Mortons Archive - Classic motorcycle and transport image gallery archive

Image 046 ACU handover

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > 046 ACU handover
Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
"<" back one image
forward one image ">"
046 ACU handover 
 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. 
 Keywords: 2014, Back in the day, Classic Scooterist Scene, June/July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
046 ACU handover 
 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. 
 Keywords: 2014, Back in the day, Classic Scooterist Scene, June/July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters


Caption:

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.