Car enthusiasts to reveal Aston Martin 'LM4' at Ayr event

The car, known as LM4, was an Aston Martin team racing car built in 1930.

After its racing career with the Aston Martin factory, LM4 was sold to its first private owner, Henry Leeson in 1931.

Mr Leeson sold the car a few months later to Rolland Cookson, a young businessman from the North of England.

For reasons still unknown, Mr Cookson gave his address as ‘Belleisle House, Ayr’ in October 1931.

Steve Waddingham/Aston Martin (Image: Steve Waddingham/Aston Martin)

One theory is that he was on an extended honeymoon trip with his new wife, or staying in the area to conduct business.

Organisers of the upcoming event are hoping that returning the car back to the house might stir up some memories amongst local people.

LM4 was built as a racing car by Aston Martin and it raced in the prestigious J.C.C. ‘Double Twelve’ held at Brooklands in 1930, finishing fourth and second in its class.

A few months later the car won its class in the R.I.A.C. Irish Grand Prix and came seventh overall.

The car has a 1.5 litre four-cylinder engine and has been recently repainted in its original racing green colour scheme by Aston Martin Works at Newport Pagnell.

The car is maintained and prepared for racing by marque experts Ecurie Bertelli Ltd and although it spends most of its time on the race track, it is also road registered too.

Steve Waddingham/Aston Martin (Image: Steve Waddingham/Aston Martin)

The new owners of the car have commissioned Aston Martin historian, Steve Waddingham, and genealogist Martin Saul, to uncover the car's history.

The team are taking the car back to places where it has ‘lived’ and raced, and from this they hope to publish a book in the future that will tell the story in words and dramatic photographs.

As part of this exercise the group will be photographing LM4 in Belleisle Park and in front of the remains of the old house.

The car enthusiasts will be at the park on Tuesday, September 27.