A Moray pensioner has been reunited with the classic car he fell in love with as a 20-year-old and last saw six decades ago.
Bert Davidson, who lives in Hopeman, bought the Humber 9/28 in 1954 for just £15.
Five years later he drove the burgundy saloon to victory in a rally at Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, before parting ways with it shortly thereafter.
At the weekend, the 84-year-old rolled back the years as he returned to the scene of his victory to get behind the wheel of the vintage motor once again.
Mr Davidson had been speaking with its present owner, Robin Wills, about meeting up for nearly five years.
He said: “I bought the Humber in 1954 and won the Kildrummy Rally with it five years later, so that was the perfect place to meet up.
“It was super seeing it again, the car is in excellent condition and looked beautiful.
“It was made in 1928 and the inside is still absolutely original, even down to the carpet and mats.
“There were only 1,000 made and I understand that this one is one of 12 left in the UK.”
Mr Davidson worked at his father’s West End Garage in Elgin, where the town’s Royal Mail delivery office is now.
It was only when his dad gave up the premises that he had to sell the car, as he had nowhere to store it.
It was bought by an RAF Kinloss airman, for £185, but Mr Davidson estimates that it is now worth £15,000.
Mr Wills, from Durham, described the journey the Humber had been on in the decades since Mr Davidson last saw it.
His dad bought the car in the 1960s but sold it to the movie industry, and it featured in the opening titles of 1976 comedy film, The Likely Lads.
It was then purchased by Martin Wade in California, where it spent 33 years “decaying”.
Mr Wills bought it back in 2011 and has devoted himself to restoring it.
He said: “My son will inherit the car from me when the time comes, it really means a lot to us.
“Mr Davidson was astonished when I first spoke to him about it, and seeing him with the car again after 60 years was unbelievable.”
In action
A video of Mr Davidson driving the Humber to victory in the 1959 rally has been enshrined in an online vault dedicated to preserving Scotland’s past.
The footage, which lasts 15 minutes, is available on the National Library of Scotland’s moving image archive.
The event was organised by the Veteran Car Club and Vintage Sports Car Club to celebrate “the grand old girls of the road”.
The film captures the eye-catching cars setting off from Kildrummy and travelling across hills between the village and Mosset.
Beneath sunny summer skies, the drivers are seen making their way to Alford and then into Aberdeen.
They venture gradually along Beach Boulevard, passing crowds gathered on the sands below.
A kilt-clad Mr Davidson can be seen polishing his Humber prior to judging.
The vehicles were then lined up outside the Beach Ballroom, where the awards were presented.
Mr Davidson is captured beside the saloon while holding his trophy, which was presented in the vintage car class.
It was through watching the footage that Mr Wills was able to identify Mr Davidson as its prior owner, after noticing a badge from the 1959 event inside.
The films also features an Inverness man with a 1905 Rover, and can be viewed at
movingimage.nls.uk/film/3103
