Car Parts - Engines - Tire - Transportation - Vehicles

Sep. 09, 1958 - THE DUSTMAN WHO OWNS CADILLAC: Twenty-eight-year-old George Balmer empties dustbins for six days a week but feels like a millionaire. On the seventh day he looks like one. Wherever he goes, on his rounds for Chelsea Council, he finds he has a bigger and better car than anyone else. For George, who earns a £11 a week, owns a gleaming sky-blue 110 m.p.h. Cadillac. A 19-foot-long mass of gleaming chrome and power, which, new, would cost around £4, 000. George and his ash-blonde wife, Audrey, gave up drinks, cigarettes and going to dog-racing so they could ride around like millionaires. They bought the car secondhand for £450 - half the price down and £1 10s. a week. It costs £16 a year to insure and does 20 miles to the gallon. When they go away for week-ends there are no hotel bills because the seats convert into big double bed. Photo shows Dustman George and his wife Audrey pictured with their 110 m.p.h. Cadillac car

Restrictions Only for United Kingdom

And Pound Anyone Balmer Bigger Bills Bought Cadillac Chrome Convert Cost Costs Does Dustbins Dustman Earns Else Empties Feels Finds Gallon Gleaming Insure M.p.h Millionaire Millionaires Owns Rounds Seats Secondhand Seventh Sky-blue Week-ends Wherever

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > KEY