You're in the club Giles Chapman finds a love of cars is only a small part of the appeal of one longstanding automobile club

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: February 16, 2001| Author: GILES CHAPMAN | Copyright information

THE Streatham Automobile and Social Club's rulebook is packed with important information. For one thing, non-members caught buying alcohol at the bar "shall at once be removed from the club's premises". And members are reminded of the club's purpose: "providing for the use of its members the means of social intercourse, mutual helpfulness, mental and moral improvement and rational recreation."

"We've all got a copy," says veteran member George Eaton, with a chuckle, sipping his pint, ...

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