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| Daimler found buried in Guernsey back garden | Daimler found buried in Guernsey back garden |
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| A homeowner's landscaping session took an unexpected turn when she unearthed a classic car buried in her back garden. | A homeowner's landscaping session took an unexpected turn when she unearthed a classic car buried in her back garden. |
| Tracy Ward, from Guernsey, and her father Brian Russell were digging out a rockery when the pair started to find pieces of metal. | Tracy Ward, from Guernsey, and her father Brian Russell were digging out a rockery when the pair started to find pieces of metal. |
| Further excavation revealed a chassis, engine block, front bumper, window frames and other parts. | Further excavation revealed a chassis, engine block, front bumper, window frames and other parts. |
| Local car experts said a number plate and gear box indicate it is a Daimler, probably from the 1940s or 1950s. | |
| Ms Ward said she was "very surprised" by the discovery, while Mr Russell said he believed other parts had yet to be unearthed. | Ms Ward said she was "very surprised" by the discovery, while Mr Russell said he believed other parts had yet to be unearthed. |
| "We're scraping the top of the barrel at the moment," said Mr Russell. | "We're scraping the top of the barrel at the moment," said Mr Russell. |
| "There's plenty more underneath." | "There's plenty more underneath." |
| More news from the Channel Islands. | More news from the Channel Islands. |
| Heather Fattorini, from the Guernsey Old Car Club, said the reasons for the burial were "all a bit of an unknown". | Heather Fattorini, from the Guernsey Old Car Club, said the reasons for the burial were "all a bit of an unknown". |
| She said a previous owner of the house in St Peter's may have started renovating the vehicle before giving up and putting the rockery over the car to "hide it". | She said a previous owner of the house in St Peter's may have started renovating the vehicle before giving up and putting the rockery over the car to "hide it". |
| Club president Michael Fattorini said the unearthed remains suggest the model may be from the 1940s or 1950s. | Club president Michael Fattorini said the unearthed remains suggest the model may be from the 1940s or 1950s. |
| "The very fact it has a chassis makes it pre-1960s," he said, adding: "The radiator we have found is post 1930s." | "The very fact it has a chassis makes it pre-1960s," he said, adding: "The radiator we have found is post 1930s." |
| He says the discovery of the car's number plate would assist in establishing its age. | He says the discovery of the car's number plate would assist in establishing its age. |
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| "It's a Daimler, there's no question about that," he said. "The radiator is a Daimler radiator, the plate on the gearbox is a Daimler plate." | "It's a Daimler, there's no question about that," he said. "The radiator is a Daimler radiator, the plate on the gearbox is a Daimler plate." |
| Ms Ward said: "Ideally if it's of interest to anybody we'd like them to come and take it away." | Ms Ward said: "Ideally if it's of interest to anybody we'd like them to come and take it away." |
| She added, if it was not claimed, it was likely to be reburied, or taken to the scrap yard. | She added, if it was not claimed, it was likely to be reburied, or taken to the scrap yard. |