The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, scene of the recent International Motor Show, sits amid a sea of car parks during Britain’s biggest ever public exhibition. The Motor Show was an overwhelming success, with over 900,000 people paying to see it — the previous record was 660,000 at the 1965 show at Earls Court, London. It now seems certain that the shift to the N.E.C. in Birmingham will be permanent.
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Press, 30 November 1978, Page 19
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70The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, scene of the recent International Motor Show, sits amid a sea of car parks during Britain’s biggest ever public exhibition. The Motor Show was an overwhelming success, with over 900,000 people paying to see it — the previous record was 660,000 at the 1965 show at Earls Court, London. It now seems certain that the shift to the N.E.C. in Birmingham will be permanent. Press, 30 November 1978, Page 19
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