Lot details Registration No: SV 4043 Chassis No: 7315440 Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Entered from the collection of the late Walter Witney
- Re-bodied in the style of a Speedster but needs finishing
- A great project with much of the hard work done
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.
Reportedly part of Mr Witney's collection since 2007, this Special is understood to have begun life as a saloon. Built-up from an assortment of Model T parts and clothed with Speedster-style coachwork, it was still being finished at the time of Mr Witney's passing. To left-hand drive specification, the two-seater sports black vinyl upholstery and wooden wheels. The Ford has the makings of a fun project but is being offered for sale strictly as seen. Thus, potential purchasers should satisfy themselves as to (a) its completeness or otherwise and (b) the extent of further work required.
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