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Post by wibble on Jan 11, 2011 14:40:59 GMT 1
Vindicator - originally owned by Roger Lee - sold out a few years ago and its just about going - Roger was a nice guy but the car was perhaps an acquired taste ;-) - Vindicators old workshop on Halesowen bypass has long gone and now a few houses stand
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droberts
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Post by droberts on Jan 11, 2011 19:30:38 GMT 1
golly roger used to live opposite me in halesowen from what i remember his dad was an engineer and died and left him some money which he used to start up, cant realy think of any more in the area. i used to be in a custom club called the street prowlers we used to meet in stourbridge after i left they changed the name to something else and used to meet down the lye may be severn valley cruissers or something going back a long time now we used to have monthly cruises at the tyre dpot on the ring road at stourbridge
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Post by wibble on Jan 11, 2011 20:16:29 GMT 1
Quantum used to be in Stourbridge before selling up and there was a three wheeler (based on Citroen) that was based near Cradley Heath (company name escapes me now ) Local Black Country club meets were originally held at the Forresters Arms Stourbridge and then moved on to the Whittington Inn - we used to get about 40 to 60 cars in summer evenings The WSCC has been an excellent breeding ground for drivers with: Phil Bennett now a pro driver ex BTCC and Le Mans. A couple of my good friends have gone onto International Group C, British GT, BritCar and British Hillclimb Championships and the current comp sec is also the British Sprint Champion 2009 and 2010. If you PM me your address I'll arrange for a 2011 WSCC calendar to be sent over - same for you Ali / Steve
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Post by kerbut on Jan 11, 2011 22:38:34 GMT 1
Out of intrest Wibble (nothing to do with Westfield /Lotus) but he used to drive for TWR in that area,his name is Win Percy
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Post by Ali on Jan 11, 2011 22:47:15 GMT 1
Anyone remember Mark Grinnall. He set up years ago on a local farm close to where I was dragged up.
Always believed he would do well, a magician, but haven't been in that sort of thing for so long have no idea.
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Post by wibble on Jan 11, 2011 23:30:19 GMT 1
Win Percy drove loads of cars GT and touring a good all-rounder and top driver, mate of mine had a couple of his old cars - Harrier (ex Evesham Micros sponsored livery) and also drive a classic Emka Aston Martin in Group C race at Le Mans 2004 Grinnall is a three wheeler BMW bike engine powered vehicle not many about and not sure if still going ??
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Post by Ali on Jan 11, 2011 23:36:35 GMT 1
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droberts
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Post by droberts on Jan 12, 2011 8:14:15 GMT 1
i remember quantum i think they moved down to devon not to far from me lomax was the car citroen 2cv based they did a 3 and 4 wheel version a friend of mine took ove the old factory and they left behind a kit which he gave me and i sold it in the auto trader, there was a local engine shop in halesowen used to be into stag and triumph engines cant think of the name he had a pantera he was going to hill climb dont know if he ever did
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Post by kerbut on Jan 12, 2011 8:49:22 GMT 1
Good to hear that Wibble,he still has his Jag and when I saw him at Christmas he told me he was hopimg to do the Goodwood Revival in the Austin Westminster with hand controls again. He now lives most of the time in Mijas Costa.
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Post by wibble on Jan 12, 2011 14:39:53 GMT 1
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