Cars in books, September 1975
From "Invasion 1940" by Peter Fleming (Hamish Hamilton, 1958) I learn, or am reminded, that in September 1940, when a German invasion of Britain seemed likely, a Lanchester armoured car…
NOT A MARPLES’ FAN!
Sir, like thousands of other ordinary motorists, regard Mr. Marples’ latest idea, i.e., of tests for one-year-old cars, as a monstrous imposition on the public, and a slur on the Motor Car Industry as a whole.
His recent activities in London, more especially in the West End, have left it like a small racing circuit.
I feel that something should be done whilst this new suggestion is still in embryo form. What does Mr. Marples know about cars anyway ? He goes everywhere on a push-bike!
Pinner. Jonas HAYES.