1933 Ford Eight Tudor saloon [Y]

1933 Ford Eight [Y] in Cyclists Special, Short Movie, 1955

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2017-08-03 22:44	Poverty Ford??
Reg1992 ◊ 2017-08-03 22:58	It is sad that some Fords live in poverty, yes. This one in particular is on food stamps.
Ingo ◊ 2017-08-03 23:08	Reg1992 wrote It is sad that some Fords live in poverty, yes. This one in particular is on food stamps. After WWII in several European countries cars and even tires and fuel were only available on stamps (in Germany up to 1948), and for private persons even not available at all.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-08-03 23:26	Ford Eight Model Y Tudor Saloon.
cl82 ◊ 2017-08-03 23:40	Please don't stone me for this remark, but on a serious note, back then just owning a car was quite a privilege and certainly no sign of poverty at all, moreover just the opposite. I even reckon that most of all the bicyclists shown on this picture would have been glad to have a "poverty Ford" or even just some tiny moped.
dsl ◊ 2017-08-03 23:48	I said poverty because I wondered if the first Ford Popular, launched in Oct 35 as Britain's first £100 saloon. And it was popular.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-08-03 23:49	At the time of this film, my Dad had just taken delivery of a new Morris Cowley to replace the 1939 Citroën traction avant. We were not exactly rich, but not exactly poor either, and there were a few other cars in the branches of the family, mostly bought second hand. -- Last edit: 2017-08-03 23:53:26