TIM HOULDINGS ARTICLE PUBLISHED JULY 1982
MY THANKS GO TO TIM AND THE PUBLISHERS OF PRACTICAL CLASSICS FOR GRACIOUSLY ALLOWING THE ADDITION OF THIS ARTICLE TO MY WEBSITE.
WHY? YOU ASK. THIS ARTICLE WAS A LANDMARK IN THE SUBJECT AS IT WAS THE FIRST TO BE PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY AND AVAILABLE TO THE NON BDC ENTHUSIASTS. IT WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR ME!
IF YOU READ IT YOU WILL SEE HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED FOR THE WORSE IN THE LIGHT OF TODAY`S WORLD.
TIM, A VERY CHARISMATIC CHARACTER, IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR BUT FOUND THAT HIS REAL INTEREST LAY IN ENGINEERING. HE HAD CREATED SEVERAL SUPERB MODELS OF VINTAGE BENTLEYS AT AN EARLY AGE BEFORE EMBARKING ON HIS QUEST TO RE ASSEMBLE A FULL SIZE VINTAGE BENTLEY, IN OTHER WORDS A BITSA.
TIM HAS BUILT SEVERAL CARS SINCE, NOT ALL BITSAS BUT ALL EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART. HE RUNS A BENTLEY FINDER SERVICE WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT IN HIS WEBSITE LINKS
IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO VERIFY THE HISTORY OF YOUR CAR OR INTENDED PURCHASE YOU CAN RELY ON HIS VAST EXPERIENCE AND INTEGRITY.
WHY? YOU ASK. THIS ARTICLE WAS A LANDMARK IN THE SUBJECT AS IT WAS THE FIRST TO BE PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY AND AVAILABLE TO THE NON BDC ENTHUSIASTS. IT WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR ME!
IF YOU READ IT YOU WILL SEE HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED FOR THE WORSE IN THE LIGHT OF TODAY`S WORLD.
TIM, A VERY CHARISMATIC CHARACTER, IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR BUT FOUND THAT HIS REAL INTEREST LAY IN ENGINEERING. HE HAD CREATED SEVERAL SUPERB MODELS OF VINTAGE BENTLEYS AT AN EARLY AGE BEFORE EMBARKING ON HIS QUEST TO RE ASSEMBLE A FULL SIZE VINTAGE BENTLEY, IN OTHER WORDS A BITSA.
TIM HAS BUILT SEVERAL CARS SINCE, NOT ALL BITSAS BUT ALL EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART. HE RUNS A BENTLEY FINDER SERVICE WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT IN HIS WEBSITE LINKS
IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO VERIFY THE HISTORY OF YOUR CAR OR INTENDED PURCHASE YOU CAN RELY ON HIS VAST EXPERIENCE AND INTEGRITY.
IT`S A PITY THAT COLOUR COPYING WASN`T FULLY AVAILABLE IN 1982 BUT I HAVE THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE SQUIRRELED AWAY SOMEWHERE AND WILL POST THE ARTICLE IN FULL COLOUR SHOULD I EVER FIND IT.