40 QUESTIONS
Simon Ringham is a man who has been around cars all his life, for pleasure as well as business. “My first car was a 3.0-litre Capri,” remembers Simon, “but my second was a 1970 Mustang. I run a business called All Stretched Out (01633 282233) buying, selling and importing limousines; in fact I’ve owned more than a thousand cars over the years.” Simon has a fleet of wedding cars including brand new Rolls-Royces, but I made a beeline for his stunning black 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood. He also owns a similar white ’59 and a lovely original white 1960 sedan too… But we’re here for his 1940 Ford.
As is often the case, Simon spotted the Ford for sale on the internet. “I bought it from Gateway Consignment Cars in 2007 and it was fitted with this LA Exotic Motorcars licence plate frame. I asked them for details about the car’s history and hoped they would put me in
