An evocative shot of an Angus-Sanderson

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The Angus-Sanderson marque of Birtley, County Durham, and latterly of Hendon, Middlesex, was for many years largely unknown, even to Vintage enthusiasts. That changed in the 1980s when the late Michael Worthington-Williams became its champion. Enthralled since childhood with its advanced and unusually attractive bodywork, he worked tirelessly to track one down and eventually purchased what could only just be called a survivor, it having been turned into a timber tractor in the 1930s. Thereafter, he wrote passionately about the marque and the restoration of his own car.

First-class coachbuilding

The Angus-Sanderson was one of many attempts in the early 1920s to market a mass-produced, assembled car, but its superb coachwork set it apart, the firm having originated as a coachbuilding enterprise in the late 18th century. The smooth lines, with no exposed door handles or hinges, made it especially rakish, as did the aluminium bonnet and a radiator designed by none other than Cecil Kimber. Sadly, it proved too expensive to sell in meaningful numbers, and of the 3000 or so built between 1919 and 1927, only a tiny handful survives.

This car, like the majority of Angus-Sandersons, is a 14hp tourer, and it seems to be part of quite an interesting gathering of Vintage motor-cars. We wonder where and why this shot was taken. The three chaps gazing into the distance are obviously observing something very closely, a sporting event, perhaps? By all means tell us what you make of it...

Also visible are a Dennis lorry and some sort of impressive landaulet. Is anyone able to identify any of the other cars in the background?
 

Words and photograph: Zack Stiling / Stiling Collection

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