Recent content by Brian95

I went to All Saints in 1952 and to HNR in 1958 , what is it you are looking for besides photo's

I remember it on a "bench" in the garage, I also moved to France for many years and then back to Devon

Hi Alan, The car was rebuilt twice after I did it and the colour changed, not sure if it was all relevant to the year. Did you happen to live in Redditch? I called on a guy there named Alan with a Schmitt

Hi, The car was rebuilt by me and Nick Poll ( who now lives in France) and sprayed Mazda Red, the car is now in France , so will have a different reg. number

FEX 432

The Shmitt used to have reverse, stop the engine, switch the points over and start up, in theory 4 speed reverse

I also had 2 Isetta's (1 x red 1 x yellow) & a Messerschmitt, though I was in my late 40's then, at 16 I worked at MCA ( Motor Cycle Accessories) for a few years, part of Aston Auto's, my first Isetta is now in Japan, the 2nd I am not sure where and the Messerschmitt is in France. My first bike...

I got to thinking that when I was 13 , after school. I used to work in the Quarter, sweep the floor and sort the bits for stones, gold etc then take a bag of ????? to the assay office and collect the stamped stuff then back and wrap the registered parcel things and off to the Post Office, would...

My Brothers shop is still in Vyse St, G.H.Moore & Son, been in Vyse Street for at least 60 yrs, handy as we lived in Park Road originally

Does anyone remember Butch & Mo who ran the Murco Garage on CV? he used to also race with Tamworth Jalopy Club

My Father drove for Walker Bros. transport, Wharf Street, Hockley, B18, from 1950'ish for many years, does anyone out there have pics of the vans or flatbeds, Dad drove W24. I have many memories of visits to, Cadbury's, Birds Custard, Wilmott Bredon and Rowntree's also fond memories of "lucky...

The shop this side of Spencers was Pearks Grocery, they also had a shop on Soho Road, next to that was the home killed butchers shop

BOC was on Lodge Road just up from All Saints Road, just after BOC on the opposite side was the canal basin where the coal came in each Saturday and then there was ( I believe) offices that were something to do with the Ford Motor Co but I may be mistaken, keep going up Lodge Road and the...

I remember working at Cincinatti/HME over looking Castle Vale Airfield, had my first driving lesson on there, a few years later , working at Leyland on Nights on internal transport watching the Vale being built and seeing the growth of lighting showing during the night, Butch Edwards ran the...

And now we wait ???? remember you well Phil & Keith