TVB was definitely from Wallace Arnold. This is the only Crayford car with the special Wallace Arnold plate on the inner wing. This denotes its conversion date. When I first heard of this car it was up in Crewe. Darren the then owner, had prized it from his mate who’d got fed up with the restoration and together they brought it back to life. Originally a white SL90 1159cc, but now an ex-army 2.3 lump residing in the engine bay with running gear from a 1600 HB. Rolls Royce friends put the new hood together for the finishing touch. This car has since changed hands a few times, but is still on the show circuits.
Pictures of this car here
AMC was first seen in 86 after an extensive restoration and with the coming together of parts from a scrap Viva GT. It ran a 2.3 engine along with GT running gear. The interior was a mix of GT and Deluxe panels. The most striking feature was the twin headlamp set up and its brilliant red coat of paint. The car was then involved in a serious accident, and was again rebuilt, but re-sprayed white and with a Cologne V6 shoe horned under the bonnet. The car was sold on a few times and disappeared. It finally re-appeared in a very sorry state, but is again under going a full restoration. The owner has the only genuine set of Cosmic wheels as featured on OPF in all the adverts.
Pictures of this car here
URR came from an old lady in Folkestone, Kent I believe, before beginning sold on a couple of times. Originally registered in Nottingham, the car travelled a long way to its first owner. An M.O.T. from 1995 puts the mileage at 61,000. When sold in 1999 it had a 1256cc engine fitted. From the 1999 pictures, it had been well kept up to this point so restoration would have been simple. It also proves the mileage to be correct. Once sold it was laid up in storage for many years and re-surfaced in 2009. All easily removable panels and all its' front end panels had been changed, although the cutting of the new doors isn't correct as per Crayford's specification. The interior light has been moved to the centre rather than being screwed to the passenger's side of the lower dash. The wheels are similar, but not the same as those originally seen on OPF.
Pictures of this car here