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Full video here.

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Those where the days :roll:
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DOWNTON Mini is what I like a lot.
Collecting 60th wooden steeringwheels.
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Queens Jubilee Mini 1977
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Denis Healey - (British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983).
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UHR850 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:25 pm Those where the days :roll:
That looks awesome.
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mab01uk wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:08 pm Image

Queens Jubilee Mini 1977
Why use a 13 year old car ...?
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1960s UK Traffic, Motorway Driving :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEZiwaFHY6s
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Andrew Cowan at the start of the 1971 Heatway rally
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mab01uk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:07 pm Image

1960s UK Traffic, Motorway Driving :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEZiwaFHY6s
How dangerous were 3 lane roads? I remember a VERY near miss on a family holiday!
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You're right. The old three lane roads with a "no mans land" (or everymans land!) centre were highly dangerous - particularly as many drivers and passengers weren't wearing seatbelts at the time. There were some horrible accidents. They were probably almost as dangerous as the mad "Smart" Mororways :x
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I only remember one three lane type road and that was on the A420 at Besselsleigh near Oxford. They used to say the lanes were designated NEARside, OFFside and SUIcide. The A420 was always one of those roads to a shorter life.
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The A40 between Witney and Oxford was another 3 lane road fairly close to you Peter. Dreadful accident record.
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