Thursday, 20 August 2015

A Car Story

I was given some interesting material earlier in the year and when I made this bag I just thought no one would want to buy it, but they did!  Perhaps the person who now owns it likes vintage cars, I did not ask at the time.  I got rather attached to the bag, especially after embellishing it with buttons.  Fortunately I do have more of the material to make another one.  


In May my brother (also Jane's brother!) e.mailed us to say that he had seen the car that he owned 50 years ago (his first car) amazingly it was still 'road worthy'!   The log book also has his name and the address where he was living at the time.

The car then 



The car now



We both urged him to buy it back, but he said no.  He used to pay me to clean it all those years ago, of course not enough for the privilege of doing it!   As you can see there have been some changes made to the car, but the fact that it wasn't scrapped long ago is truly amazing.
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10 comments:

  1. Jane Eborall20 August 2015 at 19:48

    I remember the number plate was UD but that's all I remember!!! Looooooong time ago!!!

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  2. Madtatter8020 August 2015 at 21:59

    Wow, the fabric and the cars, and what a nice post :)

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  3. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane21 August 2015 at 00:19

    That's a cool car! I also like the bag, but I'm not sure if it suits my style... tatting shuttle fabric, perhaps?

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  4. Michelle21 August 2015 at 03:18

    What absolute fun! How did your brother recognize it?

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    1. Sally Kerson21 August 2015 at 15:42

      I don't know how he recognised it Michelle, probably because there aren't many around. The number plate had been changed so at one point it had been re-registered.

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  5. Kathy Niklewicz21 August 2015 at 04:21

    It's quite astounding that he found his actual car! I wonder how many owners it has had! Wonderful photos! My husband is curious as to the year, make and model, as he isn't familiar with English cars.

    That's a cute bag, too!

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    1. Sally Kerson21 August 2015 at 15:45

      It is astounding and to have proof as well! I think it is an Austin and not sure of the date probably about 1950 or even earlier. It was my brother's pride and joy being his first car and I have a picture that I took of him beside it.

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  6. Karen21 August 2015 at 07:35

    Exciting to find his first car so well taken care of and being shown. Car bag is nice, too.

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  7. Jane McLellan21 August 2015 at 09:47

    That was amazing! Whenever I see a blue Anglia, I think, 'that's the kind of car I learnt to drive in', but I wouldn't expect to see the very one.

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  8. Tat-a-Renda22 August 2015 at 03:29

    To come across the car again after so many years and in such good condition, that is amazing!
    Lovely bag, too.

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