Memories 6
The Flower Pageant
In July 1934 the 'Edinburgh Evening News' News Paper decided to have a Flower Pageant in Edinburgh.
This was to take the form of decorated floats and all types of vehicles. There was a class for 3 wheelers. Dad entered a Triumph sidecar outfit, specially finished in white. This was then decorated with a bower made from white roses. I'm told that it even smelled good !.......and it WON the 3 wheeled class.
Click either to see the Triumph outfit on it's own
This was to take the form of decorated floats and all types of vehicles. There was a class for 3 wheelers. Dad entered a Triumph sidecar outfit, specially finished in white. This was then decorated with a bower made from white roses. I'm told that it even smelled good !.......and it WON the 3 wheeled class.
Click either to see the Triumph outfit on it's own
We still have the beautiful Silver Rose bowl which was awarded to the winner, and newspaper cuttings..
Another entrant was a Morgan, done up as a WW 1 fighter...with wing mounted guns ! Actually, I always thought the Morgan should have won !
The final shot from the Flower Pageant is this one.
Sorry, I cannot tell you anything about it, but it does look as though it is a much older machine. Again a side-car outfit, I cannot find the reg. number in my book to give you an age.
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