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And the car was supplied by Ray Walker, famed Austin 7 garage owner in Cambridge. He was approached by some students, interested in a ramshackle, engineless car in the yard. When his suspicions were raised it was to do with a stunt, he told them the car was not for sale but if it was not in the yard the next morning, no questions would be asked!
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I think it was floated there on punts...
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Car type: 1933 RP Saloon (aka Mildred)
08-03-2023, 08:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-03-2023, 09:03 AM by Andy Bennett.)
I believe it was put on a raft, with the manpower supplied via punts.
This picture is in daylight so might have been when it was removed. It also features what looks like 'a grown up' possibly supervising?
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Golly, student in flannels and white shirts wearing ties! Spiffing, what?
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Car type: A7 special 34
Not sure the punt hire people would be so happy these days.
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I don't imagine that they were asked!
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All of the Colleges have their own 'fleet' so Scudamores wouldnt have had to have been involved, I suspect...
