Before mobile phones how did you summon help when your car broke down ? Answer……if you were in the AA you would walk / hitch a ride to an AA emergency call box which were dotted around the country. When you joined the AA you got a radiator grill badge to display on the car ,a yellow handbook and a pass key to the AA boxes which contained a landline telephone.
I spotted this one near St Mary’s Loch in the Scottish Borders , I still have a key but didn’t have it with me so I couldn’t check if you can still gain access
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And the AA Patrolmen would salute you!
On a motorbike and sidecar 
Those were the days…
That looks like a dinky car he’s working on Rob 
Box 723, only 18 (or 21) AA boxes remain in their original locations; no RAC boxes remain in their original locations.
I still have my original beret and cap 
And if he didn’t, it was a warning of a speed trap down the road 
Split screen Moggy, if I’m not mistaken.
I think you could be right, bonnet shape is right, I see the split screen, mini style indicators ….I was looking for an A or M on the hub caps but they are just plain ……can’t think of many cars you need to get down on your knees for engine maintenance these days though
I used to love working on my Mum’s Herald or my Vitesse. Open the bonnet fully forward and sit on the front wheel while adjusting tappets
Been there, done that etc, etc.