This Nigel Foster’s 1953 4AD Roadster, called ‘Lorna’ – which he purchased in Jume 2005, fulfilling a childhood dream to own a classic convertible. The roadster was first registered on 31st July 1953 to an owner in Winchester (hence the Hampshire registration index letters OR). Originally black with red interior, the car was resprayed in “Triumph Honeysuckle” at some point in the late 1950s/60s. Nigel acquired the roadster from a work colleague (at that time also an ASCO member), who had in turn purchased the car more than 20 years earlier, in May 1983. Prior to that, the Log Book shows that the car changed hands on a regular basis in the 1960s and 1970s. The semaphore indicators were disabled at about this time, and flashing indicator lamps installed at the front and rear, in replacement.
Lorna is in very good condition – when Nigel acquired her, the car was sound mechanically and structurally, having had some repair work carried out to the chassis in the late 1990s. The only restoration Nigel needed to carry out was purely cosmetic, made easier by the availability of spares and manuals through ASCO. Nigel drives her on a very regular basis, and can be spotted on sunny days negotiating the lanes of South Warwickshire, where she can still easily attain 60mph.