Beschreibung
SALE AGREED
A typical limousine of the time, but an exceptionally charming one in terms of condition, correctness, maturity and patina. The doors close with a delightful ‘click’, as good as when the coachwork was built. Something of a time warp, being wonderfully undisturbed, finished in deep bottle green and black, with excellent green leather interior. Recently fitted with a new cylinder head and re-cored radiator, running cool and very sweetly and a delight to drive. Fitted with twin side-mounted spare wheels, a full sized trunk on the rear, and a selection of correct tools in the tray under the front seats. Amongst other things, the history file includes the original handbook, stamped "GYZ1", an early buff logbook as well as a later, green, one, and a long run of MoT certificates, confirming just 50, 000 miles since 1970. Driven to us recently, and offered serviced, newly MoT tested and ready to go.
Chassis No. GYZ1 Reg. No. JB 2714
Snippets: Fairhurst Family
GYZ1 was delivered to Ltd Col James Ashton Fairhurst (1867/ 1944) at Arlington Manor in Newbury, James had married Eva Louise Ansell – her grandfather Joseph Ansell was the founder of Ansells Brewery. James Fairhurst died in 1944 & GYZ1 was inherited by his son Thomas Ansell Fairhurst of Allexton Hall, Rutland - in 1946 Thomas Fairhurst was summoned for speeding in his Rolls-Royce at a speed varying between 45 & 50 miles an hour in a restricted area furthermore he overtook other cars! This could well be GYZ1. Thomas had two marriages – his first wife was Barbara Winton-Wills (daughter of Sir Wills – Imperial Tobacco) and this ended in 1943 due to her “misconduct” with Herbert Morton, a Major in the 7th Hussars whom she later married. Thomas Fairhurst later married a divorcee by the name of Pamela Armstrong-Lushington-Tulloch – her 1st husband was Major George Cooper of the 2nd Household Cavalry, after their divorce Major Cooper remarried to Pamela, Viscountess Ruthven. Every August, Thomas Fairhurst would rent Delphi Lodge in Connemara for a month of salmon fishing with his extended family - which is where his step-daughter Jennifer met her future husband Jeremy Browne, the 11th Marquess of Sligo! Whilst on the annual family holiday (1955) Thomas Fairhurst unexpectedly died leaving his widow Pamela with their 2 year old son Peter to raise. In 1959 Pamela remarried for the 3rd time to Lt Cyril Heber-Percy, a scion of the noble Northumberland Percy family of Alnwick Castle. GYZ1 was only kept by Thomas Fairhurst until 1948 when it was sold to Albert Victor Simkin of Market Harborough who in 1924 was described as “an omnibus proprietor”.
