Lot details Registration No: SV 4903 Chassis No: A142253 Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Part of the late Walter Witney's collection since 1993
- Formerly on display at the Monarch Motor Museum, Dublin
- In use last year but engine removed for overhaul
Further Info:
Walter `Wally' Witney (1934 - 2014)
Walter `Wally' Witney had a lifelong affection for Ford vehicles. Growing up with various Model Ts and As in the family, he began his working life as an apprentice mechanic. A keen driver who would think nothing of undertaking a 600-mile round trip to visit a steam rally or pootling down to the local supermarket aboard a Model T, Wally also had a taste for speed which he indulged during the 1960s as `spanner man' to stock car ace Roy Gladwin (No. 324).
A keen auction goer who collected stationary engines and sewing machines as well as Fords, Wally was also an inveterate tinkerer. Thus the 1930 Model A Tudor Sedan was part way through an engine overhaul and the 1923 Model T `Speedster' Special had yet to be completed at the time of his death. A quiet, unassuming man who had nevertheless led a rich life, Wally's funeral attracted a diverse range of vintage and classic machinery.
Part of Mr Witney's collection since late November 1993 when it was purchased via a RTS auction, this 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan is understood to have previously been on display at the Monarch Motor Museum in Dublin. Driven to numerous rallies and shows over the past twenty odd years, it presents as an older restoration and was being treated to an engine overhaul at the time of Mr Witney's passing. The car appears to be substantially complete but potential purchasers are asked to satisfy themselves as to the extent of any missing components. Being offered for sale strictly as seen, `SV 4903' is nevertheless accompanied by an assortment of engine spares.
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