A charming Austin 7 scene from 1937

[Tony Griffiths]

Certainly interesting. Do owners consider this an accurate depiction?  I always considered that model in the flesh to be neatly  proportioned.
I note the driver is prudently conserving the ampere hours.

surely the oddest thing is the car shown on a sunny day ( shadow under car ) but the house has all the lights on. Perhaps this scene closely follows a total eclipse — perhaps it’s time I got out of bed and made a cup of tea.

I've just noticed that Mike beat me to it - it's moonlight, Bob - and a full moon by the looks of it (or a street light?)..... With an almost flat battery, I once drove across most of Norfolk, in the early hours of the morning, just by the light of a full moon. The moon was behind and the road clearly visible.

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Or full moon?

I think it's quite a reasonable rendition; perhaps the suspension is a bit low, but the figures are much more in proportion than most illustrations of the period.



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Alice Day would probably have been even smaller!

Great story - well spotted, Mike! The bit about the walls of the salon bending in two and the noiseless blast - quite astonishing. Covid-19? A stroll in the park by comparison.