(Updated Feb 2002)

The son of the current owner informs us that the car is offered for sale, asking US$40k.

Contact:

Keith Jones
21c Anne Street
Rotorua, New Zealand
Phone: (64) 07 3502477

(Dec 2001)

This car was originally owned by Sir Norman Watson, Baronet, who died in 1982 with no heirs. His wife lived in Park Lane, London, but died in 1989.

In the late 1990's, the car was purchased from Vintage Motors of Sarasota by Keith Jones, who then shipped it to his home in New Zealand for restoration. There, it was stripped down to the bare body and dipped. The dipping removed the extensive body filler, so the Keith decided to recreate a new body tub from zinc-coated steel. Apparently, the restoration company went out of business mid-way through the project, so the car (in parts) remained in storage for three years. The owner has now taken on the restoration himself, but is looking for a craftsman to finish the new body tub.