03-05-2021, 06:58 PM
A recent acquisition for the Archives is a copy of Popular Mechanics, from August 1930. This is an American publication, and this particular issue is of interest because it includes an article on an American view of the small car market with the Austin Seven featuring significantly.
One of the illustrations is captioned Interior of the Four-Passenger Coupe. At a casual glance it looks like a standard RK saloon, but on closer examination, it appears to be a B coupe:
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This is a perfect example of why we should be very wary of period photographs! Every time I look at it, I find yet another feature which is 'wrong' - what can you spot?
One of the illustrations is captioned Interior of the Four-Passenger Coupe. At a casual glance it looks like a standard RK saloon, but on closer examination, it appears to be a B coupe:
popular mechanics august 1930004.jpg (Size: 591.31 KB / Downloads: 292)
This is a perfect example of why we should be very wary of period photographs! Every time I look at it, I find yet another feature which is 'wrong' - what can you spot?