Amazing barn find and a journey of discovery

[Bootsy]

Names? I'd go with 'Dodger'

Because of the jammy gits who found it!

Only joking. Couldn't happen to a nicer couple

[andy888]

very interesting find mike. and you are correct... Leslie is indeed a good guy!

andy

Good to see you on here Andy. Glad you are following the story





Regards
Mike

yes i will be following this project and am on hand to help out where req'd!

[Darren65]

Light Ivory then!!

On the button John.

I thought all E's were Light Ivory

Darren

[210bhp]

At this juncture I should like to apologise for not answering any of your questions, commenting on any of your thinking or giving hints to who was right or wrong, close to the truth or miles away.
Telling the story should reveal everything so we have just concentrated on that.
Suffice to say that the expert minds of DDK have wriggled and wiggled most of the correct details along the way from the details we have posted. It just goes to show how well you all know these cars. Very impressed!

Our next challenge was to get stuck into the research of this car. Most of you will have done this at some point with your own cars and it is one of the most enjoyable parts. It has been for us. We poured over what we already knew and made a checklist of who and where to contact next.
I examined the photos over and over again.

A few weeks (!) later I was scanning the photos yet again and noticed something different in these two photos taken about 12 miles apart on our journey home. Spot anything?

[left4dead]

You'd lost the rear indicator lens?

And some of the rust?

[mycar]

B*gger, somewhere on a Scottish country lane lies a small smear of red and amber glass.

Mike.

[willbrown]

An all time classic DDK post. Many congratulations Mike and Brendan what a captivating story. Can't wait to hear more

[bjmullan]

It was actual six weeks after the event that we realised that the rear o/s light assembly was AWOL. Leslie suggested that one weekend we get on our bikes and travel the route with the hope that we might actual find it. Long shot but worth a try.

Then I had to go on business to sunny Hull and decided that going into deepest darkest southern Scotland would only add about 1.5 - 2 hours onto my journey so I decide to leave a bit earlier and travel the route...

[210bhp]

Brendan sent this photo to my phone early one January morning while I was deep into a cavity

[IanMcLeod]

Oh look there it is on the grass verge LOL!!

Knowing the price of them it was worth the petrol..

[hot66]

I was wondering about the swb rear lense

[210bhp]

Good job it was a quiet road but to lay there for six weeks! But wait, what's that next to it?

[KS]

Good job it was a quiet road but to lay there for six weeks! But wait, what's that next to it?

OMG! It's never Steve McQueen's press pass for Le Mans in 1970, is it? !

[Lightweight_911]

Looks like one of the bulb holders ...

[brembo]

Mike/Brendon,
After sourcing such a car from right under my nose,the least you could have done was called in for a coffee on your way past,and shown me your once in a lifetime find.Keep the posts coming.Great stuff.
Regards,