> Did it have freewheel.?

Yes it did. But I had no idea what that meant.

It was very much of the time (48 I think) with musty leather, solid wood and the like. But mechanically it was very primitive (compared to a Cortina) and I wasn't brave enough to gut it and fit a Rover V8 and suitable suspension and brakes.

Here's another of my collection from those days...an A70 Hereford. I bought it as you see it and my brother towed it home with his 2 litre Mk1 Escort. I came with a shed full of original NOS Austin parts, chrome trim etc. It was a runner and we would drive it up and down the little road with it's 3-speed column change. But it wasn't a car for a 20yr old so, as with the Rover, sold it on.



You can see the rear of the Hereford behind my finished V6 MkII.

To this day I don't know where I found the time, money and energy to be juggling so many cars at once (plus full-time job in London with BT - still with them after 38 years) and tolerant girl friends.