roger murray-evans Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 I found this letter inside the front cover of a TR2 Factory workshop manual I purchased off Ebay. Seems things were slightly more relaxed in a simpler world! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 So much more relaxed and a very nice piece of memorabilia. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfpurves Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Wonderful stuff.....and £2 entry fee! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Agree.. But, GBP 2.00 was fair sum back then? Great ‘bonus’ Roger.. Suspect that letter on its own is worth as much or more than whatever you paid for the manual to some Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Inflation of the sort we had during the 70s onwards hadn't happened in 1960. I started work the in 'Big City' as a clerk in 1968 on the princely sum of £6 per week plus a 1LB bag of tea! (It was a tea and rubber brokers). Weekly train fare was £1/10/-.Didn't leave much for Mum and the Messerschmidt KR200, so even a £2 entry fee would have stretch me somewhat! Petrol was 4/10d if I remember. Bottle of brown ale 1/9d. 10 Number 6 fags ditto! Were they the days? Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 4 hours ago, roger murray-evans said: I found this letter inside the front cover of a TR2 Factory workshop manual I purchased off Ebay. Seems things were slightly more relaxed in a simpler world! Roger M-E That's a lucky find Roger, and in its way more valuable than the manual it was left in. Workshop manuals can give quite a lot away about previous owners. I have a BMC manual where someone has made notes on when the car was serviced and mileage etc, clear fingerprints where someone has turned the pages, an owner who might now be long gone and calculations in pencil using long division. Remember that? And can you still do it?..and the reverse with multiplication, all things we were taught at school but regrettably rarely use these days. The letter reflects the warmth, sincerity and simplicity of the day, much like receiving a bag of tea as a perk to top up your wage...nice touches that you don't often get these days unfortunately. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thanks Roger entry sent Roy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Roy, Entry received, race run, you wern't placed! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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