StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: AA

caption text for the above image reads : "With the reduction is the currency allowance for overseas travel, the emphasis will be on holidays at home. In anticipation of a record motoring season, the AA is increasing it's road patrol service. This picture shows the AA man, having just collected their new machines from the BSA factory leaving for their 'beats' in all parts of the country in time for Whitsun." Estimating that there are at least 50 outfits shown here, BSA M21 600cc {actually 591cc sidevalve engine} will be the motive power ...

The old AA (Automobile Association) sentry telephone box [ ID No. 289] at Devil's Bridge. One of only 18 still preserved in their original location, another 12 or so, plus another 8 of the RAC equivalents have been relocated to Museums and the like. www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Motoring_organisation_telephone#List_of_remaining_AA_boxes_in_Original_Locations [These boxes - over 1000 - were dotted all over the UK, AA members had a key that gave them access to the interior and an emergency telephone - these days, modern mobile 'phones have largely superseded this system, and the AA itself is no longer a private members organisation but a commercial company offering roadside assistance, insurance for a price]