FROM THE Archive

There was a time when most cars built in Britain used a GKN prop shaft. But ‘a vibrating prop shaft is bad news,’ which is why GKN itself was happy to splash out on a full colour advert in Motor, back in 1974. According to the blurb, getting the prop shaft inspected when your car went in for a service was’ the sure way to keep it running smoothly and efficiently.’ Wise words indeed.