Owner and Location.
Tony & Jill Stock, Cornwall, England.
Date of First Registration.
20th April 1949.
Chassis Number : YTEXR 2617
History of Car.
Registered from new in UK, by first owner John Urbane Bull, a coffee planter from Kenya on his retirement, having purchased the car in dollars directly from MG Car Co. (bodywork originally red).
Passed through several owners in late 50′sand 60′s according to the original brown log book which we have (advertised by one of them in “Motor Sport” April 1968 for £35 – on the same page as a 1938 VA Tourer EHY129, which we actually purchased at that time for £170, and subsequently ran for 12 years).
Bought in early 70′s by John Finch, who restored KLU387 over a number of years, and was a successful concours entrant from 1980 onwards.
Advertised in August 2002 in “Safety Fast”, and used continuously since then as regular everyday transport, (although we do have a ZR 105+ as back up!).
KLU has kept fairly well over the past 30 years and the only problems have been a starter motor chucking its pinion adrift on several occasions and the brake pedal cross-shaft stripping its splines.
Modifications.
Body colour now “cream” – seems to be Rover OE White. Ventilated “Derrington”(?) wheels fitted at some stage in the past. Additional driving lamp and Chrome hooters fitted by John during restoration.
Photographs and details kindly supplied by Tony & Jill Stock.