Charles George Hibbitt beside his Austin A55
1ST DECEMBER
My Grandpa Hibbitt was born on this day, 1st December, in 1898. Gosh, it’s hard to equate that I knew someone who was born in the 19th century! His father was a coastguard serving at Soldier’s Point near Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland (there was no Northern or Southern in those days) and so this is where Grandpa came into the world.
Cars were just one of his hobbies and here he is proudly standing beside his Austin A55 at Widemouth, most likely taken during the 1950’s or 1960’s.
(From my grandpa’s collection of old slides – see this post for more information.)
