29-03-2025, 08:59 AM
I'm happy to accept Colin's take on the venue, I don't know myself.
The car is either an RN or RP saloon, I can't see quite enough detail to be certain which, but the rectangular shape of the doors distinguishes them from the earlier saloons (which had a cut-out for the rear wheel arches).
As for the colour, between the end of the 40's and the mid 1970's an Austin Seven was a fair swap for a packet of cigarettes, they were thus highly favoured by younger folk and may have been painted any colour under the sun, according to whim and availability. My own RP has at present a rather rough coat of Westminster green, but beneath that it has been lurid orange, bright red and several other hues...
The car is either an RN or RP saloon, I can't see quite enough detail to be certain which, but the rectangular shape of the doors distinguishes them from the earlier saloons (which had a cut-out for the rear wheel arches).
As for the colour, between the end of the 40's and the mid 1970's an Austin Seven was a fair swap for a packet of cigarettes, they were thus highly favoured by younger folk and may have been painted any colour under the sun, according to whim and availability. My own RP has at present a rather rough coat of Westminster green, but beneath that it has been lurid orange, bright red and several other hues...