There has been a recent flurry of activity with several Fairthorpes being removed from long term storage and the work to return them to the road has been started.
The first of these belongs to Clive Weelen , he has owned the car for 30 odd years paying very little for the car when he purchased it needing a rebuild, Clive is only now in a position to start the restoration and he has made fast progress over the last few weeks. The EM is a 1960 Mk2 with independent rear suspension and the twin vent bonnet and registered 316 PBH, Clive is looking for any history for the car prior to his ownership. Most of the parts seem to be with the car except the pedal assembly, if anyone has a spare set lying around I can put you in touch. The body shell looks reasonably solid but will require a good bit of TLC to return it to it`s former glory whilst the chassis looks to be quite well preserved now that the outriggers have been re welded onto the main chassis.
As you can see the bonnet has been liberated from the hedge it has been living in for a number of years!
Clive will be sending more pictures as he goes along so I will keep you updated on his progress.
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