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Originally Posted by GREG
I think you could easily get Kevin's points up to 10 or more, but overall I think we should be grateful he kept things going for so long ?
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I completely agree: against all the odds, this eccentric and gifted fellow kept the firm going whilst many similar outfits folded decades ago.
Other than once negotiating the purchase of a used Bristol, I only ever had social conversations with TAD Crook and have to say that on every occasion one would have described his manner as gentlemanly — in fact, I recall my wife expressing the opinion that he was far too much of a gentleman to be a car-salesman!
Considering quite how long so many of the BCL staff worked there (and well beyond normal retirement in some cases), clearly not everyone would agree with Kevin's point about working for him being unrewarding!
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Originally Posted by GREG
I must admit that I am fascinated by the unknown history of TAD Crook and would love to see a detailed Biography of his life.
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Again I agree, other than remembering the odd advertisement for Bristol or Arbarth-specified Italian cars when he was trading in Esher (?), I found little about him when I had a few hours of research time that I should have been devoting to other research matters.
George