1928 Bean Short 14 car Product:Postcard Oval portrait of the actor

Oval portrait of the actor David Garrick wearing a short wig

Judith Webb

Scene from Hogarth's Times of the day

with a Jewish seller of old clothes approaching

1928 Bean Short 14 car Product:Postcard Oval portrait of the actor1928 Bean Short 14 car. Bean were among the many firms who tried to challenge Austin and Morris as mass producers in the 1920s. Never approaching their target of 50,000 cars a year, low production meant higher, less competitive prices. The saloon body is typical of the heavy type of coachwork offered before pressed steel construction became the norm. This example was made during Bean's penultimate season.