computedshorty Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Royal Mail vans collected your mail from street Post Boxes in your road and delivered the same day locally.Two old pence per letter, send a letter to mum that ? you wont be home for tea going to the pictures with my pal from work ?.This little Austin Seven was quite rare, I bought one in later years so simple to work on.A little later GPO changed their vans to Morris and stayed with them for years.Sixty new pence now for a letter, that might come in time to tell you not to worry that your daughter might be home three days ago but will be late as going to the pictures. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/26332-post-early/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Austin 7s Weren't that rare shorty, my mum had one in the early 60s and I still remember her loading it with us kids, no seat belts and then having to crank start it! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/26332-post-early/#findComment-586773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
computedshorty Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 There were lots of the Austin Vans, I had one, I also had a 1929 Austin Chummy in the fifties.Worst thing was the cable brakes used to stretch, and I would fit a device that took up the tension called a " Keep death off the road ". The law at that time said you must have a light showing while parked in the hours of darkness in a main road. I fitted a light from the battery by crocodile clips then clamped it to the roof gutter, showing a red light to the rear and a white one to the front. In the morning the battery became flat so I had to crank it to start. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/26332-post-early/#findComment-586779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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