The 9th livery on the BSA Motorbike and Sidecar will
appeal especially to collectors of Roadside Assistance vehicles. It also
brings an international flavor to the series, representing an early
vehicle used by the National Roads and Motorists’ Association (NMRA) in
Australia. The NRMA was originally founded in 1920 with the aim of
obtaining reasonable and just legislation to fund and improve roads.
However under a new President, John Christian Watson, who had also been
Australia’ s third Prime Minister in 1904, the NRMA was restructured in
1924 and began to employ road service ‘guides’, patrolling New South
Wales and the ACT (Australian Capital Territory). The motorbike and
sidecar proved invaluable in such areas as Bondi Beach or where there
was heavy traffic congestion. The NRMA, whose motto is ‘Keep People
Moving’, recently celebrated 90 Years of Roadside Assistance and is
still going strong today with nearly 2.5 million members.
Oxford's 1:76 scale model is registered 29350 H and is decorated in bright
blue with brown saddlebags and seat. White lettering identifies it as
the NRMA Patrol Service, complete with the NRMA winged badge printed on
the front, side and rear of the sidecar.