Topic: Solved - MJW #1100 - Aries 1000 c.1957 (P.T. Salkeld)

[woodinsight]

Hmmm..  this is tough as I'm not sure this car appears anywhere on the 'net?

I've tried a few 5-letter words I can think of beginning with Ar... but haven't come up with any pictures so let's try the more likely ones.
I thought of Ariel but that was a motorbike back in the '50s or a modern car from today so it probably isn't that!
Let's try Aries?

Bullseye!
I'm certain this car doesn't appear on the 'net.......so well done and another point for you.
The driver (constructor?) of this car is P.T. Salkeld and the photo was taken in 1957.

Here's the original un-retouched image showing the registration number that may reveal more about the car....

[Carnut]

Thanks!
LPN is a Sussex registration which commenced issue in November 1956*, so that would tie in with your date.

*Curiously, as it looks much earlier, 1950/52 or so, and LPO, which is also Sussex, was issued in 1950.
Usually if a county or a city had several consecutive issues they would use them up in sequence, so LPM 1-999 would be followed by LPN 1-999 then LPO 1-999 then MPM 1-999 and MPN 1-999 and so on.  Clearly though that is not the case here, as mentioned above.  MPM 1 was issued in July 1957 and MPN followed it directly starting in September 1957, so obviously MPM followed on directlly from LPN 999, those sequences going LPM, LPN, MPM, MPN, NPM, NPN etc.   LPO 1 dates from January 1950 so is not part of the same sequence at all, MPO 1 being from January 1951 and NPO 1 from March 1952.  Perhaps PO was East Sussex and PM/PN were West Sussex, or vice versa!

[Allan L]

Perhaps PO was East Sussex and PM/PN were West Sussex, or vice versa!

PM/PN were East Sussex and PO/PX West Sussex.

[Carnut]

Perhaps PO was East Sussex and PM/PN were West Sussex, or vice versa!

PM/PN were East Sussex and PO/PX West Sussex.

Thanks!
 I thought that was probably the answer.