The car was founds in a sorry state on a farm in North Wales in the early 70s. The chassis was re-tubed and other minor work carried out. The car was then stored until 1985 when it was rebuilt. Everything was gone through in detail and the car completely restored, including a mainly new body, but utilising what parts of the original they could. Once rebuilt (late1986) the car was used regularly on the road and attended many Morgan Three Wheeler Club events, including being voted "Most Desirable 2 Speeder" at the Clubs AGM in 1989. Some light competition was entered including Bugatti Owners Club meeting at Prescott and even the Morgan 3 Wheeler Race at VSCC Oulton Park in 1989, finishing in a very respectful last place!

The owner stopped using the car to concentrate on building a couple of vintage specials and the car was stored at his fathers house with only the occasional outing up the road until 1998. After only a quick service, the car was taken on an 800 mile camping trip to France in the company of 16 Austin 7s. Only minor attention was needed during the trip and the car travelled at a similar pace to a tuned Chummy, but not as quick as an Ulster!

The car was originally built in 1923 by Count Louis Zborowski as the fourth of his Aero engined Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang cars. Being the last and the largest he named it the Higham Special. Following the Counts death in 1924 the car was bought from his estate by John Godfrey Parry Thomas for £125. Parry Thomas was at the time one of the better designer-drivers in this country who had had some racing success and held several national records in cars of his own design.

Thomas raced 'Babs' at Brooklands in 1925 and made a failed attempt at the World Land Speed Record in the car that year. He modified the car (together with designing and building his own 8 cylinder 1500cc race car) during the winter and attempted the WLSR on Pendine Sands, South Wales at the end of April. On the 28 April 1926, Thomas and 'Babs' broke the record at 171.09mph. During the rest of the year Thomas continued to race his cars and at the end of the year lapped Brooklands in 'Babs' at over 125mph. In the meantime Campbell had taken the record to 174mph.

During the winter Thomas modified the now fast becoming outdated old car to make a final attempt on the record to generate enough publicity (and associated money - times haven't changed!!) to build a new car. While making an attempt on the record on the 3rd March 1927 the car went out of control at about 120mph and crashed end over end and slid upside down along the beach for 1/4 mile. Thomas was killed instantly, and following the crash the car was buried in the sand dunes.

In March 1969, 42 years after the car was buried, the car was dug up by Owen Wyn Owen, a Technical College lecturer for North Wales. Having restored other cars he thought it would be nice to get some pieces of the car to display in a museum as a tribute to Thomas. The car was, however, more complete than he imagined, but was badly damaged as a result of the accident and 42 years of salt water had corroded all the aluminium. Nevertheless the car was restored and was running within 2 years and since then has been fully rebuilt