Raymond

Hi bill just a brief outlay befor holbrookes I started at the age of 14 1944 at central garage next door to the county hotel working 8 tll 6 5 days 8 till 1 saterday 1 pound per week my first job was the removable of a austin 7 engine I was given a set of spanners and a screwdriver pair of pliers all with my number on verystrict I wasthere 2 years I then went to a garage in west bridgeford further 2 years I was then called up to do national service in the army I asked for motor section but they would not ha have me they said we do repair vehicles we just swop things after leaiving the army as

Hi bill yes peggy and her boyfriend taught about cat and dog thats all I will say on that one thing I remember taff and me took the speedboat to car mill dam liverpool to race against the outbourds what a laugh we were last in very race the wheel bearings on the trailor collapsed we finished replacing on the road site near knutsford the polce was not very pleased all for the moment bill I will get mythinking cap on again once again bill cheers ray

Hi bill my memory is failing fast I do remember mrs lovat did she help mrs orajge at wollaton service station I am sure she work there mhen I was there dennis orange was the manager lol perkins was on the pumps mrs orange and mrs lovat assisted the manager ii was on my own in the workshop we use to have a customer name mr phipps who had a rolls royce he was rather concern that his sreen might be when went to council house as the lord mayors rolls screen had been broken hee asked me if I would take him to the counil house and I could have rolls allday well freda and myself went all overthe ci

Hi bill I remeber jim fathers grand bloke my family use to hire his caravan on the east coast quite a lot of things I have forgot nice of you to remind me as for bowely what a chap I think I drove him up the walli can see him now with that bowel in his hand never much in itas for derek marsden I thought he was married to the stove but another fair bloke I remeber eric the butcher I use to get my meat off him paying at the weekend I would say how much eric 2 half crowns wow he asked me to change his number plates bcause he did not lke the numbers and letters I said you cannot do thatwell that

Hi bill what a memory you have got taff anf the point cleaning we all rember well by the way he taught me to drive as for george suter whst a man he was I have been living in one of his houses some 50 yesrs and still there I remember tje psint job he did at holbrookes his son in law painting the stairs and the pole that was laying on it I remember the vanguard with a broken chassis instead of weliding he fixed it with concrete I went from blue star to coop and then to zipsers and stsyed there till I rrtired best move I ever did I am still driving I have a rover 45 impression nice to keep tho

Hi bill thanks for your letter to let you know freda making a recovery after falling and braking her hip with referece to the cruser it was oned by ernest watts he was resident there he was also a member of the speedboat cliub and raced against us our boat was called tarka

Hi bill nice to hear from you freda and I went with you to motor cycling at leicestar you went round three times the rest did four great it was dennis howett was some bloke money no object he bought an alfa roemo I didnot fancy sevicing that he sead dont bother I will take it to milan great days bill yours ray

I ray rosling here thanks for the mention on 13 it certianly brought back memory s

Iworked for your grandfather from 1948 until he passed away ihelped on the racing boats all the mechanics he letme race themi won atrophy thoee 2ere woderfull years I am ray rosling