Practically Classics Forum

i don't know anyone remember's this from the old forum but i thought i bring it back up now as i got some interesting info now add to it.
as before i planned on making a replica of the Turner imp sports car which would of used Hillman imp running gear ,engine,gearbox if it had been finished.

that was a few months ago and things are to look interesting thanks to the Turner register help, having kept some original letters from when they were offered back in 1978 some moulds/Bucks for this very sports car. Turner had very little space or interest at the time take them. they were even sent pictures



also it mensions from the letter that there was a prototype Hillman imp based/chassis unit but it was left outside and deteriorated so far that it was destroyed. Now i am at this point i have two choices one carry on and build a replica from the pictures or i could try and trace these moulds and build a real one.
love to hear your thoughts on this?
I am now busy writing a letter to the owner who had the moulds in 1978 in the hope they still exist. as there was rumours that the moulds were destroyed after the turner club didn't take them but i can't see someone doing that as they were worth money at the time, i think there proparly still there or stored somewhere nearby.

Have you tried tracing the car in the back ground? You never know the moulds might have moved with the car.

Thanks landyman,
the car in the background is a Jaguar E-type,
date of liabilty 1984
someone on the Popular classics forum as already help me there
but i think your right they must of gone together from that premises.
the company was called Watsonian sidecars ltd, and was based then at Albion road,Greet,Birmingham.
i know it changed it name to watsonian squire sidecars but i keep seem to find them anywhere?
any ideas guys?

Here you go - web link posted below - looks like they have moved to Gloucestershire - They both used to be seperate trading companies in sidecar manufacture and obviously merged at some point.

http://www.watsonian-squire.com/

thanks grumpy northerner
i just sent them email hopefully they can tell me a few things,
also it stays on there website they started in 1985? a year after the E-type was last taxed?

1985 is more than likely when they merged but watsonian go back at least into the 30's if not earlier.

i've sent a letter to the old address of Mr R G J watson who wrote the letter in 1978 hopefully he's still with us. I've sent a email to watsonian squire sidecars hopefully someone remembers the moulds fingers crossed

i got email back today from watsonian squire they say they not heard of the moulds or even what happened to them but asked me to keep in touch. so the only person now to contact is old Mr Watson himself hopefully he's still with us. i'll keep everyone posted.

Watch out; maybe there's a conspiracy!




Or maybe not.

Yeah, 'cos the CIA were full of tricks like that.

Keep on at them, John, you'll get there.