Chassis No.1181 Eddy de HeusSTT 24 was the car that Eddy de Heus of Loosdrecht in Holland bought in July 2000 from Jill Royle (the current owner of the Mark II Doretti, HRF 60). An article and some excellent pictures of both cars appeared in the August-September 2001 issue of Triumph World magazine.
Bob Lock, a previous owner, restored No.1181 after discovering it in 1989, tucked away in the back of a garage in Swansea. The car was in a very delapidated condition and had served as the sleeping place for a Doberman (and also it's toilet). At the time Bob owned and drove a Triumph TR4 which he had to sell to make room for the Doretti as he only had a single garage. Bob's wife thought he was mad when he got the car home because it was stinking of dog poo and old oil. However, Bob knew it was a rarity and well worth the trouble of restoring. Six years later after a complete body-off restoration he was finally proved right, but it was a long, hard six years.
...Thanks to Bob Lock for the infomation.
Jill Royle bought No.1181 in 1995. More pictures of the car appear in A Doretti in the Dordogne
Chassis No.1184 Colin ShirleyOTR 374 first registered 30th April 1955.
Chassis No.1186 Owner not knownRUP 516 - may still exist - last reported owner Geoff Holding.
Chassis No.1189 Alan Gibb362 ERE was purchased by Alan in 1972 but he only started the major rebuild in 1994.
More information and pictures of the car appear in Chassis No.1189
and Long Term Restoration.