Austin
The Race Car in the shed at home
This was the coolest looking ‘race car’ ever seen by a young boy and a group of emerging car enthusiasts.
Dickie
June 7, 1958
1958
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Racing at Victor Harbour
I remember racing in a spectacular Soap Box event at Victor Harbour. It seemed like there were hundreds of Soapbox Racers attending, of all types and styles.
Dickie
January 14, 1958
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Cars influence on leisure in the 50’s
The car influenced leisure time by permitting South Australians to participate in more leisure activities, new activities such as Surfing, Car Trials, with more activities to do than previous generations. This was reflected by the steady decline in attendance at major football and cricket fixtures in the period from the 1950s: the decline was even sharper when attendance was calculated as a proportion of the rapidly increasing population
Dickie
January 1, 1958