Mark Savage
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Yep, Mick Hemmings sold me my set in 1978.Think a few of us had Triumphs loved my c&g exhausts
Yep, Mick Hemmings sold me my set in 1978.Think a few of us had Triumphs loved my c&g exhausts
It was HOT!!Summer of 76 and a fizzy
What more could you want?
It was hot for the UKIt was HOT!!
It was hot for the UK
We had a great time slipstreaming each other along the Southend arterial at 47mph on the flat
A bit more down hill
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Most of it's a 40mph limit now..... 'til they finish the roadworks, if ever!
They used to give me a lift...Teddy boys in the Kursaal in the 70s ha ha
Really!! They always used to hang about at the frontThey used to give me a lift...
One guy had a '57 Bel Air, but for most it was Consuls or Crestas....Really!! They always used to hang about at the front
Yep there was quite a few crestas about, a mate of mine still has some!One guy had a '57 Bel Air, but for most it was Consuls or Crestas....
Sadly it will end up a clone of every other large town, most of the small traders and shops that gave it character have long gone as the old premises got pulled down...Southend has lost its grittiness that it once had
Yep it just looked like a shopping centre to meSadly it will end up a clone of every other large town, most of the small traders and shops that gave it character have long gone as the old premises got pulled down...
Still got the pier and that daft pirate ship, though.
Big bike shop on Cuckoo Corner?? (okay, Westcliffe but you had to pass it)
I was on my Garelli Record cruising Southend lol, was a long way from Maldon for my moped.It was hot for the UK
We had a great time slipstreaming each other along the Southend arterial at 47mph on the flat
A bit more down hill
When we weren't queueing up for water at the end of the street!
A mate had a malaguti gitane I think another had an ss50 5 speed, ap50, a fantic chopper plenty of fizzysI was on my Garelli Record cruising Southend lol, was a long way from Maldon for my moped.