Motoring Discussion > A well deserved (belated) memorial... Miscellaneous
Thread Author: R.P. Replies: 4
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 Wed 16 Nov 11 08:09 
 A well deserved (belated) memorial... - R.P.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15748781
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 Wed 16 Nov 11 08:48 
 A well deserved (belated) memorial... - Fenlander
Interesting. Some good stuff here too from 2.05 onwards... includes home movie of Wilkes knocking about on his farm (and the beach) with the old Jeep that inspired him to create the first Land Rover.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8jjEEIzFw
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 Wed 16 Nov 11 08:54 
 A well deserved (belated) memorial... - Zero
Why we getting all touchy feely about a guy who just copied something else?
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 Wed 16 Nov 11 16:22 
 A well deserved (belated) memorial... - R.P.
Fair enough - he civilized the Jeep then !
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 Wed 16 Nov 11 19:48 
 A well deserved (belated) memorial... - Old Navy
And used up a lot of scrap Spitfires and Lancasters doing it.
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