That's a shame ,I collected some parts from him in June for the Marston sunbeam register and I was going to get him to make me some fishtails. He was a very interesting man to talk to, he told me most of his life history in the hour i was with him.
Yes indeed, that is very sad. Alan was a talented and helpful sheet-metal worker of the old school. A few years ago I got him to make a small batch of Series A 500 chain-guards and rear No. plates. Very nice they were too. All long gone now of course.
Peter B