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Picture No 240. Courtesy of Tain & District Museum.
Year: 1920
Catalogue No. 0403.3

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1920's Motor car?

This photo of an early motor car was probably taken in Stafford Street, Tain near where Fox and McLean had their garage.
L to R - Morrison (banker); Dr Gilles; CW Ross; Baillie D Macleod; WJ Munro (Rosemary Mackenzie's father); Alex Forsyth.
Can anyone identify the make of car and verify the date?
Picture added on 23 February 2005.

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The car is a Straker Squire of ca 1912. If Dr Gilles at the wheel is Dr Kenneth Gilles (or Gillies) then his earlier car was a 1904 Rolls-Royce 10 h.p. 2-cylinder (car survives)
Added by Tom Clarke on 30 April 2008.

As there are 6 named men in he group, I believe that the driver of the car was my paternal grandfather, Harry Walker who was in partnership with Len Walker of Knockbreck Road Tain. I also think that this photgraph may be earlier than the date printed. Prior to this he was employed for a time with Fox and Maclean
Added by on 26 June 2008.

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