OOPS. Obviously distracted by the delights of the Pink Lady on his right, the driver of this mobile crane got himself in a right mess as he drove along Lowesmoor in Worcester in February 1968. His erect jib became entangled with overhead lines and brought
OOPS! Obviously distracted by the delights of the Pink Lady on his right, the driver of this mobile crane got himself in a right mess as he drove along Lowesmoor in Worcester in February 1968.
His erect jib became entangled with overhead lines and brought his vehicle to a summary halt.
Whereupon he had an embarrassed wait until a man with a ladder arrived to release him.
Incidentally, the photograph is a car spotter's dream. There's an Austin A30 (fondly known as the "district nurse's car"), a Ford Zephyr and could that be the rear view of a Ford Prefect up the road.
An Austin A50 hides in the alleyway.
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