Strange meetings...

[rockdemon]

Met the son of this gentleman at the local shops:
Arthur Goddard (engineer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I was in the p6, and after the story i took him for a run around the block. His enduring memory was going in a prototype where they had taped over the engine size on the back... said it was burnt grey too.

 

[rockdemon]

His dad worked on the girling brake setups on pre-production v8s...

 

[sowen]

Haha, the chances of that!

Much better and more memorable than the usual "my dad had one of those" comments

 

[rockdemon]

Definitely. It made his day. He loved my scruffy S1 V8

 

[ghce]

Interesting to know that his Dad is still kicking at age 95, living history so to speak.

 

[rockdemon]

Yes and still active it seems on landrovers.

 

[unstable load]

He has left an indelible mark on UK motoring.

Arthur Goddard back at Land Rover after 55 years
Arthur Goddard