Description
A handsome and slightly out of the ordinary car, although referred to as a 'Continental' saloon, it would be described by many as a sports saloon. Incorporating ‘trouser crease’ wings, rear-mounted spare wheel, quarter bumpers and top-opening boot, the car is refreshingly different and attractive. Painted in a cheery shade of yellow, with black wings and leather-covered roof, which incorporates a sliding sun roof, and with excellent pale tan leather interior. Chromework too, is very good. Fitted with a stainless steel exhaust system, running well and offered serviced, newly MoT tested. The original registration number was BGF 890, which may well be available to claim back, and this is a process that we would be more than happy to help with.
Chassis No. GRC81 Reg No. XSG 779
Snippets: The Sailing Stockbroker
Hugh Carron Scrimgeour (1883/ 1958) was a scion of the Stockbroking Scrimgeour family of Sussex. The family can trace their origins back to Scotland - the surname is taken from the old English Skrymser meaning swordsman with members of the Scottish clan being Earls of Dundee, Royal Standard Bearers and Constables. Hugh Scrimgeour himself was a keen sailor owning the 8mtr Bermudan Sloop built by William Fife in Scotland & christened Oonah which he raced at Cowes with his daughter Pamela crewing, in honour of her father she later commission the Pamela Snagge Trophy which is awarded annually to the winner of the Mermaid Class. Hugh Carron’s fleet of yachts included Eastmora (built 1926) and Sans Peur. Hugh had early brushes with the law as in 1909 he was summoned for driving at excessive speeds and in 1912 summoned for lack of an identification plate on his motor and again 1913 for exceeding the speed limit! Perhaps there was less chance of a summons whilst out at sea. The chassis cards show that the 2nd owner was William Stanley Reeve-Tucker (1888/ 1939) who was a rubber planter in Malaya and a member of the Malay Federal Council. Whilst in Malaya he pioneered a method in killing mosquitos which reduced the number of estate workers suffering from Malaria on the Sungei Way Estate. When he first moved to Malaya in 1907 he joined the MSVR and received his commission in 1913, during WWI he was ranked as a Captain. After his death it is thought that GRC81 was laid up for the duration of WWII as in 1945 it is shown as being with Kenneth & Kitty Hutchison. They were keen motorists and in 1954 Kenneth entered the Monte Carlo Sun Motor Rally in his 1951 Bentley B130MD with N. Birkett as co-driver and they were judged as being joint winners in triple tie and they won the 4th category – Mass produced touring cars over 2600cc.
