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Post by Arthur Pringle on Nov 20, 2021 19:47:26 GMT
Leonard Parkin & Robin Stewart's reviews from TV Times March 1975.
I'll add the last one with Sylvia Syms tomorrow as the free online converter ( zamzar ) I use to turn the TV Times pdfs into jpgs limits the number of conversions you can do in a day.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Nov 21, 2021 18:52:11 GMT
Thanks for uploading these Arthur, I'll have a closer read later - interesting to read of what contemporary stars thought of the current model cars at the time - shame the Bill Maynard one with the Cortina is missing - always enjoy original period British magazine car road tests of the 70's! The Vauxhall Magnum estate looks especially stylish.
After doing some DVLA checks, the cars lasted as long as the following:
Citroen - VKX115N - No record available
Vauxhall - GNK709N - tax due 23/10/1984
Volkswagen - GMK836N - tax due 01/06/1990 (over 15 years so not bad going!)
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Nov 21, 2021 21:35:21 GMT
Here's the last one with Sylvia Syms. I've seen other car features in the TV Times scans I have, I'll add those when I can.
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Post by Palmer on Nov 22, 2021 12:59:41 GMT
What an utterly superb thing (well, utterly superb things!!!) to read... Lovely stuff!!
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Nov 22, 2021 17:26:25 GMT
Thanks again Arthur! The Marina estate appears to have lasted till 30/11/1985.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Nov 23, 2021 19:25:20 GMT
More TV Times Gemini Car Club reviews featuring Sally Thomsett & Valerie Leon from March 1974. Haven't discovered when this club began but there are details of the car winners from a previous competition at the bottom of Sally Thomsett's page.
There were 4 of these features, one of them I haven't got ( Jenny Hanley in a Daf 44 ) but the other I'll add tomorrow.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Nov 23, 2021 19:36:46 GMT
Good find Arth. I'll send that top one to Sally and see if she remembers doing it Gene.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Nov 23, 2021 22:47:12 GMT
Nice one Gene Looks like she's a car person judging by her twitter images.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Nov 25, 2021 19:47:20 GMT
Sally Geeson in the third part of this series from March 1974. The next issue & last part of the exciting Gemini Car Club competition featured Jenny Hanley test driving a Daf 44, unfortunately for Daf fans it's missing from the magazine scans I have-
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Nov 26, 2021 16:08:11 GMT
Many thanks for those Art! There is no longer any record of the Hillman Imp or Relian Robin on DVLA's database and the Mini lasted till late 1985.
Interesting tests, as my Aunt had an Imp many years ago and my late dad had a Robin from new, on an N reg.
One of the Gemini competiton winners cars, was unusual then and now - a Volkswagen K70 - VW's first water cooled car.
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