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Dads Austin 7 in 1948:
Trip to Torquay:
I know the pictures are not great but these are of my dads Austin 7 he bought in 1948. The receipt says he paid £61 for it. Reg OJ 7630. When I was but a young lad in the early 1950's my parents would regale me of tales and adventures in their jalopy. They said it was falling to bits when he bought it. Cars were in very short supply in those days.
Dad used to tell me of his RAF days. The squadron owned several 7's. When they went into town they used to chalk the names of the passengers on the bonnet. When you got back to the car you would rub your name off. The last man to return would drive back, drunk or not.
OJ served mom and dad for a few years. They used to tell amusing stories of their adventures in it. The passenger seat was held in with pieces of wire. The seat would turn with mom in it when they went round a corner. Mom would beg dad to go round an opposite corner for her to turn back facing front. One day the handbrake lever came off in his hand. He threw it out of the window saying "I never used it anyway!". They used to go out usually with friends. When they got to a hill, the passengers would have to get out and help push it up. Going down was a breeze but a worry you would run into something because the brakes were so bad. Dad used to park it on a piece of waste ground opposite their house. in the Birmingham slums. People would remark to him that another piece had dropped off yesterday. The day he part exchanged it in 1950 odd the chassis snapped and he stood in front of it so the salesman wouldn't notice. He got away with it and drove out with a vanguard.
The picture are in late 1948 in Torquay.
Happy days?
Trip to Torquay:
I know the pictures are not great but these are of my dads Austin 7 he bought in 1948. The receipt says he paid £61 for it. Reg OJ 7630. When I was but a young lad in the early 1950's my parents would regale me of tales and adventures in their jalopy. They said it was falling to bits when he bought it. Cars were in very short supply in those days.
Dad used to tell me of his RAF days. The squadron owned several 7's. When they went into town they used to chalk the names of the passengers on the bonnet. When you got back to the car you would rub your name off. The last man to return would drive back, drunk or not.
OJ served mom and dad for a few years. They used to tell amusing stories of their adventures in it. The passenger seat was held in with pieces of wire. The seat would turn with mom in it when they went round a corner. Mom would beg dad to go round an opposite corner for her to turn back facing front. One day the handbrake lever came off in his hand. He threw it out of the window saying "I never used it anyway!". They used to go out usually with friends. When they got to a hill, the passengers would have to get out and help push it up. Going down was a breeze but a worry you would run into something because the brakes were so bad. Dad used to park it on a piece of waste ground opposite their house. in the Birmingham slums. People would remark to him that another piece had dropped off yesterday. The day he part exchanged it in 1950 odd the chassis snapped and he stood in front of it so the salesman wouldn't notice. He got away with it and drove out with a vanguard.
The picture are in late 1948 in Torquay.
Happy days?
I think to own a car in the 1940s you would've had to have been quite privileged, possibly middle-class - which most were, and had a professional job such as a doctor, etc. Until the mid-late 50s, very few folk could afford one. But it amazes me looking at some period photos, just how common cars were even as early as the 1930s.
While I was sorting out parents Austin Pics I came across 2 pictures of my first wheels. I can't quite make out the make and model? Any takers? It looks to me like it may have had an early type of abacus on the dashboard, I don't know teaching me to take my eyes off the road whilst driving? The second pic looks like I am learning hand signals? Or am I giving someone the finger?
Just for fun, circa 1952:
Just for fun, circa 1952:
TR4man said:
Wonderful.
I know it is a small thing, but why did the seller sign over a postage stamp?
Prior to its abolition on 1st February 1971, it was the law that a receipt for £2 or more should bear a stamp duty of 2d, and anyone who gave a receipt for £2 or more without stamping it was liable to a fine of £10I know it is a small thing, but why did the seller sign over a postage stamp?
Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
daveenty said:
Prior to its abolition on 1st February 1971, it was the law that a receipt for £2 or more should bear a stamp duty of 2d, and anyone who gave a receipt for £2 or more without stamping it was liable to a fine of £10
Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
Yes spot on, and I am old enough unfortunately, to remember doing this well into the sixties.Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
daveenty said:
TR4man said:
Wonderful.
I know it is a small thing, but why did the seller sign over a postage stamp?
Prior to its abolition on 1st February 1971, it was the law that a receipt for £2 or more should bear a stamp duty of 2d, and anyone who gave a receipt for £2 or more without stamping it was liable to a fine of £10I know it is a small thing, but why did the seller sign over a postage stamp?
Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
cjb44 said:
daveenty said:
Prior to its abolition on 1st February 1971, it was the law that a receipt for £2 or more should bear a stamp duty of 2d, and anyone who gave a receipt for £2 or more without stamping it was liable to a fine of £10
Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
Yes spot on, and I am old enough unfortunately, to remember doing this well into the sixties.Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
daveenty said:
Prior to its abolition on 1st February 1971, it was the law that a receipt for £2 or more should bear a stamp duty of 2d, and anyone who gave a receipt for £2 or more without stamping it was liable to a fine of £10
Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
Well that is fascinating. That seems like a really archaic way of raising tax but in the days before technology it seems like quite an effective way of raising revenue.Stamp duties were introduced in the seventeenth century and had been in existence continuously since then.
Found HERE.
In an old passport I have a visa for a country in West Africa, probably Mali that has two 'timbres fiscales' attached to it which cover the issuing fee. Probably a sensible idea as it means whoever processes the visa should not have to handle cash. Presumably someone in the embassy had to though as I bought them there.
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TR4man said:
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TR4man said:
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