Bonjour Bill, regarding photos of Allan Rennie he is on 3 of these, being second left at the front of the group, standing next to Norman Peach, taken at the Series A Rally, Walkern in 91 or 92.Many thanks for the picture trev, l actually have the top box that it is adorned with club stickers from rally's around europe, main reason for the interest is that Allan was the previous recorded keeper of my Rapide ( 1950 C ), which when l opened it up l found the principal parts polished, high comp pistons and beautifully flowed heads. That was when l started to research who this man was and l am fascinated by the replies here and from other personal recollections from individuals. Any further pictures or background insight would be most welcome, seems this group of workers came from a wide and diverse part of the united kingdom and not just the immediate area surrounding Stevenage, once again, thank you, Bill.
He is on 2 of the other photos, taken in the yard of the old Great North Road factory in July 94. The occasion was a road test of my B Rapide by Norman, who first road tested it in June 1948 before it was sent to Cimic, Beunos Aires. Norman and Ted Davis, also in the picture, were offering to test members bikes and issue a copy of the original reports. Being as my engine was built by Allan in 48 he turned up as well.
The other people in the photos are Peter Watson from Classic Motorcycle and his photographer.
The large white house in the background was Philip Vincents house which, Ted said, also housed Phil Irvings office.
The low white building was the testers shed, dispatch bay and parts dept for customers if I remember correctly, perhaps David will put me right.
A great day in the company of 3 "legends"!! Best regards, Alan