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Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:58 am
by Ian Grace
Found on the web. "20th January 1932. The wreckage of a Morris 'baby' car after an accident at Mill Hill, Middlesex, in which none of the occupants were injured."
Looks like a 1929 fabric saloon.
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:48 am
by Ian Grace
A few more...
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:51 am
by cammy
Nice picture of the accident. It looks to be in better condition even so than NG 850 was in after it was crushed by the shed being blown down on her in the early 70s gales.
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:29 pm
by Toby
Interesting to see the tourer at the show. Painted lines on the hubcaps, chrome headlamp rims and windsceen pillars, plus mirror. If I ever do all the other things there are to do, I may have to attend to these on PJ5155
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:20 pm
by Highlander
Wonderful pictures. The 1932 show car - the painted hubcaps - would they have been the colour of the bodywork or black? Alister.
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:00 pm
by Ian Grace
Black!
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:18 pm
by Ken Martin
Ian: good find! The polce image is taken at Hendon Police School and was published in a book I have called 'The Angry Thirties'. The copyright is held by Getty Images and I tried to buy a print. Unfortunately it would have cost at least £75 and so I didn't. If anyone has a print of this picture that they are prepared to scan or loan to me I would be very grateful. Harry found and bought a full plate photo at Beaulieu about ten years ago taken on the same day from a slightly different angle - unfortunately showing less of the car. Getty also own the copyright to the crashed Minor I think.
Re: Lucky escape
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:36 pm
by Ian Grace
Yes, they arre all Getty images, so Mum's the word...!