February 1964: Mary Driver tries out one of the 25

Lambrettas that were parked into two parking bays in preperation for their handover to the RAC-ACU Training Scheme. The Series 3 'Slimstyle' scooters were provided by the Lambretta Concessionaires as a replacement for the older models that had been taken out of service for many years. The training scheme had been originally started in 1947 and by February 1964, some 55,000 riders had received riding training.

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By Mortons Media Group Ltd collection From our issues - motorcycles ref 046 ACU handover; taken 2014-04-02 12:48:33 GMT; 7.2mb 5197x4211 pixels; comp 840x681