In sci.space.history Pat Flannery wrote:
So _that's_ where "The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy" name came from:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/...thats-english/
A Rolls-Royce this ain't. :-)

Ah, but the model in the ad would qualify (well, be damn close) under
the latest U.S. CAFE requirements. Not shabby for something from '58
Of course, it probably wouldn't meet the current safety requirements.

rick jones
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