 In the years immediately before and after the First World War, Bertie Allaston was a chauffeur to two wealthy British families, first the Ashworths, and later the Andreaes. Bertie Allaston was to stay in the employment of Herman Anton Andreae until his death in the 1960s, as did his son Cyril. Both Ashworth and Andreae families ran a series of exotic, expensive motor cars, photographs of which survive in the collection of Bertie's grandson, Mike. The photographs span the earliest years of Bertie's career at the turn of the last century, all the way up to Cyril's retirement in the 1980s and are a fascinating historical document, charting the progress of the motor car from its inception through its golden years. Amongst the earliest photographs are a number of cars that Mike cannot identify, all taken before the First World War and owned by the Ashworth family, and he would love it if any readers could help. You can see a whole lot more from the Allaston family albums in the latest issue of The Automobile, which is out now. |
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Three Chauffeur-driven Mysteries (Update: Humber, Renault, Wolseley)
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