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were active. Roadside assistance was immediately popular, mainly because of the poor quality of the cars after the war. In the first year 10,000 cars were serviced (the
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in 1939. However, the Second World War prevented the rapid realization of these plans. After the war the ANWB took over 25 Harley-Davidson
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