An intriguing publication inviting readers to hunt for a ‘lost’ car goes on sale locally this month.
Where’s our car? a 52-pager packed with clues and descriptions aims to help citizens near and far join in with Newport Pagnell’s celebrations of 1820-2020 – a remarkable 200 years of involvement in the Transport Industry.
The NP car, famously named after the town in the 1920s, is recalled by local author Jack Reynolds.
“Evidence shows only about 390 were made – but we have found experts who reckon that will be more than enough for at least a few to have survived … and we are now hot on the trail,” said Jack.
“Five body styles of the NP were produced and any one of them could be worth a fortune – if only for the town itself to celebrate such an exclusive piece of treasured history during its anniversary year.”
Newport Pagnell 1820-2020, Home to Legends of the Road, covers a very special – and continuing – era, which has seen the town witness a trade in horse and carts by the Salmons family develop into today’s sports car phenomenon of Aston Martin.
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Reynolds’s magazine-style publication recalls that the NP was marketed by The Salmons Light Car Company offering two and four-seater coupes and tourers.
Prices ranged from £525 to £650 and the two ‘best-sellers’ were the 12-16hp which had a top speed of 50mph and ran for 40 miles per gallon; and the 14-22hp at 60mph and 32 miles per gallon.
“In keeping with the reputation for high-quality standards of finishing that still hold good at the Tickford S treet Works today, the NP had leather upholstery and thick pile carpets,” added Mr Reynolds.
Where’s our car? – including a slip-in picture supplement of what car-making was like at The Works in 1924 – goes on sale at the end of January from all good bookstores, Amazon and here
