Hi all, i found this forum whilst searching for Red's info, so i joined.
Born and brought up in Llandudno, now living in sunny Cyprus.
I left Mostyn Central school in 1970 aged 15. And started work as an indentured apprentice panel beater at Red Garages when it was a Rootes group dealer, ( I still have my interview acceptance letter! and Indenture papers) You want to try and knock a dent out of a super snipe front wing, solid beasts they were. I stayed there for many years. I fully remember The gang, Jock and Ken on the pumps, Ken (after Colwyn bay depot closed down) and Norman Jukes the two foremen ran the mechanics, Alec the scots electrician, Wally Butler the commercial mechanic and David his son, My body repair mentor was old Cliff Brownson, along with Gordon Roberts (whom previously owned "U Bend em, We Mend em" uptown), there was also Johhny France in the bodyshop.
It was owned when i started work by G.A.F Wilkes he had a bloody great Jensen Interceptor, and a very bad speech stutter.
I remember Colin Mack's rallied up yellow Avenger Tiger.