CHASSIS NUMBER.              R06104455

 REGISTRATION NUMBER.           ESU229

 ENGINE TYPE.           ROLLS ROYCE 3.0

GEARBOX TYPE.                     4 SPEED

VEHICLE SPEC.

THIS IS ONE OF A BATCH OF 33 80” VEHICLES THAT WERE CONVERTED TO ROLLS ROYCE ENGINES IN 1949. THE CARS WERE CONVERTED BY HUDSON MOTORS IN LONDON. TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO FIT THE SPRINGS WERE UPGRADED, TRANSFER BOX MODIFIED, FRONT PANEL MODIFIED, FLOOR AND EXHAUST, GAUGES AND MANY MORE BITS. THE REAR AXLE WAS MOVED BACK BY 1” MAKING THEM KNOWN AS THE 81”. AFTER TRIALS THE PROJECT WAS DROPPED. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONE OF TWO CONVERTED AFTER TRIALS TO A PARADE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE BEVERLY MUSEUM UNTIL 2006 THEN PASSED OVER TO THE R.E.M.E. CORPS MUSEUM AND IS NOW ON LOAN TO US.