The Earl’s ,. Rover 75
Purchased by the 4th Earl of Lichfield of 'Shugborough hall' and was driven by chauffeur George Rose [ pictured.] When the Earl died, the car passed to his wife the Countess of Lichfield, who used the car until the early 1980s. She then donated it to the National trust complete with its own number plate.,
Connections here to the 5th Earl of Lichfield who was better known as 'Patrick Lichfield' photographer.. to the Queen and Charles and Diana's wedding., 1981
The distinctive registration plate if offered for sale today would sell for tens of thousands of pounds.,a combination of one letter and one number,.possibly hundreds of thousands.