Herbie stops by at Bourne, Lincolnshire
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Herbie stops by at Bourne, Lincolnshire
Image: © Rex Needle Taken: 28 Jul 2002
Spotted outside the Post Office in West Street on a sunny Sunday evening in summer was this vintage car in perfect condition. There was no one in it but anticipating questions from the curious, the owner had left a notice in the back window saying: "My name is Herbie. I am a 1929 Austin Burnham 16.6 and have been in the same family since new. I am used every day and have covered over one million miles on the same engine. I was used as a taxi during the war and have even stood in as an ambulance. I am 73 years old this year and no, I am not for sale!"
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Image Location
Latitude
52.76814
Longitude
-0.379508