George Formby grateful for his big brake

Lancashire singer, comedian and actor George Formby (1904-61) performed to audiences around in the world in the 1930s-40s. Famous for his comical and occasionally double entendre-laden songs, he became Britain’s highest-paid entertainer at the time.

No surprise, then, that he could afford a good car. He bought a 3.4-litre Jaguar MKI from Woodhead…

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