Hello mate my name is lee harris my dad run the transport cafe from 1967 to 1977 I was born in 69 so was brought up there and have loads and loads of great memories of it my dad was called Roy harris and my mum was Jean he gave up the garage /cafe because of the road alterations my dad now has sadly passed away and we have no photos of the garage which is now demolished so I did an Internet search and this is the only post about it so I am happy to post this reply !! And hope you receive this
I found this on Wiki, don’t know if its relevant.
At the completion of the record flights, both S.6Bs were retired. The Schneider Trophy winning S.6B S1595 was donated to the Science Museum in London, where it resides in an unrestored state.[4] For a short period of time, S1596 was tested at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE) at Felixstowe.[6] Until the 1960s, S.6A N248 was displayed incorrectly as S1596 at Southampton Royal Pier as a visitor attraction.[9] S1596’s ultimate fate is unknown.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_S.6B
Could that have been the plane?
To move ever so slightly off topic…There are some really knowledgeable bods here:
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Who may be able to answer all things Merlin engine powered.
Ken.
Do any of the older drivers remember the Red House Transport Cafe on the old A1 (now the A638) Ive found out that it was known before that as the Aero Cafe.The owner had a Supermarine sea plane(Winner of the Schneider Trophy) on the grounds and he used to charge 1 shilling to have a photo taken in the cockpit,this is how it got the name Aero Cafe. Is this correct or was it the newer cafe( Jeremy Clarksons old workplace) a little further on nearer the Red House roundabout,both closed in the early 70s.