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Do you remember the DIY shop in Knowle Road ( Askey's ) ?, My brother married there daughter, I was born opposite the clock on Sparkhill.

Like the Ford V8 Pilot on the right.

Many thanks, I will mail her, Rgds Lou Dalby.

I am looking for Billy Reynolds who worked with me at the BSA. I think he maybe a member of the above club. The attached shows him with a group of he's fellow testers. Can anyone help ??. Lou Dalby Ex BSA Test. Click on the title bar to open...

We had them at the BSA and the lifts were made to fit them, In those days ( Mid 50s ) petrol fumes in the factory did not seem to matter.

Started there in c1947 till Oct 1949, It was run by the Smith family, Grandfather ran the shop on the corner. I know David there son who was at school in these day's played with my brother and I think still runs the garage, I noticed a sticker on a...

I think what the vintage boy's do is carry the right amount of oil ( some times two stroke ) with them so that they can just add petrol at the filling station and use there own oil at the same time giving the bike a good shake. I rode Bantam's and...

I worked in a garage ( Greenhill Moseley ) 1947 petrol was still POOL and rationed, Redex was asked for and DE - cokes where all part of the day's work. We had four pumps one for RED !. I remember the companies coming and fitting the new globe's four...

Lucas foremans road. Driver standing by the lorry in picture one is my brother John Dalby

Sorry about the dates, Brandon 13 th Oct 1928 Hall Green 19th Oct 1928 Hall Green 24 th Aug 1928 Bert Perrigo, Gus Kuhn, Harry and Cyril Taft, Jack Parker all rode at the 19 th...

Died 7th June 1944 Normandy. At rest Hermanville War Cemetey Calvados, France.

He was born at Sorrento Moseley was know has a sugar bag baby has they where always so small.

Hi, See my later note about Gus and my Grandfather and Father. Lou.

My Grandfather and father rode with Gus ( see the above site for details ) My father rode on the speedway from 1927 to 1932 at Hall Green and Perry Barr also Coventry, he rode with the Parker's, Jack Amott and Bert Perrigo who I worked with later at...

My dad was with that company, they were agents for Cornhill one of the few that would insure motor bikes. I used them for my bike from 1949. Have used the Cornhill in recent years.

Re: Castle Bromwich Areodrome Most if not all of the display's after the war where Battle of Britain which where held at the same time each year so that sould help.

Hi, I know it is off header story but I have attached a picture of the test house at BW 8. I am second from the right. Rgds Lou. SPRING ROAD Test House BW 8 on Flickr - Photo...

Hi, Jackie already has this Picture. Rgds Lou Dalby. Lucas Transport on Flickr - Photo Sharing!@@AMEPARAM@@https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/3138410061_2634805495.jpg?v=0@@AMEPARAM@@3138410061@@AMEPARAM@@2634805495 ps, To see picture click on header.

It was because the engines where " Out of Synehroization " you can sometimes hear it on Multi engine planes to day.

During one day light raid they shot up Henley in Arden market c1941, I watched it from the top of Liverage Hill on the Stratford road. The holes in the roof were there long after the war my Auntie owned the Ice cream shop and she always took us to...