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[david bowen]

Ex Vincent employees still with us still interested in the mark, John Bland , Jack Lazenby, Jack Furness, John Surtees, Paul Garrard, and myself.

 

[david bowen]

Thanks Greg, I will go by age Jack Furness (93) 1951 Comet, Me,(81) 1952 C Shadow , 1951 Comet, Replica G/ Flash John Surtees (80) his Lightning, 1949 C HRD shadow , 1951 Rapide 1951 Comet, and his Grey Flash,

 

[aldeburgh]

Respect to you all gentlemen , we pamper , polish , hoard , hide and , on occasion ride the machines you fellas were building just to earn a living

 

[davidd]

I certainly appreciate the builders, but I asked David about the ladies and he sent me this:

David

 

[david bowen]

Thanks Davidd L to R. Peggy Miles, Winney Moss, Yvonne Leach, Vivien Barker, Massie Olive, Betty Toll, Hilda Young, Mrs. Russel

 

[david bowen]

No2 factory Fishers Green

 

[david bowen]

Early 1948

 

[Diogenes]

Thanks Davidd L to R. Peggy Miles, Winney Moss, Yvonne Leach, Vivien Barker, Massie Olive, Betty Toll, Hilda Young, Mrs. Russel

See page 8 of the Stevenage Museum booklet "Vincent HRD - Made in Stevenage" for a clearer photo "The women from the costing office" and a slightly different set of names.

 

[david bowen]

These were named two years back by Terry Wade and his wife who worked at Vincent until it closed with these people and lived in Stevenage up to his passing last year, his home was 500yards north on the no1 Factory also Jack Furness checked it out last year ?

 

[Daimog]

Hi David, my father was Daniel Morgan Thomas a road tester at Vincents.
I have in my posession a pair of clocks with the initials DB inscribed on the speedo.
Im guessing these once belonged to his apprentice?