Orkney Image Library

Still a blackoot on the headlight!

Going by the one hooded headlamp, I would say this photo was taken in the Wartime. Both headlamps should have been hooded(Wartime blackout requirements) The car registered before that would have been BS 2040 the Police Car.

Think its a Ford Prefect

Looks like the road into Peckhole, North Ronaldsay. Could be the Old Mill at the rear of the car. All the bushes in the background though makes me wonder if it's somewhere else.

The Car is an Austin 10hp.

I'd say Austin 8, or just possibly Austin 10, but I think the latter had mouldings on the mudguard rims. (Certainly not Ford with an Austin badge!)

more like an austin 8

It's certainly an Austin. No mistaking the radiator grill and mascot. Maybe an Austin 10?

The registration number is from 1942 and it certainly is an Austin 8 or 10, probably the former for the reason Ian states (a distinction I failed to notice myself when looking at pictures of the two models).

Jimmy Hamilton, did yir Uncle "Jock-O Garson no hiv een the neebour o this?.

yes John , that was his last car, before he died, Austin 10 it was, Granny gaed it tae me, and I wasn't awful good tae cars in that days as you might remember... enough said aboot that.. Did Jimmy Pirie have an Austin 8, I mind wan lying behind the Royal for a while....

That's the wan Jimmy Pirrie painted with black bitumous paint (plenty o' hid at Lyness)

Stewart, owld Peerie drave that owld "Astin" as he called it so slow when he caam up tae the school fur Fiona, I used tae pass him on me peedie bike!!.
Aye and yir right the car jist looked lik a nissen hut.

There was an advert from 1939 in a section of the Oban Times last week that showed an Austin 8 4 door £139 brand new....wid that be aboot a years wages then? If so a car costs roughly the same noo...