CLASSIC CAR LOAN SUCCESS

The Classic Car Loan Project has enjoyed yet another success, with the most recent custodians of the CCLP’S Riley Elf having now bought their own classic to enjoy. Emma Merryweather and her husband first heard about the CCLP at the NEC Restoration Show, just after they discovered they were expecting their first child. 'I have always liked the Riley Elf/ Wolseley Hornet shape, so to be given the chance of having an Elf for a year, kindly offered into the CCLP by the Riley Heritage Trust, seemed too good to be true,' said Emma, 'and even more so when we found out we were successful with my application.' The key handover formally took place at the British Motor Museum the following year, members from the Riley Motor Club having kindly fitted inertia reel seatbelts into the front so that the couple’s now six-month-old baby could travel in her car seat.

'From our home just south of Bristol we have managed to take the Elf (nicknamed Elfred) to some local meets, as well as those further afield such as the Riley Rally at Leamington Spa, the Water and Wheels event in Coventry, the South Wales Car Festival and the Riley Motor Club stand at the excellent Historic Vehicle Gathering at Powderham Castle,' added Emma. 'Elfred also took pride of place on the Riley Cars Archive Heritage Trust stand alongside some Riley racers at Prescott Hillclimb. As a result of having the Elf, we have now bought our own Riley – a 1962 One Point Five saloon – so we can continue our classic car journey.'

For further information about the CCLP, visit www. classiccarloanproject.co.uk