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Here's an advert from Motor Magazine, 09 Feb 1985

https://i.imgur.com/JG0PuVz.jpg

Sorry the image came out so big ...I'm not sure what happened.

Must be strong springs on the 740 to hold that weight above yet still look unloaded

Double post... forum seems to be playing up today :shocked:

Pure nostalgia now, 'W.S.' but the sad thing is that I remember when those ads were current!

I've got a run of '60s Motor Show reviews and one of the most poignant ads in the 1965 edition is one promoting Smiths Industries. It shows a 5 year old at the wheel of a pedal car with the caption 'He'll drive a real one in 1977, and Smiths will ... ' That seemed a lifetime away as a 16 year old, now that lad will be a man of 60 himself! Scary stuff, but I try to remind myself that age is but a number, and that all things are relative!

Thanks for the nostalgia trips!

Regards, John.

In that case, John, you'll remember the 2CV ad that extolled the virtues of a transparent windscreen and a water-proof petrol tank. My favourite bit was the "Central Locking - you can reach all the door handles from the driver's seat".