A charming Austin 7 scene from 1937

[Tony Griffiths]

A restored cover. Now it's finished - after something of a wrestling match - I rather like this one. Click the image for a higher resolution copy.

[Douglas Alderson]

Great image Tony, thanks for sharing.

[Bob Culver]

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.

[Tony Press]

A restored cover. Now it's finished - after something of a wrestling match - I rather like this one. Click the image for a higher resolution copy.

I know people are larger now than in the 30s but is there a bit of artistic licence ?

[Charles Levien]

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.

[Mike Costigan]

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!

[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.

[Mike Costigan]

Returning to the theme of little people in the 1920s and 1930s, how small is this guy? Most people today would be head and shoulders taller, needing to stoop to see through the windscreen!


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[Chris Garner]

He's slumped in the car as you can just see his knee below the steering wheel. Probably reflecting on the good time he had with his lady during their drive!

[Rick F]

Nah - she's got a headache!