Last week, we showed you a rolling chassis in show condition and the car was an Albert. The model is a G1 which had quarter elliptic front springs and cantilever rear springs as seen in last week's photo, and a radiator copied from Rolls Royce.The push-rod overhead valve engine featured a drilled crankshaft with pressure lubricated mains and big ends with the camshaft running in a trough of oil. Initial description included a foot- operated mechanical starting device, but - perhaps wisely - did not go into production.
The partners in the firm that promoted the car, Adam, Grimalde & Co. , had limited experience of motor design or manufacture. The initial design had been commissioned from A.O.Lord and within four months of its November 1919 launch, Gwynnes Engineering were manufacturing all the mechanical parts of the Albert and in 1920, Gwynnes took over the firm and made a further 1450 cars but by 1923 they renamed the cars Gwynn-Albert.
The pioneer aviator we mentioned was Harry Hawker and his sports Albert is pictured here and this rare survivor is a 1922 G3 with a body copied from Hawker's car.
We thank the three readers who responded - James thought it was a Varley Woods which does look very similar with Rolls Royce look-a-like radiator and same cantilver rear springs - Stuart Penketh was convinced it was a 1919 A6A Farman , but we congratulate Peter Ransom on guessing Albert correctly and since he is a jury member, we send a virtual cigar!