Here we have this truly magnificent 1938 Alvis 12/ 70 Anderson tourer (1 of 4 built) Alvis factory records show that the rolling chassis of OJT 727 was supplied to Hugh Anderson Ltd of London on the 26th of November 1938, and then re-delivered after a final test on the 3?d of January the following year.

The body maker was Whittingham and Mitchel, also of London.

As an errand boy for a high class Sherborne grocery store, your correspondent delivered provisions to a notable street occupied by solicitors, bank managers and business owners.

By co-incidence, the very same Alvis 12/70 was often parked in a garage belonging to a local solicitor and at that time, in the 1950s, the car appeared to be very smart (to a thirteen year old errand boy anyway!) Fast forward a few years and the Alvis was frequently spotted driving around the same town at high speeds with what appeared to be Sherborne school boys at the helm.

The motor car then disappeared from sight and mind until several decades l...