Unfortunately it was not necessarily the lack of handbrake application alone. REAL ( BVH ) DSs would lose pressure when parked, thus losing gear control, and the car could roll easily. That happened in the reverse direction at Mission Beach in 1973 when a NEW silver and tan leather Pallas went over a cliff backwards as the luggage was being removed from the car.... hydraulic pressure used up and the foot brake not applied hard enough and she slipped..that car had just made its maiden voyage up from Adelaide, I saw it loaded on a train for dispatch south....oh what a shame. The locals thought it was my DS. The landing was so violent the roof popped, ( from the rear trumpets outwards ) , and the frame was completely out of square. this car while wearing Pallas wheel trims is not ( note the door trims ), but could have still been a BVH .. what was Madge's preference ?BEIGE ALBATROS AC 087 (1971-1973)
Times change, this colour used to worry me but 40 years on I think it looks great...
..."Madge did you leave the car in gear you know the handbrake won't hold on that slope?"
http://www.nuancierds.fr/AC 087 Beige Albatros.htm
Cheers
Chris