Welcome Danger!

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Maybe a strange title, but it’s based on the big limousine (whatsit?) advertising Harold Lloyd’s new movie ‘Welcome Danger’. However, youi could also apply it to the star of this story, the 1913 Isotta Fraschini on the left, which recently came to light after being stored in a barn for many years. It seems the car has been in just one family ownership from new and an old buff log book, commencing in 1925, records ownership by William Bennet. In 1931 ownership was transferred to another William Bennett, presumably his son. The barnfind comes with an extensive file indicating that the Isotta was stored in 1933 and laid up until 1966. In the 1960s new tyres were sourced and the radiator repaired, but nothing much seems to have been done since. With the car also came these photographs when it was featured in the Evening News taking part in University College Hospital Rag Week. Bonhams, who will auction this Isotta Fraschini at their Beaulieu sale this Saturday, mentions that the photos were published in December 1928. But as far as we have been able to establish Harold Lloyd finished Welcome Danger not until 1929 and only then converted it from a silent movie to a talkie. So we tend to think the photos date from late 1929 rather than 1928. Let us hear your opinion!

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