Yet more proof that the independent coachbuilders were generally incapable of matching Frank Feeley’s designs for the factory bodied cars. Perhaps this is unkind; perhaps their market was the old fogeys that amazingly wanted to pay extra for something less attractive but unique?
It’s not terrible, and a well chosen paint scheme could work wonders. An early car, but agreed, would be interesting to see the chassis number.

That car (FLD 1 and chassis 14083) was sold as part of the Ellard collection in 1984, described as Hooper body and specially built for the wife of a director of Hooper. Its condition in 1984 was “very good” despite being in store for the previous 20 years – prior to that it was one of Ellard’s own favourites in which he drove 20,000 miles.

Hard to compare the magazine pic with the Ellard catalogue – photographs are poor – so not sure if it is the same car – Ellard swapped bodies and engines among his big collection.

I would expect that the registration has been transferred by now, as it would be very valuable to those who care about vanity plates.

If it is FLD1, yes, I recall the car at the Ellard sale….I think it had a 4-carb engine, furthermore I believe the first owner was a Lagonda director, Gordon Watney?

After the first few sales, prices went fairly silly at that sale, so someone paid over the odds for a perfectly good car, to just leave it to decay? Mind you, people buy puppies which go on to a life of abuse, so perhaps there is some parallel universe where this sort of thing makes sense.

Laurence