Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome black and white May 9, 1952: New English Austin A40 Somerset automobiles being dumped into Georgia Strait (off Vancouver, BC, Canada) from a barge. The cars are being pulled off with a cable by the tug River Ace. What was that all about? Did the local Austin dealer receive too many cars beyond the import quota and they're too costly to send back? [Vancouver Public Library; Dominion Photo Co. photograph, Robert O. Bentley, photographer] May 9, 1952: New English Austin A40 Somerset automobiles being dumped into Georgia Strait (off Vancouver, BC, Canada) from a barge. The cars are being pulled off with a cable by the tug River Ace. What was that all about? Did the local Austin dealer receive too many cars beyond the import quota and they're too costly to send back? [Vancouver Public Library; Dominion Photo Co. photograph, Robert O. Bentley, photographer] |