Description Ex-Longbridge employee car; superbly original and in delightful condition; 7,000 miles in the last 50 years; around 28,400 miles from new; driven to the sale; massive history file; just lovely It's always a pleasure to find a car with loads of history and this nicely original Austin 8 certainly has that.

Mr AJW Jones, it's first owner, worked in the Gauge Room at Longbridge.

A direct sale to a company employee, the original notification that the car was complete is on file, with a projected collection date of 21st October 1946.

A further note states 'The Austin Motor Co Ltd thanks you for your remittance and encloses receipt herewith.

The Company hope to be favoured with your further commands and recommendations'.

A different time! The company issued the registration book for GOM 141 and the Co-Operative Insurance Society looked after his insurance.

The car passed from Mr Jones to his wife and thence to his daughter, the car remaining in her care until 1993 - a period...