A vintage car feature in this week's Sepia Saturday's prompt photograph. Cue - to sort through my family collection, but also thank my local history group Auld Earlston in the Scottish Borders for some of the photographs featured here.
From My Local History Collection
Out for a drive in Earlston c.1920's
Another proud owner - this time with a Morgan car
Baker's Van in Earlston
Andrew Taylor & Sons, Ironmonger & Grocer in Earlston,
- listed in a Directory of 1931.
- listed in a Directory of 1931.
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A 1904 publication with some wonderful advertisements for early cars
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Onto Family Photos
My
cousin's first ever car - a 1932 Morris Minors and the only car he
ever had where he made a profit when he sold it. He bought it in
1958 for £20 and sold it a year later for £30! The photograph is taken
near Inverary in the west of Scotland on the Rest and Be Thankful road,
- notorious for landslips, snow and road closed warnings!
My Dad, John Weston (on the left) with his brother
Charles. I was delighted to get this photograph from my cousin, as it
is one of the few photographs I have of my father prior to his marriage to my mother
in 1938, and so means a lot to me. John and Charles were close as
brothers and often went on motoring trips together. Here looking very suave in a smart casual style of the day. c.1936
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| A photograph of my elegant mother taken, before my parents married in 1938. |
Fast forward to 1968 (this photograph was dated) - I am surprised that my father allowed someone to sit on the car.
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I could not resist ending with this photograph of the Earlston church choir on their annual outing in this rather crowded and uncomfortable-looking charabanc. Judging by the fashion for cloche hats, dated around the 1920s.
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That charabanc is so full! I don't think I've ever seen one before.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kirsten. I have a very similar charabanc photo by my great aunt in England - same period, same crowded vehicle, same cloche hats the fashion statement, but the charabanc looked much more roadworthy!
DeleteA nice collection of cars & car ads. That 1953 Morgan is something else! As for the Earlston Church choir & the Charabanc - Oof. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gail. Yes, I cannot say I would feel in that crowded charabanc, given the look of the vehicle.
DeleteAnother terrific collection of vehicles. On the very first day after I first arrived in London back in 1982, I was startled at the variety of fine automobiles parked on the streets around my hotel, like Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, and many other makes I'd never seen before. Of course I soon learned that South Kensington was not like the rest of Britain, but I was impressed at the number of well maintained older cars. It's a quality I've always admired in British cars owners. They seem to preserve the best vintage cars in a loving way not common to see in America.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mike. Yes, you are right about owners of vintage cars looking after their vehicles. Our son in law owns a vintage Austin and regularly keeps it polished both inside and out to take to local rallies.
ReplyDeleteWith apologies - I kept forgetting to indicate that Anonymous was me - Susan (Scotsue).
ReplyDeleteSuch great cars.
ReplyDeleteImpressive collection!
ReplyDeleteRest and Be Thankful Road! What a name. Fitting as long as you made it and could be thankful.
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