Tetrosyl has discovered what it believes to be the oldest know bottle of T-Cut colour restorer still in use at Ormskirk in the UK.

The tin is owned by motoring enthusiast Martin Pagett, who has been using it to bring a new lease of life to bikes and cars for friends and family since he bought it in 1965, 11 years after the product first went on sale. Martin contacted Tetrosyl when he found out about a campaign to find the oldest tin.

Martin is a motoring enthusiast who heads up the specialist classic car and motorcycle insurance broker, Lynbrook Insurance. Over the years, he has renovated or restored a 1964 Austin Mini Cooper,  a 1960 Riley 1.5, a 1957 Austin A35, a 1964 Austin A40, a 1973 MG Midget which he bought in 1975 and still owns today, a 1965 Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and also a 1966 Triumph T100SS motorcycle. He now uses both T-Cut Original and T-Cut Metallic, for both old and modern paint finishes.