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Rust, that eternal enemy of motorists everywhere, wasn'

Rust, that eternal enemy of motorists everywhere, wasn't the only thing Peter Nuttall had to contend with. He didn't know it, but his Volkswagen motor caravan looked suitable prey for woodworm. Mr Nuttall, from Cambridge, only discovered the shocking truth when put the vehicle into a garage for repairs. There, engineers discovered that whole steel sections of the subframe had been replaced by length of wood. Equally shocking, the Volkswagen, apparently in its bodged up condition, had recently been given an MOT by another garage. August 1972

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Helen Szabo with a customised Volkswagen Beetle Supercar

Helen Szabo with a customised Volkswagen Beetle Supercar. The car was built by pipe fitter Ed Papac and flown into Britain from California for a Rod and Custom show in Manchester. The car was voted best custom car in the world last year. April 1981

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1980s, 1981, 20th Century, Beetle, Cars, Customised, Motor, Sports Car, Transport, Volkswagen Car

Lt. Col Valery Bykovsky, Soviet cosmonaut enjoys a cup of tea with Lord Mayor Alderman

Lt. Col Valery Bykovsky, Soviet cosmonaut enjoys a cup of tea with Lord Mayor Alderman Mrs Elizabeth Yarwood, during a tour of the city, Manchester, 24th October 1967.
Valery Bykovsky set a space endurance record when he spent five days in orbit aboard Vostok 5 in 1963. It remains the endurance record for a solo spaceflight. (4 days, 23 hours in Vostok 5 from 14 to 19 June 1963)

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