A Monday Mansion Mystery (UPDATE: 1903/04 Panhard et Levassor)

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Miss Purdy sent a beautiful photo and a cry for help: "We have recently acquired a photograph of a car which once belonged to the family that used to own our house (circa 1910). The car is seen in the photo being driven by the families chauffeur named as Charles Lee. We would love to know the make and model of the car but we don't know where to start!!" after asking she added " it is taken at Hatton Court, Hanslope, Buckinghamshire. We believe the car belonged to the Borrett family and is seen driven here by their chauffeur.

The radiator of course is the give away here, but when and where did we see this one recently...? Interesting of course is the BH-11 (?) registration, who can find back the details?  The car looks slightly older than the 1910 mentioned, more like 1904, or ? It is French in appearance - Darracq-ish we would say - and the atmosphere of the photo makes one think of the fine Renault as appearing in the Netflix series Dowton Abbey. 

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