Ford Cortina on fire 1979

CHAPMAN, Andrew

Registration number

1784252

Artist/maker

CHAPMAN, Andrew

Title

Ford Cortina on fire

Production date

1979

Medium

digital file

Credit line

Purchased, 2020
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Andrew Chapman, Ford Cortina, Morley Ford, South Melbourne

Summary

A Ford Cortina on fire outside "Morley Ford” on the south side of the Yarra River, opposite Melbourne’s CBD, 1979. The site is now occupied by Crown Casino. The car had just been serviced and was on a test drive when it caught alight.