4.3 Litre SA Vanden Plas Pillarless Saloon, chassis 13163, finished in Blue Pearl Essence with Beige Leather, an Olympia Show car on the Vanden Plas stand, despatched on 31 October 1936 to Anglo African Shipping Co. of London.
Chassis 13163 is believed to have been registered EML 461, issued by the Middlesex County Council between September and December 1936.
Clive Hutchinson told me Stan Pollard acquired EML 461 from South Africa.
Along the way EML 461 received a number of modifications to modernize its appearance. In the two photos I have seen the basic pillarless saloon body appears to be unchanged. The front wings have been modified and extended to meet the rear wings, rear spats have been added, the headlamps have been enclosed and a splash pan has been added between the front bumper and body.
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