Dating a Sizaire Naudin (2 or 4 cyl.?)

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Doug Wright sent us this very nice shot of a Sizaire Naudin: "I found this old photo of what I believe to be my Grandfather's car in England, somewhere around 1911. Problem is, I can't find anyone to identify the make of car, or the year. Can you help? I believe it's a Sizaire Naudin. My Grandfather was killed in the first week of WW1 so the year is important, if that really is him (I've never seen a photo of my Grandfather)."

So maybe one of you can help. Maybe you can identify the exact background of EX113? This combination was issued from Jan. 1904 to July 1956, by Great Yarmouth County Borough Council; currently Norwich (source: Numberplates.com). 
Or maybe there are other clues to give a more exact dating to the photo? The car looks well used, but apparently the position lights (no luxury on a one-light car!) have been mounted only recently, as they look brandnew. Possibly following a new chapter in road safety legislation? Can anybody tell more about the striped wiring that leads from the lower side of the bulkhead right under the firewall (or dashboard) not sure what is the right expression in this.


Update by Geoff Chennels:
Regarding “…Update by Malcolm Jeal: the car is a Sizaire-Naudin - a 12hp/cv single-cylinder, but from 1908-9.”
I’d be very interested to learn how Mr Jeal can differentiate between a single cylinder & a four cylinder Sizaire from the Prewar Car picture?

Update by Malcolm Jeal: the car is a Sizaire-Naudin - a 12hp/cv single-cylinder, but from 1908-9.

The chap who has done a calculation and makes it 1913/14 has placed it somewhat too late. EX is a Great Yarmouth registration and from the annual statistics that were published each year in The Autocar by June 30 1906 Great Yarmouth had got up to EX -67 (figures were: Jan to end-June 1904 = 16; July 1904 to end-June 1905 = 22; July 1905 to end-June 1906 = 29; so a small increase each year). 113 take 67 = 46; so the registration fits neatly with the date of the car from its appearance.

When the cars were supplied new by the English agents, Jarrott & Letts, they were fitted with two dash-mounted paraffin side-lights, and a single self-generating acetylene headlamp mounted almost at the top of the radiator height. The law then applying simply required two white lights to the front (forget the rear for now). What has happened with the pictured car is that the lighting has been up-dated to electric (the wiring is clearly visible) and that could have been done c1913-14, or post-Great War.

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