just read this in the autocar mag dated may 18th 1923.
THE SPREAD OF LUXURY. manchester lorry drivers are endeavouring to emulate the owners of smart little coupes.at least three big vehicles have been seen with lace curtains and with flower vases in the drivers cab. does anyone know who the drivers may have been.
Says something about Manchester lorry drivers, even in those days
Retired Old โ โ โ โ :
Says something about Manchester lorry drivers, even in those days
Wasnโt that when the word โgayโ meant something completely different?
Bernard
diesel dan:
just read this in the autocar mag dated may 18th 1923.
THE SPREAD OF LUXURY. manchester lorry drivers are endeavouring to emulate the owners of smart little coupes.at least three big vehicles have been seen with lace curtains and with flower vases in the drivers cab.does anyone know who the drivers may have been.
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I remember Nobby Stiles dad having three big vehicles driving around Manchester in the early fifties all with lace curtains and with flowers in vases. He was an undertaker.
So Scania were not the first thenโ โ ?