What's in the back of the van?
13th November 1997, Page 28
13th November 1997
Page 28
Page 28, 13th November 1997
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El his 1933 Austin A7
Somerset van was certain ly built to last, surviving even an unexploded German bomb which was found in the back when it was discovered in a dilapidated garage in 1959. Its original running gear and woodwork were all intact, but the metal bodywork had to be reskinned. The plucky little wagon is pictured here with its present owner, window-cleaner Brian Sutton of Bideford, North Devon. Brian is a bit of an A7 fan; he also owns an 1934 A7 Box saloon car; a 1938 A7 Opal and a 1943 Austin 100 GL. One thing puzzles me: what was a German bomb doing in an A7? I do hope the little runabout wasn't a fifth columnist.