22-04-2021, 10:34 AM
Hopping is an endearing feature of the Austin 7. When I was in high school, I used to delight my mates by making my Austin 7 hop.
Did you know that in the 1930's a British comedian, George Clarke, used to feature Austin 7 hopping in his stage show. He even did it in a Royal Command Variety Performance.
A reporter of the 1930's described the show as follows:
"And the things the car does! With George at the wheel the little bus seems bewitched. She jumps, she darts all over the stage like a bucking bronco; she shudders dreadfully, stops dead and starts to buck again. "
Did you know that in the 1930's a British comedian, George Clarke, used to feature Austin 7 hopping in his stage show. He even did it in a Royal Command Variety Performance.
A reporter of the 1930's described the show as follows:
"And the things the car does! With George at the wheel the little bus seems bewitched. She jumps, she darts all over the stage like a bucking bronco; she shudders dreadfully, stops dead and starts to buck again. "