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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> From: Nory <Nory@webtv.net>
> To: doug russell <dr-doug@classic.msn.com>
> Cc: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>; Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>; Syd
Saperstein <tcsyd@ix.netcom.com>; RogerBailey <rnjbailey@gen-x.net>;
mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: AA and RAC Badges, SU Choke setup
> Date: Saturday, October 25, 1997 9:14 PM
>
> Hey guys,
> I know I'm probably gonna sound stupid here, but what exactly is "AA"
> and "RAC"? I, for some reason, don't think you're talking about
> Alcoholics Anonymous and Royal Air Corps, are you?
>
> -NORY
> Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the
> ONLY problem.
>
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