The German owner of an historic Lagonda car is appealing to people in Bradford to help him piece together its heritage.
Gerhard Kerscher owns a 1933 M45 Tourer which, in good condition, can fetch about £70,000.
With the help of the Lagonda Club, he has managed to trace the car's history back to a Mr J H Calvert who lived in Carlton Drive, Heaton, and owned the car until 1959 when it was registered to a D Binns, of Heidelberg Road, Girlington.
The Rapide version of the M45 model won the Le Mans race in 1935, only weeks after the Lagonda company was declared bankrupt.
A road-going version of the Lagonda, which cost about £900 at the time, would have been exclusively for the wealthy and could reach speeds of about 100mph, double the norm for cars of the day.
Herr Kerscher said: "I presume, but I'm not sure, that this car was running in races in Britain in its early years.
"What I know is that it was brought to Italy between 1934 and 1938 and the car marched through several hands until, in 1966, a German called D Kohler bought the car and brought it by plane to Freiburg in Germany.
"Then in the late 1960s the engine broke down and it was standing for more than 30 years in a private garage where I found it in August this year."
Since then he has carefully restored the car to its original condition. Arnold Davey, registrar of the Lagonda Club, helped Herr Kerscher track down its British roots.
He also owns an M45, and said: "About 345 of the M45s were built between 1933 and 1935 with a further 52 of the Rapide versions made, all in Staines.
"They were about the fastest cars of their time, with the exception of the Bugattis, and were extremely tough and reliable. I still drive mine today - they're great cars."
Anyone with information about the car's first owners can get in touch with the Lagonda Club by sending an e-mail to lagclub@totalise.co.uk.
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