Austin Seven
posted by Paul
It's not too often that one spots an Austin Seven parked in the street - especially since they're not generally fitted with an alarm, immobiliser, or even gear-lock. I looked around for the owner, but they were nowhere to be seen.About four years ago a good friend of ours dropped off a broken-down Austin Seven at our home for safe-keeping. He had bought it for a song and had the crazy idea that he could make some money out of it. It turned out that it would cost him far too much to restore and so he ended up selling it for around R2000 (200 Euro).
If I remember correctly, the new owner wanted to cut it in half, down the middle, and make some kind of artwork out of it...
4 Comments:
ancient car, really nice shot, it looks like a movie scene
That sure is a beautiful car.
Oh my I remember my parents having one of these back in early 1950's...we still see a lot of them here in the UK as they are 'collectors' cars' but to see one in Cape Town that is special...
I don't think anyone would steal it because it's too different and could be traced very easily and they wouldn't make for a 'speedy getaway'...super photo!
@marlow @ann - thanks!
@scraps of bev - Ah, you do give your age away. ;) You make a good point. I don't think it would be the speediest getaway car. Thanks for the compliment.
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