I knew that my 1979 Beta 1600 Coupe was first owned by a Mr and Mrs Garland, but a bit of research has indicated that Mr Garland was a decorated WW2 soldier, pilot, POW, escaper, and partisan. It appears possible that his first wife had the car from 1979 until she died in 2003 and that Mr Garland kept the car until he died in 2016.
RIP Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland MBE, MC and Bar, 1920-2016
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/content/100587https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eric-garland-xqc6vl62b