‘My car had a 90th birthday party!’
Daisy Sadler, 74, lives in Banbury with her husband Josh, 75, and her Austin 7 Chummy, Carruthers, 90.
When I married Josh in 1973, his present to me was a 1929 Austin 7 Chummy, which I named Carruthers. Back then, I joined the Motor Cycling Club (MCC), taking part in overnight trials careering cross-country, often in the dead of night.
Once, I came straight through a T-junction and into a telegraph pole, smashing the front axle. I had to get help at a bus station – thankfully it was open.
I’d go with friends to Austin 7 runs, meeting other owners and swapping tales. Over the years, I went on camping trips and down to Le Mans to watch professionals race.
In 1991,…