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Mrs Doris Carr茅 interviewed by Margaret Le Cras.
Edited excerpt from a transcript of the taped interview

Voice. And then your father, what was his pride and joy
Mrs Carr茅. Oh yes, his car. That was a Studebaker, and it was his pride and joy, he was determined the Germans wouldn鈥檛 have it, he just left it in the garage, near the road,
I鈥︹�︹��. And they never searched it?
Mrs Carr茅. No, He鈥檇 bought a small one for my brother, so he gave that car in
I鈥︹�︹��. When he had to give up a car, so I suppose they felt he didn鈥檛 have another one? They wouldn鈥檛 have known that. So did it still go at the end of the war?
Mrs Carr茅. Well, my mother was in hospital, and she was coming out the day of the Liberation and my father was determined that he was going to fetch her in the car, so I was all ready, waiting for him to start the car, and he just couldn鈥檛 start it. So he said to me, 鈥淵ou鈥檒l have to walk up there and tell her that I can鈥檛 start the car鈥� but he was still trying, and there wasn鈥檛 only a few minutes that I was up there, and he turned up, he鈥檇 managed to start it.
I鈥︹�︹��. That would have been good going, actually, getting a car to start after all those years. So did you go on Liberation Day down into town?
Mrs Carr茅. Yes, in the evening, because my husband was working with the Red Cross, with the parcels that day, but in the evening we went off on our bikes to see all the excitement. There were lots of people, in front of the Royal Hotel
I鈥︹�︹��. and you would have met people that you knew
Mrs Carr茅. probably I did
I鈥︹�︹��. Because other people from round your way would have gone in to town as well
Mrs Carr茅. We were all on bikes in those days.
I鈥︹�︹��. You鈥檝e got some happy memories of Liberation , well, thank you ever so much for sharing them.

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