http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/ Top stories for Motoring http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514336_doctors_oil_remedy_was_the_real_thing.html CAR engines running on Coca-Cola? Sounds far fetched but a Norden-born scientist managed to make it a reality. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514336_doctors_oil_remedy_was_the_real_thing.html Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514326_ripped_in_two__yet_everybody_survived.html A SCENE of utter devastation greeted the emergency services when they arrived at the scene of an accident in Albert Royds Street in October 1969. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514326_ripped_in_two__yet_everybody_survived.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514327_erics_lesson_had_sudden_drop_in_interest.html ONE moment he was sat in his parked car - the next he was plunging 30-feet into the River Roch. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514327_erics_lesson_had_sudden_drop_in_interest.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514318_secret_mission_kept_mlady_in_pank.html IT WAS a secret mission to help a member of the motoring aristocracy get back in the pink. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514318_secret_mission_kept_mlady_in_pank.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514339_sarge_puts_bikers_on_right_track.html IF ANY one person was responsible for improving the safety of the town's motorcyclists it was Police Sergeant Jack Hargreaves. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514339_sarge_puts_bikers_on_right_track.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514316_sticking_with_golden_oldies.html FORGET your turbo-charged speedsters with all mod cons - they just didn't interest Michael Carlisle. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514316_sticking_with_golden_oldies.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514315_market_leader_which_hit_gold_standard.html LEADER of the pack, it was a pioneer which hit the gold standard and put the town's name on the podium of glamour in the motoring world. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514315_market_leader_which_hit_gold_standard.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514333_queen_was_caught_up_in_road_drama.html THE 'Superhighway' connecting Rochdale to the nation was given the royal seal of approval. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514333_queen_was_caught_up_in_road_drama.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514334_helping_hand_to_new_life_for_joe.html A GIFT from the government opened up a brave new world for a disabled Second World War veteran. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514334_helping_hand_to_new_life_for_joe.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514330_unlocking_the_door_to_heart_of_the_nation.html WITHOUT doubt the roadwork which made the biggest impact on Rochdale's motoring history was the construction of the M62 motorway. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514330_unlocking_the_door_to_heart_of_the_nation.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514337_mr_horsepower_still_has_the_taste_for_speed.html AL MELLING is a self-confesed eccentric. He wakes every morning at 6am, spending the first two hours of the day in bed devoting himself to what he calls thinking time - in other words, sorting out problems from the day before. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514337_mr_horsepower_still_has_the_taste_for_speed.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514340_a_touch_of_speed_glamour__and_a_dog_on_the_horn.html VIRTUALLY since it first hit the road the motorcycle has been a head-turner. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514340_a_touch_of_speed_glamour__and_a_dog_on_the_horn.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514338_jack_took_long_route_to_fun.html HE HAD taken the long road to motorcycle happiness, but now it was time to park up and part company with his trusty steed. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514338_jack_took_long_route_to_fun.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514343_childrens_champ_was_still_unbeaten.html HE WAS the children's champion, the man with a long unbeaten record in the realms of road safety. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514343_childrens_champ_was_still_unbeaten.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514335_pc_hoped_to_make_drivers_see_light.html ROAD safety has always been a high priority for the police and one Rochdale officer's invention helped drivers to see the light. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/community/rochdale_150/motoring/s/514/514335_pc_hoped_to_make_drivers_see_light.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0000