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Nice Pic of a Swallow - Chris KC - 06-02-2024
I've been known to knock up items of clothing from time to time and was delighted when my sister gave me a copy of "The Gentleman's Wardrobe" for Christmas - a super book which comes complete with patterns and instructions for making men's clothes, and with a "vintage" accent too. And there above the intro is a snapshot of the writer's grandfather posing against his 1931 A7 Swallow Saloon...
I spoke briefly with author Vanessa Mooncie, and she is only too pleased to share the photo here. Her Grandad's name was Henry Deadman & the car was a 1931 model, she wasn't able to add any more detail. Anyway I hope others will enjoy the photo, and possibly find points of interest.
The book can be found here if anyone's interested: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentlemans-Wardrobe-Vintage-Style-Projects-Modern/dp/1861087470
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - John Cornforth - 06-02-2024
Lovely pic, thanks for sharing. I see the air vents have been turned to the more streamlined position !
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Mike Costigan - 06-02-2024
Super picture, thank you Chris and Vanessa. It shows a Mk1 Swallow which I thought indicated that the car should be classified as 1930 rather than 1931, but I see a number of Mk1s are recorded as being registered in 1931, so we'll let that date stand! I hoped to confirm the registration date, but I cannot rationalise the first digit with published registration details - I though it was JW, but that would date the registration as very late 1932 or early 1933, which seems unlikely... and I can't make any other letter fit the single downward stroke (it can't be an 'I' as that would be an Irish registration from pre-First World War!
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - john williams - 06-02-2024
I am going to help a SWA7C member prepare a similar car for sale no Friday. The car was extensively restored by the owner's father over 30 years ago, but never quite finished. I will help prepare an accurate description of the cars condition prior listing for sale. Probably on Car and Classic
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Howard Wright - 06-02-2024
Hi Mike
Could it be VW? Chelmsford registration?
Cheers
Howard
PS Great photo Chris, thanks for sharing.
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Colin Morgan - 06-02-2024
This site gives JW as being from March 1931 - so perhaps it could be JW if that is right? (HW, IW and UW don't seem to fit with 1931.)
https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/jw.htm
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Graham Barker - 06-02-2024
What are the ribbon-like objects on the front corners of the roof? Was that a standard feature?
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Howard Wright - 06-02-2024
(06-02-2024, 07:42 PM)Graham Barker Wrote: What are the ribbon-like objects on the front corners of the roof? Was that a standard feature?
Hi Graham
Trafficators?
Cheers
Howard
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Mike Costigan - 06-02-2024
Yes, box trafficators on the windscreen pillars.
The JW sequence began in March 1931, but had only reached the low 2,000s by the beginning of 1933.
The letter shape looks too vertical to be a V, but the VW series had been completed by early 1929, so unlikely to be seen on a 1931 car.
RE: Nice Pic of a Swallow - Lance Sheldrick - 06-02-2024
Any chance it could be UW? From a signwriting point of view the right hand downward stroke of the 'U' would be near the W as it is here. Just a thought.