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<blockquote data-quote="Marcus Bowden" data-source="post: 32132" data-attributes="member: 3287"><p>Hugo, very interesting as John Vane has lived in the Plymouth area for over forty years that I know of, in fact shouting distance across the valley from Pat Wilson (of Lawton & wilson) John use to talk a lot (still does) of how good his previous BS went so got another basket case BS from Mike Fiswick and borrowed my recently aquired Scentilla magneto from Roger Slater (£12) he had it a couple of years and also swapped front wheels as he was vertically chalenged so had my twenty inch and I had the 21", recently moved up the road a few miles but still in contact,I went and found Pat's widow Jane last year and had a very pleasant afternoon and hope to meet son & daughter this year as I want to find out a bit more about Pat as I believe held the fastest time on a Vincent round the IOM in 1952 at the Manx how long he held it ??? but as he gave me his Vincent parts stash along with the TRIALS IRON with special chain driven timing I would like to build the complete picture of it's history. Pat died prematurely because I think of his religious belief, but I've been forever grateful as he took me to the 21st dinner / dance then on the Sunday took Mr Vincent home after a nice lunch at Kettener's (posh retaurant in London) then Phil's home No 7 Quew Bridge apartment and then followed 2-3 visits a year when coming home from sea visited PCV with Whisky in one hand and banana's in the other, until his first stroke, I had called but no one home , as I was leaving so an ambulance arrived seeing Phil come out with his left side nearly all useless and struggling to make the steps picked him up and carried him up in doors, and was more interested in show me the latest developments on his rotary than wiping the dribbles from the left side of his moth that his wife got quite uneasy with him and she was dashing about trying to get a meal on the table. That was my last visit but looking back now it was then I should have visited more as he loved talking about his ideas and would put them into a marine situation as that is what I was in. Very very interesting gent to talk with. John Vane worked for Pat on several occasions in the Auto Trade.</p><p>bananaman</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcus Bowden, post: 32132, member: 3287"] Hugo, very interesting as John Vane has lived in the Plymouth area for over forty years that I know of, in fact shouting distance across the valley from Pat Wilson (of Lawton & wilson) John use to talk a lot (still does) of how good his previous BS went so got another basket case BS from Mike Fiswick and borrowed my recently aquired Scentilla magneto from Roger Slater (£12) he had it a couple of years and also swapped front wheels as he was vertically chalenged so had my twenty inch and I had the 21", recently moved up the road a few miles but still in contact,I went and found Pat's widow Jane last year and had a very pleasant afternoon and hope to meet son & daughter this year as I want to find out a bit more about Pat as I believe held the fastest time on a Vincent round the IOM in 1952 at the Manx how long he held it ??? but as he gave me his Vincent parts stash along with the TRIALS IRON with special chain driven timing I would like to build the complete picture of it's history. Pat died prematurely because I think of his religious belief, but I've been forever grateful as he took me to the 21st dinner / dance then on the Sunday took Mr Vincent home after a nice lunch at Kettener's (posh retaurant in London) then Phil's home No 7 Quew Bridge apartment and then followed 2-3 visits a year when coming home from sea visited PCV with Whisky in one hand and banana's in the other, until his first stroke, I had called but no one home , as I was leaving so an ambulance arrived seeing Phil come out with his left side nearly all useless and struggling to make the steps picked him up and carried him up in doors, and was more interested in show me the latest developments on his rotary than wiping the dribbles from the left side of his moth that his wife got quite uneasy with him and she was dashing about trying to get a meal on the table. That was my last visit but looking back now it was then I should have visited more as he loved talking about his ideas and would put them into a marine situation as that is what I was in. Very very interesting gent to talk with. John Vane worked for Pat on several occasions in the Auto Trade. bananaman [/QUOTE]
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