DaveT wrote:Photographed this in Ushuaia (claimed to be the most Southern town in the world), in Argentina. I like the door lock (bicycle chain wrapped around two handles)!
I see nothing ignoble about chain and padlock to secure your classic car.
I had exactly the same on the boot of my first car in 1968, a 100E Anglia.
I agreed to buy it for £10 but the seller then had someone run into the back of him before handing it over to me.
As a result of this 'meeting' the boot wouldn't shut so he wrapped a chain and padlock around the bumper and boot handle and all my valuables were safe in the boot for the entire time I had the car before I was obliged to take it to the scrapyard where I got £5 for it.
The seller was a decent sort and reduced the price by 20%.
The best value car I ever owned. £3 depreciation for 8 months motoring which allowed me to save up £210 for a 1953 Daimler Conquest.
PS I've just remembered that he didn't charge me for the chain and padlock so I think overall I broke even!
“Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people." Garrison Keillor