04-06-2019, 10:12 PM
Petrol rationing hugely restricted use. Here it was one or two gallons per month or similar. Tyres wore much faster than now, and almost unprocurable. My car was purchased in 1940 before full restrictions. My father was a plumber and eked out petrol with white spirit. Car was used for essential tasks; eg bringing home sacks of coal which part explains the customary RP rear distortion.
Car was used for courting and with petrol donations from friends enabled a honeymoon trip 120 miles away. But with owner in the Air Force little chance to use anyway. Car was loaned to an uncle on final leave to take his girlfriend out. Parked downtown a major but little publicised earthquake collapsed a parapet onto the road in front. Also used to fetch me home from the “baby factory”. (Has anyone else on the Forum had such a long continuous relation with the same car?)
In the war years towns and cities were more compact with factories and warehouses downtown. The extravagant modern practice of driving many miles to work each day was uncommon.
Car was used for courting and with petrol donations from friends enabled a honeymoon trip 120 miles away. But with owner in the Air Force little chance to use anyway. Car was loaned to an uncle on final leave to take his girlfriend out. Parked downtown a major but little publicised earthquake collapsed a parapet onto the road in front. Also used to fetch me home from the “baby factory”. (Has anyone else on the Forum had such a long continuous relation with the same car?)
In the war years towns and cities were more compact with factories and warehouses downtown. The extravagant modern practice of driving many miles to work each day was uncommon.