20-02-2022, 11:47 PM
A reasonable article as such go. A point seldom made but which explains the demand for many cheaper cars was the initial lack of a vast second hand market as today where a good 10, 20 or even 60 year old car is quite practicable and dirt cheap.
I think very few waged tradesmen class or lesser would have bought a new Seven or any car in the 1920s. The Model T was cheaper but the L20 tax pa formidable.
Decades ago I grilled a pom immigrant club member about UK wages. He said that as a plumber in the 1930s earned L3.17.6 with some OT. L5 was teacher territory. The middle class persons depicted in Tony Gs posters were the buyers new.
Second hand Sevens later were certainly the territory of the workers. I dont know how Sevens were affected but during and after the Depression the likes of 1920s Jowetts were very cheap in UK. Anthony Bird described cars for way less than L5 (the equiv of which can buy a very practical car now.)
I think very few waged tradesmen class or lesser would have bought a new Seven or any car in the 1920s. The Model T was cheaper but the L20 tax pa formidable.
Decades ago I grilled a pom immigrant club member about UK wages. He said that as a plumber in the 1930s earned L3.17.6 with some OT. L5 was teacher territory. The middle class persons depicted in Tony Gs posters were the buyers new.
Second hand Sevens later were certainly the territory of the workers. I dont know how Sevens were affected but during and after the Depression the likes of 1920s Jowetts were very cheap in UK. Anthony Bird described cars for way less than L5 (the equiv of which can buy a very practical car now.)