It makes sense that Canberra would have more Super Snipes than other Rootes
models. They were popular transport for government types. :-)
R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vic Hughes" <v.hughes@austarmetro.com.au>
To: "Jan Eyerman" <jan.eyerman@usa.net>; <JACranwell@aol.com>;
<rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Re: sighting]
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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