Is it a Bristol Blenheim ? All we need now is a Lotus and you have a full set of curios still being made in this century. Or maybe there was going to be one and it broke down on the way there ?
I have to say this last picture really gives the Red Rocket a decent colour depth as you have commented on. The first photos seemed like "flash auto-correction" issues on exposure but these really show the effect the colour has far better.
I bet it is going to look stunning in the French summer sunshine, many happy motoring smiles.
p.s. said without intending to be rude to those providing the earlier photos as I am aware that colour correction in the digital domain can be a giggle. No two screens even show most pictures the same due to price driven engineering.