Syd,
When I bought my Morris Minor, (a RHD model), it came with a AA key on the
keyring. I
assume that this fit some sort of highway callbox. Do you have any information
about the
key and its usage?
Randy Kegg
Syd Saperstein wrote:
>
> Nory, The RAC stands for the Royal Automobile Club which besides being
> somewhat like our AAA is the official governing body for many automobile
> competitions in the UK...sort of a cross between our AAA and the SCCA
> (Sports Car Club of America) with the emphasis on the competition side.
> The AA is Englands first automobile association and their history is almost
> as old as motoring itself. They were responsible for establishing traffic
> lights and road hazard identification traffic systems before the English
> government ever did. You can check out the AA today at
> http://www.theaa.co.uk/theaa/index They have all kinds of member
> services...much more like our AAA here. The AA badge in question is the
> one that was issued in England in the 40's and 50's and has two large metal
> A's surrouonded by a circle at the top of which is a winged tire. The
> background behind the A's is yellow. Each one is serial numbered and
> stamped with a typical "this badge is the property of AA and must be
> surrendered when your membership is expired" Anyway, it's just a bit of
> nostalgia that looks right on cars of the same vintage as the badge
> especially home models or right hand drives.
> TTFN
> TCSYD
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