Fil Baker's Austin 10 Lichfield
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- So named as I fancied myself as Gandalf, having overdosed on Tolkien. It was a 1935 Austin 10 Lichfield - my first car, bought when I was 20. No, it wasn't new! The plan was to build a Hot Rod, but by the time I'd made it legal, driven and restored it a bit , I couldn't bring myself to carve it up (how things change: qv Morris 8...). Eventually I sold it but bought it back a few months later and moved from Exeter to London with it, subsequently making numerous weekend round-trips.

The end came when the engine died quietly and I lacked the facilities to do anything about it. The new owner was intending to restore it properly, and if BUO 456 survives I'd like to see it again...

Austin10 as acquired...
...and after considerable work
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