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The Jack o' Lantern Garage near Romsey, Hampshire was run by F.G.
Wade-Palmer and Richard (Rick) Ford from 1958 to 1961.
It was on the Romsey to Ower road by the Gardeners Lane
turning opposite the Ridge
turning before the dual carriage was built. Shortly
after the dual carriage was built they sold up and moved their
collection of classic cars to the old Romsey Jam Factory
premises in the centre of Romsey.
Prior to 1958 the garage was owned by a Joe Burdekin
Jack O'Lantern Garage location (Now completely gone)
Info by Rick Ford
The Jack O'Lantern's very first classic car a
Rolls-Bentley
This is now the dual carriageway from Romsey to Ower
(Paultons Park)
This is now the dual carriageway from Romsey to Ower
(Paultons Park)
1936 Horsch Straight 8
Rolls Royce previously belonged to Edward VIII
Rolls Royce previously belonged to Edward VIII
1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II
1930 Rolls Royce, Phantom II
A message from Rick Ford of the Jack O'Lantern
Garage
"Dougie Dunford was a great friend to us at the Jack
O'Lantern in the early 1960s. It was he that worked
tirelessly at Beaulieu Motor Museum to establish the
Motor Cycle section/display.
At the time I was at the museum photographing visitors
seated on the 1904 Durkopp veteran car. Hats were
supplied as can be seen in the image above with Dougie
holding a Pedersen bicycle. Memories "
Wade Palmer filling up
Richard Bialy standing next to a Rolls armoured car
(rigged up on RR chassis for the film Lawrence of
Arabia).
From 15 to 18 years age Richard worked every Sat and Sun
and every day of holidays for Wade-Palmer - a very
important resident of Romsey!!
Bus body Silver Ghost in the ex Romsey Jam Factory Site
The bus was operated by the nearby Ironmongers, Pink and
Stretch, from Lyndhurst. It ran from Lyndhurst railway station to the
Crown Hotel, a service which many Romsey residents knew.
Reg. No. YT33 Engine No. S281, Chassis No. 89RM
Still around today, see below
Bus body Silver Ghost in the ex Romsey Jam Factory Site
Vehicles in the ex Romsey Jam Factory Site
Broadwater flats in right background
A Romsey company, the Challenge Engineering Works, have
built copies of armoured cars used in the desert
campaign in the First World War for the new film
"Lawrence of Arabia," starring Cary Grant, Kirk Douglas,
Jack Hawkins, and Peter O'Toole as Lawrence.
from the left Hugh Moody, Roger Slade and a unknown lady
lady next to Jack Moody the other two guys also unknown
Please can you help with the other names
They are being supplied to Horizon Pictures by the Jack
O'Lantern Garage. near Romsey. The works constructed
bodywork from plans and specifications provided by the
Imperial War Museum and the Royal Tank Regiment's
Bovington museum. There are two armoured cars
commissioned and the other vehicles supplied are two
open tourer cars and two armoured tenders.
The Challenge Engineering Works was run by two brothers,
Messrs. H.J. and J Moody.
Basis of the film to be produced by Sam Spiegel and
directed by David Lean, who made "The Bridge on the
River Kwai" is T. E. Lawrence's book "The Seven Pillars
of Wisdom". Mr. F. G. Wade-Palmer and Mr. R. Ford. of
the Jack O'Lantern., may accompany the cars to Jordan
for shooting of scenes. Other locations will be Lebanon
and Cairo. Studios will be used abroad and in this
country.
For Mr. Wade-Palmer this ls no new venture. He provided
a primrose and black Bentley for the film "Greengage
Summer" starring Kenneth Moore, and a Rolls Royce for
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." made in Paris.
Scenes featuring the vehicles below
Anthony Quayle and Omar Sharif
Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quayle and Omar Sharif
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