Doug Leaf
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@Vinod_r108 @MattWallace888 I would be telling my friend sitting in front of me that this post is a waste of time
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@MrJamesMay Sliding doors stuff. He was tipped to head up the company as the Rootes brothers commercial credibility had become in doubt. Then he tragically drowned in 1958. Just think, we may still have had a major UK owned Coventry based car manufacturer for so much longer. Then again….😂
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@MrJamesMay
Dear James,
Just finished watching your ‘car of the people’ again……
Great show. Little known fact. My Grandfather was a Director of Humber and company secretary of Rootes.
He wanted the VW deal but Lord Rootes had the final word.
sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topi…
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@theJeremyVine news.sky.com/video/share-13…
What are the chances of this happening the day after you ran the story of the Robertson family!?
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@elonmuskADO I’m in! I’ll need a lot of various alcohol drinks but I shall keep the place neat and tidy!
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@theJeremyVine Err…….. you were on the wrong side of the road mate, he did the right thing to avoid running into you!
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@piersmorgan You really are something else………only hours ago you were claiming she had had a mental breakdown!!!!! Insane is the word!!
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@BBCBreaking Such terrible news. This beautiful lady will be in our thoughts throughout her recovery. Looking forward to @piersmorgan making his apology for the usual drivel which is always based around his own personal gain.
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The Princess of Wales says she is in the early stages of cancer treatment in video message bbc.in/4ctzl8b
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@Gailporter You look fab! As you do with or without! Throwback Thursday! That was a good day!

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@Trinitylodge254 Just found this from 1966 whilst going through some old family stuff. Would you like it for your archive?




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