From the picture gallery of cars in South Africa Women's NATION - Kenya The Friday Commentry By Eve Hall, 1966 I have often wanted to write a dirge on "cars I have known" - or more specifically, on one car. Araminta a little green Austin who was born in 1935, and died an ignoble death at the age of 17. She was beautiful in her prime. Square as a little box, and just as comfortable. She embarassed our relatives, annoyed and frightened our friends, and invariably made us late for any appointment. She was also, unhesitatingly, not to be relied on; but she rolled down hills wonderfully - except for the time a fool mechanic forgot to tighten the screws on one of her wheels. She limped painfully down a very steep hill, with her family sitting inside her, unconscious of impending disaster.We didn't notice the extra wobble from the everyday ones, but it did seem that passing motorists looked at us with more than usual horror. But with a fine instinct of
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