1913 Swift

I recently came across this image of a 1913 Swift photographed in 1919 in Clacton on Sea, Essex, England. It is my late gran's brother, Bill, at the wheel, aged about 17, and I believe their father sitting directly behind.

Bill did serve a "motor mechanic's" apprenticeship which, in those days, had to be paid for by his parents. He worked his whole life in the motor trade, apart from WW2, when he worked on a farm and served in the Home Guard.

It is surprising how many people were "crammed-into" cars years ago, before the days of seat belts. I remember in the 1970's people not being overly concerned about the "official rear seating capacity" of motor cars, especially if children were involved.