After doing some digging, I found that this is a Fowler 16263 'Talisman' belonging to the Pickfords removal company delivering an M.G. cylinder to St. Anne's Board Mills in Bristol in 1938.
Corgi apparently even made a toy of this event.
this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2024
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Apparently the M. G. stands for "machine glazed" and refers to making shiny paper.
I would have assumed it was a giant electric motor, so thanks for the link.
I just wish there were diagrams to show the interior and mode of operation.
Look at the flywheel on that thing. Monumental.
Whoever wants to info dump on this thing, now is your time to shine. There are cars decades older than this thing, so I'm really interested to know what the deal is with it. But I know if I look it up I'll go down a several hour rabbit hole and not sleep again tonight.