National Coach Rally at Blackpool A TWO-DAY programme has been arranged
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for the National Coach Rally which is to be organized by the Wigan and District Excursion and Tour Operators' Association in conjunction with Blackpool Attraction and Publicity Department. The first entrant will leave Wigan at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 8. for a scheduled road section with Blackpool as the destination. On arrival, there will be driving tests on the Middle Walk of the Promenade.
In the evening, the Mayor of Blackpool will give a reception and dance in the Spanish Hall at the Winter Gardens. A concours d'elegance takes place on the Middle Walk—if wet at Blackpool Corporation Transport depot—on the Sunday morning, with the finals of the driving tests and presentation of awards in the afternoon.
Entry forms and copies of the regulations can be obtained from the organizing secretary, Mr. W. Bearshaw, 10 Jeffrey Street, Ince, Wigan, Lancs.
Awards will be given for various classes, including coaches with overall length not exceeding 26 ft., coaches with seating capacity not exceeding 37 with vertical engines, and similar vehicles with under-floor engines. coaches with 38 seats and over with vertical engines, and similar vehicles with under-floor engines, and spNial touring coaches