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1939 ATCO Trainer child's car. The ATCO was designed to give school children training in car handling and road safety. All controls are the same as for a normal car, but there is only one forward gear and one reverse. The 98cc Villiers two-stroke petrol engine is the same one used in motor mowers, ATCO's usual product. The appearance of the trainer reflected a growing interest in road safety. Driving tests had come into force in 1935.