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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK

What notable motoring anniversaries occur this year?

The MGB springs to mind (1962 = 50 years), same for the Spitfire, and the A40 Somerset celebrates 60 years this year also.

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh

SS Cars / Jaguar Cars celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the company and 80th Anniversary of the introduction of the SSI this year.

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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

A few club runs to Cortina, Italy to celebrate 50 years of the Ford Cortina this year.

Ellis · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:39 pm Post subject:

Morris 1100 from August 1962 and I believe the Vanden Plas 1100 followed before the end of the year.
The Austin version was not sold until 1963 apparently.

If my memory is correct, the first one in this area was bought by a retired Headmaster. It was dark green and caused quite a stir at the time - September or October of 1962.
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Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

60th anniversary of the Austin Somerset.
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Aar0sc · Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 98 Location: Surrey

Vitesse and Spitfire Smile

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SV8Predator · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject:

Jensen C-V8 1962
Jensen-Healey 1972
Jensen S-V8 2002
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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

Sorry off topic
Steam Narrowboats not motoring

traction39 · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales

100 years ago Georges Boillot won the French Grand Prix in a .....Peugeot!!!

MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA

Well, if this is the Smoke & Water section, March 31st is the 150th anniversary of the opening of the GWR broad-gauge branch line from Taunton to Watchet, Somerset. Later extended to Minehead and now the West Somerset Railway.

See www.wsr.org.uk

But Rick did say "motoring", not "engine" !
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Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

The Rover 3 Litre Coupe was launched for the Mk2 P5 range.

This despite being a 4 door coupe which is not technically correct and less rear headroom had an image that made it outsell the the more staid but idendical performance saloons
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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

I first took out the memsahib 50 years ago after having my P2 pulled out of a snow drift.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK

In December I'll have been driving (legally) for 25 years Shocked

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Jeeves · Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 69 Location: Blandford, Dorset

pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

Any advance on 58? Wink

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