Leyland Sells The Hard Way

ENCOURAGED by the sale of more than 25 lorries as the result of its success in last year's Le Mans speed event, Leyland Vehicles Industrial entered the punishing 7,500-mile......

Man-vw: A Case Of Jekyll And Ide?

MAN-VW's British management certainly believes in hedging its bets. In an advertisement for a strengthened force of salesmen for its dealers, it says: "... we aim to double our......

£133m Down The Meter Spout

IN THE 25 years to last March motorists stuffed £133.45m into parking meters but the parking problem, which often necessitates double banking by vans making essential......

Jim Fixed Mum With A Couple Of Giants

BY A PLOY combining ingredients of "Jim'll Fix It" and "This Is Your Life," Mrs Jacqueline Metcalf was lured about 100 miles from Woodbridge, near Ipswich, to Radlett Aerodrome,......

Rare Pieces For Collectors

A 1905 MILNES DAIMLER 34seat double-decker, with much of the body expensively restored but sadly deficient in mechanical parts, is among desirable relics offered for sale on the......

"accident" Covers A Multitude Of Sins

WHEN is an accident not an accident? Frequently, according to the Kent county police in an exercise in semantics that nevertheless provokes thought. "In most circumstances, in......

Pay Up On The Bus Or Be Killed

WHEN FARES rise we mutter, moan and pay up. Citizens of Mdantsane in Bantustan are slightly more resistant. They boycotted the Ciskei Transport Corporation's buses when fares......