Dear Ruairidh
Three more ads from LC&C dates as at top of ads
And a couple of Austin Seven Accessory ads also from LC&C
Take care
David
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More gems from David Howe.
GE liquidation notice – as reported in 1929…
David Howe writes:
Dear Ruairidh
Stuart Ulph sent me this page from London Gazette which details the
Voluntary Liquidation of Gordon England, confirmed in in March 1929
which was earlier than I had imagined. I would think they saw the
writing on the wall for ‘rag’ bodies, The factory at Wembley was very
big judging from photos I have seen and if sales had begun to fall
away, maybe they couldn’t make ends meet. Certainly you don’t see as
many small ads for Wembley saloons and Stadium as you do the earlier
cars, suggesting fewer sales
Take care
David
Restored Wembley Saloon
Cup Model
A Cup Model photo spotted on eBay earlier this month.
Wembley Saloon
Robert Foreman sends this delightful picture of what appears to be a brand new Wembley Saloon from Pauline Ward.
Cup at the Palace?
Geoffrey Livingstone sends this photo of a Cup that we think is outside Buckingham Palace…
GE Cups in NZ
Ross Vesey (VARNZ) writes about photos of several Cups he has unearthed…
GE Cups in NZ
Four different cars.
Car 1
The series of 8 photos are of the Tulloch car in Wellington. Purchased brand new for 175 pounds NZ. Car was sold in 1939.
Russel George Tulloch (born 1908) was a Radio technician for radio station 2YA.
Photo below – Russell and Thelma Tulloch, married in 1936. Photo location Days Bay, Wellington.
Photo below – Russel Tulloch at Titahi Bay, Wellington.
Photo below – Russel Tulloch at Titahi Bay, Wellington.
Photo below – Thelma Tulloch at Titahi Bay, Wellington.
Photo below – Russel and Thelma, Days Bay, Wellington.
Photo below – Thelma sitting on car. Friends John and Ada Woodham (= Woodham Rd, Christchurch) at Titahi Bay belong to radio station 2YA where Russell worked.
Photo below – Thelma Tulloch and Pleiades Woodham, Days Bay, Wellington.
Car 2
Unfortunately no info for next photo.
Car 3
Next 3 photos are of Wallace and Ruth Goodman, married 1929. Ruth’s quote:- “On our honeymoon from Motueka to Christchurch there were floods. Four men carried the car to higher ground to avoid floodwater. The car had pump up seats”. She referred to the oil pressure button as “a pump up oiler”.
Photo below – Ruth Goodman at Motueka. Note one-piece windscreen.
Two photos below – Wally Goodman sitting in car 1928/29
Car 4
From ‘Special Reporter’ Evening Post, Thursday 27 June, 1929) after the 18 June 1929 Murchison earthquake……on the road between Nelson and Murchison. In the background is the concrete bridge which was upended in the earthquake. Note the driver’s attire.
Caption says ‘AN IMPROVISED BRIDGE Doctors Creek where a gang of ten men built the improvised bridge out of material from the bush and some cross pieces brought in a lorry. In the background can be seen the bridge that cost some xxxx (illegible) not long ago. The small car is returning from the Claybank washout. It is one of many now held in Murchison until the roads can be put right.’
