A Spitfire which was reputed to be the personal mount of Sir James Robb was parked outside a garage on the A27 at Worthing in the early fifties ?.
Is this the same aircraft ?.
I believe that the owner at that time purchased it as an advertising gimmick and took the engine out to use in a car which was intended to clean up at the speed trials along the Brighton sea front.
Rumour had it that he never overcame the problem of halfshafts breaking when he let the clutch out.