603 design ?

[jimfoz]

Originally Posted by GREG

Thanks

His brother Russell designed our kettle !

Interestingly in one of the bulletins featuring Dudley Hobbs, it had a photo at his leaving do shaking hands with Tony crook. His leaving presents appear on a table - a workshop vice and a kettle!

[browning l]

Originally Posted by jimfoz

Interestingly in one of the bulletins featuring Dudley Hobbs, it had a photo at his leaving do shaking hands with Tony crook. His leaving presents appear on a table - a workshop vice and a kettle!

Was his new wristwatch covered by his shirt sleeve?

Kitchen utensils were important to Mr. Crook - remember the blue saucepan story?

[jimfoz]

Originally Posted by browning l

Was his new wristwatch covered by his shirt sleeve?

Kitchen utensils were important to Mr. Crook - remember the blue saucepan story?

Was that a customer who bought it into the showroom because he wanted the same shade on his car?

[browning l]

Originally Posted by jimfoz

Was that a customer who bought it into the showroom because he wanted the same shade on his car?

As related to me and my spouse by Mr. Chairman, yes. He turned out to be a customer, but at first glance apparently was thought a quack. As told, once assured he could have a saucepan blue Bristol, he assured whomever, "Someone will bring the funds this afternoon." And, someone was there with the funds.
Allegedly, this buyer had more than one saucepan blue Bristol over time.

[lansdownplace]

This is an oft repeated story. Apparently he turned up dressed as a tramp with his favourite saucepan and was treated with kind consideration by Mr Crook. He turned out to be a gozillionaire who dressed up for the crack, and to test Mr Crook. He did buy the car by all accounts. Personally I am somewhat surprised that Mr Crook saw him without an appointment. There has possibly been some embellishment and rather being a tramp he may have been wearing an off the peg suit or slip on shoes.

This story is a nice counterpoint to Mr Crooks practice of paying tramps to sit on the Rolls-Royce stand at the motorshow.

I like the story about the customer who had to beat Mr Crook at scaletrix before Mr Crook would accept his order. It took him all day.

I am sure there are many more anecdotes out there

Paul

[GREG]

Someone said that Tony Crook was also the stand in for the Stig on numerous occasions without Clarkson finding out !!

Probably as true as the rest of the stories :-)

[browning l]

Originally Posted by GREG

Someone said that Tony Crook was also the stand in for the Stig on numerous occasions without Clarkson finding out !!

Probably as true as the rest of the stories :-)

For the unitiated, who are "the Stig" and "Clarkson?"