Lofty's car eventually expired in a shower of rust flakes, I hear.....
When Plod needed a list of everyone's cars on 101, Lofty's went from 'White' to 'White and Brown' to 'Brown with the odd bit of white' in various editions of the list!
Not sure if it's Vickers tin worm - or BWoS changing the way the jet was flown with upset?
More data, anyone?