Ever since 1955 David Reed of San Diego had been a passionate Doretti owner and he used
No.1032 as his every-day car for many, many years. David bought the car when it was less
than a year old after its first owner lost his license for driving his new Doretti at over
100 mph. When David was 80 years old he felt it was time to either pass on his car to his
daughter Pam and her husband (Thomas Jordan) or give it to the San Diego car museum.
That's how they eventually got it!!! You can imagine that David had many Doretti stories
to tell because he was contact with Dorothy Deen over all those years. David was also
in frequent contact with Tom Householder of Lancaster, Ohio and many other Doretti owners
in the USA.
The 1954 car which was originally imported by Cal Sales, is in excellent condition and has a yellow exterior complemented by the interior color which is red/black with tan lacing. An original top is still fitted and the entire cable loom is also original.
When Thomas and Pam Jordan acquired the car, a lot of documentation was also passed on, this included the original Instruction Book which is 100% complete and in top condition, a US owners list from 1987 and all kinds of articles, parts-lists, etc.
The accompanying picture of the car with Thomas and his mother was taken in the summer of 2023.
A number of photographs of the car appeared in the Dorothy Deen and Swallow Doretti articles in Automobile Quarterly Vol. 34 No.2 and give a good indication of the car's excellent condition.
...Information and photo courtesy Thomas Jordan