Depot Hack 2
by Lin Grosvenor
Title
Depot Hack 2
Artist
Lin Grosvenor
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Description
Here we have a later (1929) Ford hackney carriage, one of the earliest examples of a 4-door, enclosed (the isinglass curtains of musical fame could be installed and rolled down over the window openings in case of inclement weather) commercial vehicle.
Used primarily to ferry folks, fortnighters and freight to and from the train station.
Somewhere along the line they became known by the more elegant moniker, "Station Wagon" and their popularity as the first family utility vehicle grew rapidly.
Subject to damage from high winds and termites in the original configurations, station wagons became more sedan-esq, and then morphed into Sports Utility Vehicles - the inevitable joining in design and purpose of the depot hacks and the hunting breaks of the early 20th century.
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February 18th, 2017
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