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john.wigley · Jul 18th, 2020, 16:39

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.

Jul 18th, 2020, 16:39	#5
john.wigley VOC Member since 1986 Last Online: Today 14:03 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicestershire	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. __________________ Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana .....