The Wonder Book of Motors

[Tony Griffiths]

Pre 'Health and Safety' times - and a print (sadly not in my edition". Does anyone have a copy that they could scan at 1200 d.p.i.?

[Bob Culver]

When I was a child books were much more expensive and less available than today. I spent hours perusing my fathers old books which incuded The Wonder Book of Railways, a pre WW1 edition, of Aircraft, during or just post WW1, of The Wild, of Why and What. I would instantly recognise any of the photos today.
From the little girl's intact bonnet the speeds may not match the drawing. The owner of a light open Austin sports 20, early 1920s, reports that Sevens can overtke on hills as once in a lower gear hard to change up.
The 4 whweel brakes on the light car are modestly sized.
Now the children would more likely be giving the fingers.

[39Jet]

The picture doesn't appear in my Second Edition of The Wonder Book of Motors which was awarded as a school prize in 1931.

[Bob Culver]

The 4 wheel brakes and term "baby" inicates a Seven inspiration. Presumably a serviceman driver. I found the Wonder books absorbing but the post WW2 version had too much about saxon churches and not enough technical for me.

[39Jet]

I assumed the driver was the chauffeur.

[Mike Costigan]

Compressing the image renders the car even more Austin Seven-like!


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[Chris Garner]

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My 1928 edition of The-Wonder-Book of Motors carries this page.
I've never previously seen this image of a '25 Chummy

[Tony Griffiths]

My 1928 edition of The-Wonder-Book of Motors carries this page.
I've never previously seen this image of a '25 Chummy

Thanks - the 1928 edition. Can you tell me what the Edition Number is (perhaps No.3?) and what the cover illustration is?

[Chris Garner]

Tony,
I cannot find an Edition Number. I am assuming it is a '28 edition as the first owner has written his name and date ( as '28 ) on an inside leaf. 
The coloured cover illustration is of an Alvis type open tourer carrying five people at speed downhill along a coastal road - sea, cliffs, headlands, seagulls and a lighthouse. Judging by their jolly faces and the stones and dust being kicked up, I think they've just come out of the pub!!

[Tony Griffiths]

Tony,
I cannot find an Edition Number. I am assuming it is a '28 edition as the first owner has written his name and date ( as '28 ) on an inside leaf. 
The coloured cover illustration is of an Alvis type open tourer carrying five people at speed downhill along a coastal road - sea, cliffs, headlands, seagulls and a lighthouse. Judging by their jolly faces and the stones and dust being kicked up, I think they've just come out of the pub!!

Thank you, Chris.