Thanks Dai - good to hear that Mike is still with us! for one moment I thought he might be driving the great volvo in the sky!
I would be delighted to post info on the 144 but would rather wait till it is in my custody
however, here is a link to the car when it was advertised on retro rides:
http://retrorides.proboards.com/inde...y&thread=61662
check out the SU carb - I do approve I have had nothing but trouble with Strombergs of this vintage