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Sat Feb 01 2014 17:38:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Atco Trainer 412 (1939)

"The Atco Trainer was produced by Charles H Pugh Ltd, Birmingham. Designed to give school children training in car handling and road safety.

The controls are laid out the same as in a full sized car, but there is only one forward and one reverse gear.
Powered by a single cylinder two stroke 98cc Villiers petrol engine. Top speed 10mph. The Atco Trainer was a response to the introduction of the driving test in Britain in 1935. "

More on the history of Atco:http://www.icenicam.ukfsn.org/articles/art0015.html

Image credit: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/

This car is located at the Beulieu Automart, The National Motor Museum, Beulieu http://www.beaulieu.co.uk

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