“Re: the below note about the “Ecosse-inspired” JWF bonnet, there’s now another wrinkle. As the attached magazine cover image shows, the JWF bonnet in this style was actually available in 1960 (I don’t have a copy of that SCW) and could possible pre-date both the ‘Roadster’ 8426UE and Ecosse 1413WD? Publishing practice means that the October issue is released in September and allowing a month’s lead time this bonnet could easily have been available 3Q1960. N.B. The hardtop on the cover shot car still exists, now with quarter windows (and not on the original car), and is unusual (for our market) in that it’s aluminium rather than fibreglass. Best Regards Peter Westcott
P.S. where I say JWF I’m relying on the description made by others.”
On 21 Sep 2020, Peter Westcott wrote: “The Ecosse car appears to have inspired a similar shape Sprite front made in Sydney by JWF, who made a couple of glass-bodied cars, the Milano and the Italia. The details are below. It’s been incorrectly identified as a JWF front and top but, while it has a JWF front, the hard top is J&S. I’ve emailed the website to correct it, and to see if I can be put in touch with the guy that owned it at the time. You can find it on this web page.“
