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A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Tony Griffiths - 18-09-2020
Another restored cover - and a fine original painting by the artist. Click the image for a high-resolution copy - and click again to see the leering gentleman...
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Bob Culver - 18-09-2020
Is the lady going to drive, sit in the back, or climb over to the other side? (I can never remember which is near and which is off side, esp in this case! The terminology was not used here. And unlike UK it is an offence to park facing the wrong way)
Another excellent cover, cleverly aimed at up market buyers.
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Steve kay - 18-09-2020
An offence to park the wrong way? If only that was the case here, half the SUV drivers would be fined, or locked up, but probably not transported to the colonies.
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - morrisminor - 18-09-2020
Interestingly Steve parking on the wrong side is part of the driving test now
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Robin Oldfield - 18-09-2020
But surely parking on the offside at night is an offence, isn't it?
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Mike Costigan - 18-09-2020
(18-09-2020, 10:19 AM)morrisminor Wrote: Interestingly Steve parking on the wrong side is part of the driving test nowIs that because parallel parking on the left is too difficult for learners these days?
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Tony Griffiths - 18-09-2020
(18-09-2020, 11:00 AM)Mike Costigan Wrote:Not for these chaps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNR4MqG45pk(18-09-2020, 10:19 AM)morrisminor Wrote: Interestingly Steve parking on the wrong side is part of the driving test nowIs that because parallel parking on the left is too difficult for learners these days?
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Bob Culver - 18-09-2020
Great. It is amazing the skills some blokes can develop.I recall eons ago some visiting rally driver here demonstrated a similar trick where he spun the car backward through a standard farm gateway, recovered and carried on. You can see how some wartime pilots became aces.
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Chris Garner - 18-09-2020
Narrow suicide doors on a Top Hat. I don't fancy her chances elegantly entering the car with that fur coat on!
PS: Perhaps the street was one way?
RE: A cosy saloon on a winter's night... - Chris KC - 18-09-2020
Bob, that's a fact... I don't think it's widely appreciate what skill level was and is required of combat pilots. They need 'Formula 1' levels of vehicle control while effectively doing a maths exam in their head at the same time. Those who can't don't last long, one way or another, as many of the lads sent up in WW2 with 10 hours' solo under their belt found out.
And Chris, surely you realise the whole of the 1920's was simply an excuse to display stocking tops!