Chassis No. 100-RH 717 CRE was first registered 8th May 1954 in Staffordshire by the Swallow Coachbuilding Company and used as a development vehicle and also as the factory race car.
Dave Flavell has owned this Doretti since 1972 and for most of this time he has had this
car it has been off the road and sitting in the back of his garage. In June 2020 the car was
taken to Restoration Services in Tenbury Wells for rebuilding.
Dave had been putting off the car's rebuild for years, but retirement, Covid 19 and personal
health concerns dictated that he needed to get this job done, and it has kept him focused
through these difficult times.
According to Dave, Russ Hennessy has done a marvellous job in rebuilding the steel and
aluminium body, for example the rear steel body tub is now 80% new metal and the aluminium
outer body is 30% new. (Photo: Colin Bromley)
Chassis No. SKD-146-X7 720 CRF was first registered on 20th June 1954 and according to Gerard Hill, who bought the car in 1972, it seems as certain as anything can be that 720 CRF was Frank Rainbow's personal car. This vehicle is now located in Scotland. For more information about 720 CRF read former owner Gerard Hill's own article.
Chassis No. SAC-105-X1 This chassis plate was originally attached to a blue Doretti show chassis used for the first public presentation of the Swallow Doretti and the Triumph TR2 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California in January 1954.
Chassis No. SKD-146-X1
This car is thought to have been the ninth of ten Swallow Doretti sports cars modified
by Max Balchowsky and had Buick 364 Nailhead V8 engine installed.
The present owner of this Doretti had a used car lot in Santa Ana, California in the
mid-1970s and bought the car from Bill Koenig. While the condition of the car when acquired
was fair, it was only driven a few times - less than 100 miles - before being laid up.