Moore the Hornet specialist at 01840 213273 He of the stopwatch at the Fingle special test.
ReplyDeleteJohn. Many thanks for the very prompt response. I have spoken to Robin about various Hornet bits such as brake cylinders/hoses etc. I will send him a copy of the 1932 Light Car advert for the car so that he can see what type of screen I'm chasing. As you may have guessed ..... my message should have been on the Sales/Wanted board but due to a cock-up on my part it ended up on General. Nigel
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