I-Morris Minor Utility yami ka-1957

Bheka noma yisiphi isithombe sikaMncane emaphandleni noma ngaphandle kwedolobha futhi awukwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ucabange iNgilandi, 1950s.

Okufanayo kuya ku-Lance Blanch's 1957 Morris Minor utility. Imoto yakhe elungiswe kahle iyisikhumbuzo sesikhathi esizolile, esikhululeke kakhudlwana lapho ukushayela ngeSonto kwakuyintokozo esikhundleni somzabalazo emigwaqweni eminyene.

Imoto kaLance ibikhona emndenini wakhe kusukela ngo-1960. Abazali bakhe bamthenge kumthengisi owamkhulisa waba yi-A40 yase-Austin. “Sasihlala edolobheni elincane futhi babedinga imoto yokuthwala izinto,” kuchaza uLance.

ULance wafunda ukushayela imoto futhi unina wayeyishayela njalo kwaze kwaphela amasonto amabili ngaphambi kokuba ashone ngo-1995. “Ngemuva kokushona kwakhe, uMorris weza kimi futhi ngayigcina egaraji lami iminyaka eminingana. Ngabe sengithatha isinqumo sokuyibuyisela ngokuphelele, ngo-2009 yaphinde yangena emgwaqeni,” kusho uLance.

Imoto ibilokhu inesevisi njalo kukho konke ukuphila kwayo, futhi lapho ukubuyiselwa kuqala, ukuyinakekela kwakhokha izinzuzo phakathi neminyaka. “Yayinokugqwala okuncane nje, futhi kwakungekho nhlobo ukugqwala ohlakeni,” kusho uLance. Nokho, uLance wehlisela phansi imoto waze wayibuyisela emuva.

ULance wenza isiqiniseko sokuthi uyigibela okungenani kanye ngesonto futhi ihlezi imnakwa. “Abantu abaningi beza kimi bezongibuza ngemoto. Kubukeka sengathi wonke umuntu ubenoMorrie noma kukhona amaziyo enaye,” usho kanje.

Imoto inezinombolo zoqobo, injini yokuqala nesiteringi. Iphaneli yensimbi egqitshwe ngokhuni yenza isivumelwano sobuchwepheshe, ishintsha umsakazo wemoto we-transistor endala ngesidlali se-CD. Ngokubona isidingo sokuphepha, uLance ufake amabhande ezihlalo, izihlalo zamabhakede angemuva kanye namabhuleki angaphambili.

ULance ungumgqugquzeli ojwayelekile weMorris Minors futhi usebenza neQueensland Morris Minor Club. “Sikwazile ukuhlela usuku lwedemo e-RAF Amberley Heritage Centre ngomhla ziyi-18 kuNhlaba,” usho kanje. "I-Royal Air Force isinikeze ithuba lokubonisa izimoto zethu eduze kwazo zonke izindiza zabo zaseshashalazini, okuhlanganisa i-Saber, i-Mirage ne-F111 fighters, izindiza ezinophephela emhlane iSioux kanye ne-Iroquois."

Leli thuba eliyivelakancane selihehe izimoto ezingaphezu kuka-50 ukuthi zibambe iqhaza kulo mcimbi. Kuzokwethulwa zonke izinhlobo ze-Minor: ama-sedans aneminyango emibili nemine, eziguquguqukayo, izinqola zesiteshi sabahambi kanye, vele, i-Lance's Utility.

UDavid Burrell, umhleli we-www.retroautos.com.au