1931 Austin Seven Swallow cyclecar View from the deep cutting

View from the deep cutting made through the hill at New Cross

Pauline Yates

starring Wildred Brambell as Albert Steptoe

with audience witnessing the draw

Part of a wall of the old British Museum

1931 Austin Seven Swallow cyclecar View from the deep cutting1931 Austin Seven Swallow. William Lyons, the man behind Jaguar, began manufacturing Swallow motorcycle sidecars in Blackpool in 1921. Special bodywork was being fitted to Austin chassis by May 1927, and later to others. The small, luxurious Austin Seven Swallow had feminine appeal. It stood out from the crowd with bright, adventurous paint schemes, at a time when most cars were dark in colour. The bonnet colouration created a 'pen nib' effect towards