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sponsors of Euro '96 include American soft drinks and sports shoes manufacturers you wonder why they bother limiting the competition to European teams.
Think how much more money could be made if they interpreted "Europe" as widely as does the Eurovision Song Contest—come in Israel, come in Turkey. Ah well, why be churlish when our boys have done so well (At the time of going to press—Ed).
Hopping on board the Euro '96 bandwagon is Japanese film manufacturer Fuji, seen here with its promotional Scania at the Bedford River Festival. The back of the vehicle includes a model of Wembley Stadium and the surface is dressed as a football pitch.
Unlucky livery, though: it's in Italy's colours, and they were sent packing... Dmoothing away some of the world's hard edges is something we'd all like to do in our more philosophical moments. Now the Transport Directorate of the European Union is planning to do just that when it tackles the subject of introducing friendlier radiator designs.
Under regulations to be introduced later this year, bonnets and bumpers will have to adhere to standards which stipulate softer edges. So farewell to the distinctive shanyedged Rolls-Royce rad and those of other famous marques This is not mere whimsy: the European Commission believes the move could save 700 lives a year, about 7% of all pedestrian deaths. I don't think my trusty Reliant has got anything to worry about; it's always shown a friendly face to the world.
ne way to reduce investment in equipment and slash fuel and maintenance costs while still being able to purchase pristine new vehicles is to go in for a spot of downsizing. If it's good enough for Hays Distribution, as pictured here, it's good enough for Joe Soap with his pair of secondhand rig-ids and a van.
These model artics commissioned by Hays will adorn the offices of transport purchasers all over the country. The idea being that when said purchaser wants to shift a couple of pallets or a few kilos of frozen food, a "Hays!" light bulb will pop on in his head as he reaches for the phone.
The models are 1150 scale and come in ambient and refrigerated versions of the standard trailer. The significance of the accompanying box of matches is lost on me, however. Can you keep cigarettes in them?
0 can't recall the exact wording hut in one of the Faulty Tower episodes Basil Faulty accuses wife Sybil of taking lessons in "stating the bleeding obvious". He might have had in mind the authority which erected this no right turn" sign off the A23 in Sussex. Can drivers no longer understand basic road signs without having the message spelt out as welP I blame it on the parents.