Once seats were made lower, it was necessary to make a cut-out in the driver’s “door” so that he could reach the outside handbrake. After handbrakes and gear-levers moved inside the bodywork, the fashion continued even though the need for the feature had passed. |
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The chassis number stamped on the inside of the bonnet shows that this was one item of bodywork made at the factory rather than by the coachbuilder. |