Hi Malcolm and Mark
Unfortunately the Aladdin's cave had had 90% of its stock removed and destroyed about 4 years before our visit leaving only body shells. (par for the course??)
What was left outside was held down tight by mother nature, (swamp and trees) only the shells in the hut were really moveable and we bought back as much as we could carry, which over the years have been given away to Frisky restorers.
Lawrence House reported that they were burning all remaining Petbow body shells when he visited the Sandwich site later in 1982.
In the early 1960's s some of the body shells had gone from Petbow to Frisky Spares and Services Queenborough, and in the late 1960,s Doug Smith (MD) and his son took the remaining ones down into Queenborough creek and had one hell of a fire!
We took several photos of "the swamp" and its contents which are now fascinating and I hope to be able to do a "Visit" page for the website soon.
John
Chris, you are so right, but knowing the position of the gear lever she really is risking life and limb riding side saddle!
