1914 Crossley RFC Staff Car

I took this photograph just after the start point on the Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1978.

It’s not listed in the programme of the event, but the programme for the 1987 event has this note about the car:

 

26     1914 Crossley Staff Car,

Reg: AE 28, 4 cylinder 20/25 hp

(C R Unsworth, Ashton in Makerfield)

Only two of these unusual Crossleys are known

to be in existence - each is fitted with double

back wheels, and both are on this Run for the

first time.