Hi Jan,
Yes there were more around back then, time has taken some ravages. Another
factor is that Canberra has more than tripled in population since about 1972
when Rootes cars were virtually off the market in Aus, so Rootes cars
remaining from that time are spread thin. Also, Canberra is more affluent
than many other parts of the country so people bought newer cars more often
and the old ones were often sold off outside the city.
Early this year at the annual gathering of old cars, among the hundreds of
vehicles there were I think 7 Rootes cars, all Humbers (1960s Super Snipes
and Vogues) from the same club. On the plus side, because of our climate,
if you find a local Rootes car here it is likely to have very little rust.
Vic
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Eyerman" <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
To: "Vic Hughes" <v.hughes@austarmetro.com.au>; <JACranwell@aol.com>;
<rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Re: sighting]
> About 20 years ago I managed to talk a fellow in Melbourne to just take a
> bunch of pictures of parking lots with Rootes cars in them.... I have
about 20
> shots of Minxs, Hunters, etc just parked-GREAT photos-there were lots of
them
> around Australia back then.
>
> Jan Eyerman
>
>
>
>
>
> "Vic Hughes" <v.hughes@austarmetro.com.au> wrote:
> Where I live a a rare sighting is like... the series 6 Hillman Minx I saw
in
> the Uni carpark 2 weeks ago. Or the Hunter I saw at the National Library
> yesterday. Last time I saw another Alpine was 12 months at least.
> Tiger......?? yeah I saw one once, just wish I could remember when.
>
> Vic
>
> Rootes-starved in Canberra
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JACranwell@aol.com>
> To: <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 7:11 PM
> Subject: Re: sighting
>
>
> > I had a rare sighting myself last W/E. Just pulling out of my drive (in
> > Surrey UK), I saw a tiger flash by, closely followed by what looked for
> all
> > the world like one of the Le Mans Tigers. It was either the real McCoy,
or
> a
> > very good replica.
> >
> > I know that one was auctioned off recently, but I don't recall where it
> ended
> > up.
> >
> > Julian.
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