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Oi Mate,=20
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Happy you have knocked out another biological attack!
=20
Me thinks your own memoir is overdue? =20
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=E2=80=9CShadow=E2=80=9D was very good, many have not read the Crocus, =
Turn Left at the Pacific sort of puts things in some order, but =
let=E2=80=99s have a Jonmac Memoir in your own right, eh?
=20
What say all?
=20
Glenn aka StagByTriumph
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From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of JOHN =
MACARTNEY
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2026 12:53 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] A new book with an interesting Standard-Triumph flavour
=20
A week or so ago, I was laid low in bed for a few days with an oddball =
infection and urgently needed something 'interesting' to read. =
Fortuitously on the same day I took to my pad of moss and leaves, a copy =
of a book written by my great friend and former Standard-Triumph =
colleague arrived in the mail. I knew it was imminent and it could not =
have come at a better time. I read it in one hit. Then I read it again =
and thoroughly enjoyed it just as much the second time around.
=20
The author is one Peter D. Cole who I first 'met' when I was working at =
the Coventry plant and Peter had just come into central London from the =
company's main Service Division in the west London suburbs. I was then =
moved from Coventry to the London showroom in 1967 and Peter and I =
became close friends and colleagues, sharing a mews cottage with another =
colleague, Roger Maingot, who later went on to work for Ferrari and =
after that as Managing Director for Rolex watches. It's unusual for =
three guys to be happy and fulfilled when working together, let alone =
living together as well - but the three of us 'had a ball' in the London =
of the swinging sixties. The early part of Peter's book, called "Driving =
Success", addresses some aspects of Standard-Triumph life (he mentions =
both Roger and myself) but the main guts of it is the development of his =
career selling Bentley and Rolls Royce cars from prestigeous showrooms =
in London's West End. Peter has truly amused me on many occasions during =
our long friendship and his sometimes outrageous observations of people =
comes through in very carefully worded sentences in what he has written. =
I so vividly recall him once describing to me a customer who came in to =
buy a TR5 who was very shabbily dressed, in urgent need of a shower and =
deodorant as "looking and smelling rather like an out of work Greek =
goatherd!" On another occasion, his description of a potential customer =
with chronic acne on his face was "rather like talking to someone with a =
facial complexion akin to a paper bag full of burst plums!"
=20
All that to one side, this is a charming and fascinating book that =
certainly opened my eyes to the somewhat eye-watering inefficiencies of =
Rolls Royce and Bentley products before the companies came under BMW and =
VW control. You'll enjoy it because it's Peter's very successful =
career, while giving exposure to some of the hurts and problems that =
life threw at him - as it does to all of us from time to time. The =
details of the book if you decide on a copy (and I recommend you do) are =
as follows:
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Title: DRIVING SUCCESS
Author: Peter D. Cole
ISBN #: 978-1-9193807-4-2
Publisher: MEREO BOOKS
Web URLs: <http://www.memoirsbooks.co.uk> www.memoirsbooks.co.uk AND =
<http://www.mereobooks.com> www.mereobooks.com
Book type: Paperback, 145 pages
=20
It retails in the UK for GBP9.99 (US$14.50 approx @ GBP1 =3D USD1.45) =
but I'm not sure if its available yet via Amazon. If you can't find it =
listed for the US and Canada, I suggest an email to =
=20
Absolutely no financial interest on my part in any accruing sales and =
I'm just so pleased that my dear friend has (yet again) recounted =
stories of his very successful automotive life and made me laugh - as he =
did so often in the past, bless him. The story of Peter and Roger =
Maingot jointly driving and delivering a Mk3 Spitfire in fully de-toxed =
condition from London to Athens in Greece (which journey took about a =
week just to get there) for a customer who was usually smashed out of =
his head on booze at any time of the day, is worth the book price in =
itself. Buy a copy for your auto library. You won't be disappointed. =
Sorry for the length but DRIVING SUCCESS deserves a much wider =
readership than I feel the publisher has fully taken on board.
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Enjoy
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Jonmac
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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Oi Mate, =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Happy you =
have knocked out another biological attack!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>=C2=A0 =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Me thinks =
your own memoir is overdue?=C2=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>=E2=80=9CShad=
ow=E2=80=9D was very good, many have not read the Crocus, Turn Left at =
the Pacific sort of puts things in some order, but let=E2=80=99s have a =
Jonmac Memoir in your own right, eh?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>What say =
all?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Glenn aka =
StagByTriumph<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>JOHN MACARTNEY<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 6, 2026 12:53 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] A new =
book with an interesting Standard-Triumph =
flavour<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A week or so =
ago, I was laid low in bed for a few days with an oddball infection and =
urgently needed something 'interesting' to read. Fortuitously on the =
same day I took to my pad of moss and leaves, a copy of a book written =
by my great friend and former Standard-Triumph colleague arrived in the =
mail. I knew it was imminent and it could not have come at a better =
time. I read it in one hit. Then I read it again and thoroughly enjoyed =
it just as much the second time =
around.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The author is =
one Peter D. Cole who I first 'met' when I was working at the Coventry =
plant and Peter had just come into central London from the company's =
main Service Division in the west London suburbs. I was then moved from =
Coventry to the London showroom in 1967 and Peter and I became close =
friends and colleagues, sharing a mews cottage with another colleague, =
Roger Maingot, who later went on to work for Ferrari and after that as =
Managing Director for Rolex watches. It's unusual for three guys to be =
happy and fulfilled when working together, let alone living =
together as well - but the three of us 'had a ball' in the London of the =
swinging sixties. The early part of Peter's book, called <strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>"Driving =
Success"</span></strong>, addresses some aspects of =
Standard-Triumph life (he mentions both Roger and myself) but the main =
guts of it is the development of his career selling Bentley and Rolls =
Royce cars from prestigeous showrooms in London's West End. Peter has =
truly amused me on many occasions during our long friendship and his =
sometimes outrageous observations of people comes through in very =
carefully worded sentences in what he has written. I so vividly recall =
him once describing to me a customer who came in to buy a TR5 who was =
very shabbily dressed, in urgent need of a shower and deodorant as =
<strong><i><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>"looking and smelling =
rather like an out of work Greek goatherd!"</span></i></strong> On =
another occasion, his description of a potential customer with =
chronic acne on his face was <strong><i><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>"rather like talking to =
someone with a facial complexion akin to a paper bag full of burst =
plums!"</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>All that to =
one side, this is a charming and fascinating book that certainly opened =
my eyes to the somewhat eye-watering inefficiencies of Rolls Royce and =
Bentley products before the companies came under BMW and VW control. =
You'll enjoy it because it's Peter's very successful career, while =
giving exposure to some of the hurts and problems that life threw at him =
- as it does to all of us from time to time. The details of the book if =
you decide on a copy (and I recommend you do) are as =
follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Title: =
<strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>DRIVING =
SUCCESS</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Author: =
<strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Peter D. =
Cole</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>ISBN #: =
<strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>978-1-9193807-4-2</span></stro=
ng><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Publisher: =
<strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>MEREO =
BOOKS</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Web URLs: =
<strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a =
href=3D"http://www.memoirsbooks.co.uk";><span =
style=3D'font-weight:normal'>www.memoirsbooks.co.uk</span></a></span></st=
rong> AND <strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a =
href=3D"http://www.mereobooks.com";><span =
style=3D'font-weight:normal'>www.mereobooks.com</span></a></span></strong=
><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Book type: =
<strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Paperback, 145 =
pages</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It retails in =
the UK for GBP9.99 (US$14.50 approx @ GBP1 =3D USD1.45) but I'm not sure =
if its available yet via Amazon. If you can't find it listed for the US =
and Canada, I suggest an email to <strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a =
href=3D"mailto:info@mereobooks.com";><span =
style=3D'font-weight:normal'>info@mereobooks.com</span></a></span></stron=
g><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Absolutely no =
financial interest on my part in any accruing sales and I'm just so =
pleased that my dear friend has (yet again) recounted stories of his =
very successful automotive life and made me laugh - as he did so often =
in the past, bless him. The story of Peter and Roger Maingot jointly =
driving and delivering a Mk3 Spitfire in fully de-toxed condition from =
London to Athens in Greece (which journey took about a week just to get =
there) for a customer who was usually smashed out of his head on booze =
at any time of the day, is worth the book price in itself. Buy a copy =
for your auto library. You won't be disappointed. Sorry for the length =
but <strong><span style=3D'font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>DRIVING =
SUCCESS</span></strong> deserves a much wider readership than I feel the =
publisher has fully taken on board.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Enjoy<o:p></o:=
p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Jonmac<o:p></o=
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