Boy Standing By His Family’s First Car 1961
1961
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Len Purves.
“Our first car – a green Ford Popular. The indicator lights made it look like a dalek.
“Once we were in an accident. We were turning right and it was a sunny day and the driver behind didn’t see our indicators and when we turned right he crashed into us.” – Len Purves
Donor number: 0124-016
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