Mastodawn

The young lad (David Borst-Smith, his dad EC Borst-Smith worked for #BMC / #Rover as a publicity manager and wrote many books about cars and trucks for Ladybird as a side hustle) from the "this engine is woke" meme (originally from a Ladybird children's book of the 1960s) is still alive, and now lives in USA!

The car is a #Wolseley 15/60 and the "woke" engine is a BMC (British Leyland) B-series from the days when #Britain still had a #car industry *and* strong trade unions, so perhaps the meme is true 😁

#cars #UK #oldtimer

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Stringbender Oct 1

@vfrmedia Saw the picture first and tried to ID the car. Best guess was Wolseley by the grill, so was chuffed to see it was. They were still around when I started driving, but Wolseley slowly became a brand name for BMC deluxe versions. A friend had a Wolsely mini, with tiny fins at the rear.