An appealing, correct and very sound example, attractively finished in Sage green and Smoke green, with original tan leather upholstery, contrasting tastefully with the paintwork. The car has lived most of its life in kind climates - initially in Cyprus - and as a result is delightfully free of corrosion, which is particularly important in the case these models. Well cared-for, very smart, with the benefit of power steering, inertia reel seat belts and air conditioning (not tested). New tyres, fuel pumps, starter motor and battery were fitted recently, as well as various repairs and attention by the owner of the last 15 years, and a stainless steel exhaust system is fitted. Also, unusually, there are a pair of leather 'mushroom' seats which slot onto the rear bumper over riders, similar to those sometimes fitted to Radford converted cars. Comes with an original kit of tools, large & small, a history file, containing various invoices, a long run of MoT certificates, other documentation, and a letter from the original owner's wife, etc, and is offered serviced, prepared and newly MoT tested. An ideal example to use, enjoy and be proud of.

Chassis No. B95EK Reg No. GFO 145

Snippets: A Flying Grenadier

The first owner of B95EK was Vincent Alexander Prideaux Budge (1913/81), a career soldier whose father Lt-Col Hubert Budge was killed in 1916 whilst serving with the Royal Scots & as was his uncle Brevet Lt-Col Philip Budge RFA in 1918. V.A.P. Budge was a keen Rugby player having played for Blundell School and RMC Sandhurst on the left wing, in 1935 he had the honour of carrying the Regimental Colour during an official visit to Aldershot by the Duke of Connaught. In 1933 he took part in the Monte Carlo Rally which that year had 130 entrants, he finished a credible 58th in his Standard SS1, however due to the extreme weather conditions 44 entrants retired or crashed! Budge was also a pilot being a member of Cotswold Aero Club, in 1936 whilst stationed in Alexandria he and 2nd Lt Trotter (a fellow Grenadier) flew from Alexandria to Cape Town. The following year Budge advertised his Miles M.2H Hawk Major G.ADIT for sale with it having flown 350 hours with extra tanks to allow for such trips. During WWII he was stationed in Cairo with the Grenadier Guards where he became the head of the Greek Section for the SOE - he was involved in Operation Noah's Ark with the objective being "to so harass the withdrawal of German Troops from Crete, the Island and Greece, that formations and units will be unable to go into battle on other fronts without considerable re-organisation, training & re-equipping", this operation was the code-name for Phase III of the military policy which was adopted by the Greek guerrilla movement. As a result of his actions during WWII in 1948 he was made an Officer of the Royal Order of Phoenix with Swords. In 1957 he and his family (he married Pamela Stokes whilst he was posted in Alexandria in 1943) were stationed in Cyprus with the Middle East Defence Secretariat where he took delivery of B95EK, when he was later posted to Delhi as Defence Adviser the car went with him. It is reported that he enjoyed fishing in Kashmir with May to Mid-September being the best time. After his retirement in 1968 he dedicated his time to Nordic skiing and later became a founding member of the Skiers Trust, when his son David joined the Army, he trained as an alpine skier and in 1975 he was the UK Army Alpine Ski Champion.

V5 Registration Document; Safety Belt Pretensioners; Previously Registered Overseas

About Us:

The Real Car Company was established in 1987 by Ray Arnold & Ian Johnstone. It was a hobby that 'Got out of hand'. Our interest in cars of the type that we now sell goes back to our childhoods, and ownership back to the 1970's. Gradually more cars started passing through our hands, and by 1986 we had decided to make a full time occupation of buying and selling the cars that we love.

We started with a single car (all we could afford) which we sold quickly, and before we knew it we had 4 or 5 on our hands! This was alongside another business that we were involved in at the time. In the Spring of 1988 we gave up the other business, (exhaust systems), rented part of the premises that we still operate from now, and went full time.

We had a good start in the boom years of the late eighties, which set us up well enough for us to ride the storm of recession in the years that followed. As the years went on the number of cars going through our hands increased gradually, we built up a workforce, and we now carry a stock of around 40 to 50 vehicles and there are nine of us here. In 1999 we were awarded 'International Classic Car Dealer of the Year' by Classic Cars Magazine. The market for 'our' kind of cars is nicely stable, generally prices are creeping upwards all the time, and we feel that investing in a car - or cars - of the type that we sell is generally a great place to put your money. Don't do it just for investment, but you can get a great deal of pleasure from these vehicles, prices are - in our opinion - unlikely to drop, and you can't drive a share certificate! Some prices in the last three or four years have moved up considerably, and these cases have shown a tremendous return on investment.

Over the last fifteen years or so we have brought home several hundred cars from the USA, and we are always looking for more. If you know of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley anywhere in the world, in absolutely any condition, please let us know. Distance no object, commissions happily paid. We always particularly enjoy the 'barn finds'.

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Why buy from us?

* Classic Cars

* Over 30 years in business

* Cars are physically at our premises

* Lovely roads to test drive on

* Our reputation