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Rick · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:06 pm Post subject:

Just to answer my own question, the Wolverhampton sign has moved from one wall to the other, at The Shakespeare in Bridgnorth

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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1288 Location: Le Mans

One I always loved was the torch. I always thought that probably few people understood what it was about back then.

Bitumen Boy · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:41 pm Post subject:

Oddly enough I don't think that "main road" sign is the one I remember, although it's a similar idea. IIRC the one I'm thinking of had main above road and some sort of glass (reflective?) border with an arrow pointing at the sky for straight ahead. It was mounted lower down too, more like waist height where it might be expected to catch vehicle headlights - definitely not above a window. Maybe there were a few around back in the day?

Rick · Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:47 pm Post subject:

I'd not seen one of these before clapping eyes on the following example, promoting The Cyclists' Touring Club ...

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 6178 Location: Edinburgh

Photo taken in 1974.

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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4128 Location: Lancashire

Hi
I used to wonder what a Heavy Motor car was.

I have found this on-line (the character reading programme hasn't done o brilliant job and it's results haven't been edited properly) but you can get what it says.

http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/28th-june-1921/8/unladen-weight-of-heavy-motors
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 6178 Location: Edinburgh

Maybe one of these??

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alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1294 Location: East Yorkshire

I seem to recall, a 'heavy motor car' was what we would probably call, a bus?
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 3292 Location: Derby

Rick · Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:34 pm Post subject:

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 3292 Location: Derby

There was also a blue and white "Humber" sign that had been poorly restored.