This car took part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in May 1987, and is pictured here in the Exchange Station car park in Manchester prior to the start of the run.
It's the 1922 Berliet VL Tourer of William Kenyon, and a note in the programme of the event said this about it:
46 1922 Berliet Tourer
Reg: TTA 609 4 cylinder 16hp
(William Kenyon, Ashton-in-Makerfield)
This Model VL/16cv Berliet was imported from France in 1971 and was used for publicity purposes. Among its unusual claims to fame is the fact that it was the first car in Bristol to be fitted with a telephone. In October 1976, the Lord Mayor of Bristol telephoned the Lord Mayor of Gloucester from this car! A case of 'C'est pour vous...'.
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