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The ladybird book of motor cars loads of different ladybird books were printed in the 50s, 60s, 70s and probably later. Ladybird books is a londonbased publishing company, trading as a standalone imprint within the penguin group of companies. The layout of the book is incredibly simple, as it was written for children, but that is part of its charm. The modern car has many similarities to the old horseless carriages. The motor car english ladybird series by ladybird series. Vintage ladybird book of motor cars 1960 from the recognition series 584 in its original dust cover. And the conclusion i have come to is that this book was one of the first bits of print that began a lifelong itch. The cover shows a car park with vehicles such as the morris mini, ford corsair, mk2 sprite and triumph herald. We start tonights episode with thehighlight of jeremys childhood.
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