I was guarding the car whilst they were in the supermarket
I wish I had a even a quarter of his talent.
He could never have afforded to complete the car if he'd had to have the body professionaly made.
He approached a coach builders to ask if he could study their plans, but they refused to help him unless he commissioned them to do the work.
It was partly lack of available funds that dragged the job out to 20 years.
The '20' (hp) was the first model Rolls Royce designed for the owner/driver. Previous to this they had all been produced with the intention of being chauffer driven.
Often nicknamed the 'Baby Rolls' or 'Doctors Rolls', the target market was self driving professionals.