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Francis Birtles, his wife of less than two months, Nea, and his touring car in front of the Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 9 May 1935 / photographer Sam Hood

from State Library of New South Wales

  • kristavanichinnsamy said:
    Very interesting this car's. nice pictures.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    An extraordinary romance - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/58862102 Details of their honeymoon travels and their "caravan". - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/41566639
    " THE CARAVAN. Plainly the apple of his eye, Mr Birtles was proud to show the "POST" representative over his caravan which, although it had just traversed several thousands of miles, had hardly a mark and looked spick and span. Mounted on a Ford V-8 chassis, the caravan is the last word in comfort and utility. Truly it was a home on wheels and bore out the contention of its owner that there was no need for them ever to worry about the hotels. The design which was Mr. Birtles's own, was not evolved over-night nor was its execution a matter of merely days. Such conveniences as mosquito proof windows, a floor that could be taken out revealing further mosquito proofing, an electric radiator with a small motor to supply current for it and a seven valve wireless set with which they could have music wherever they went were added to collapsible tables and what was even mere attractive a latex rubber mattressed bed wide and long enough for two. Height has been sacrificed to some extent to prevent the roof striking trees and branches in the rough going but the ceiling was insulated to make for pleasant conditions in all weathers. Hunting gear of all kinds, including a specially prepared line for crocodiles, was included in the equipment, while in lockers specially contrived to take up the minimum space is carried enough food to last three months. Tanks to hold 80 gallons of water are also part of the equipment. "
    'Cairns Post' 7/8/1935. p.6
  • mambo1935 said:
    grace!
  • Mich said:
    better than the car he had before that one

What plane am I?

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  • JKClassic said:
    Curtiss? Looks a lot like the original curtiss with floats!
  • flickrdownldr said:
    The single narrow float points toward Curtiss (or a copy thereof) - not all of the various versions were well photographed and there is at least one I know they had no photos of in the books on Curtiss I have read.
  • Stig Jarlevik said:
    As said, Curtiss never seemed to use such a V-strut arrangement to attach the central float Stig

Burman & his "Benz" (LOC)

from The Library of Congress