maidentales Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 My gran (now aged 89) attended speedway regularly in the 1960s and 1970s and has a book of 62 autographs of riders of the time, including: Peter Vanderberg (Wolves) Eric Bobcock (Halifax) Bert Harkins (Wembley) Pete Bailey (Ipswich) Gote Nordin (Sweden) (died April 1987) Ron Mountford (Coventry) Oyhuind S Burg (Norway) Dave Younghusband (Halifax) Col Cottrell (Bees) Alan Tay (Halifax) Bob Andrews (Hackney) Nigel Bodcock Roger Hill Cliff Evans Jack Biggs (Hackney) Mark (Glasgow) Gordon Gausco (Poole) Bill McMillan (Glasgow) IvanMauger (Bellevue) Jan Simensen (Coventry / Sweden) Ray Wilson (Leicester Lions) Howard Cole (King's Lynn) Terry Betts (King's Lynn) Eric Broadbelt (Bellevue) Les Owen (Bees) Arnold Haley (Sheffield) Jim Pibey (Sheffield) Clive Featherby (King's Lynn) Tony Lomas (Bees) Antoni Woryna (Poland) Rick France (Bees) Pawel Waloszek (Poland) Grahan Plant Ken Ayres (Bellevue) JohnBoulger (Lions) Ken Paul Kinsley ? Westham/Cov/Oxford Anders? Dave Jessup (Wembley) Alan Cowland (Lions) Brian Leonard (Wempley) Ronnie Moore Geoff Bowledge? Christer Lopavist (West Ham / Sweden) Anatoli Kuzmin (Russia) Jim McMillan (Glasgow) Bob Rigby Bruce Ford Vladimir Paznikov (Russia) Grigory Chlynousky Colin Pratt Ole Olsen Bill Wirebrand (Poole) Peter Smith (Poole) Mike Cake (Poole) My gran has put the names by most of the signatures but some are not named. I am researching the names to find out what has happened to these riders and if anyone has any details on these, I would appreciate that being shared with me so I can tell my gran where they are now (if they are still with us). My gran, Joyce, was a keen speedway fan and regularly visited the pits to get these autographs. With thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Maybe I can help- I think Alan Tay is Alan Jay, Bill Wirebrand has to be Bo Wirebrand,, Christer Lopavist is Christer Loqvist, Ken Paul Kinsley is definitely Ken McKinlay, Ken Ayres is Ken Eyre., Grahan Plant is Graham Plant, Jim Pibey is Jim Airey, Eric Bobcock is Eric Boocock , Bob Rigby may be Bob Kilby, Nigel Bodcock is Nigel Boocock, Bruce Ford may be Bruce Forrester, Anders ? is Anders Michanek-hope all this helps you-good on your gran, mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I once had my Grandad's autograph book which contained, amongst others Bluey Wilkinson, Tiger Stevenson, Arthur Atkinson and Eric Chitty. Mrs. CHR threw it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I once had my Grandad's autograph book which contained, amongst others Bluey Wilkinson, Tiger Stevenson, Arthur Atkinson and Eric Chitty. Mrs. CHR threw it out And I, sir, hope you chucked out Mrs. CHR! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 And I, sir, hope you chucked out Mrs. CHR! I should jolly well think so. :shock: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I have been tempted on many occas ions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Worst thing happened to me, when my old grannie scattered what she thought were her husband's ashes on the trip back from France (a favourite holiday destination for the couple), only for me to my shock horror, to discover it was the container that contained shale from Hyde Road. Wasn't happy at all... and I had the final vote in putting her in that home. Feel bad now, before you start, as someone... right now, at this moment, is staring on his mantle piece... and staring right back is my grand pap's ashes... He believes he has a vase full of Belle Vue shale. Wonderful thing, ebay is! WARNING:NO GRANDPARENTS WERE REALLY HARMED IN THE TELLING OF THIS TALE. NAMES AND DETAILS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT TO PROTECT MY EBAY RATINGS! Edited July 8, 2015 by moxey63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Worst thing happened to me, when my old grannie scattered what she thought were her husband's ashes on the trip back from France (a favourite holiday destination for the couple), only for me to my shock horror, to discover it was the container that contained shale from Hyde Road. Wasn't happy at all... and I had the final vote in putting her in that home. Feel bad now, before you start, as someone... right now, at this moment, is staring on his mantle piece... and staring right back is my grand pap's ashes... He believes he has a vase full of Belle Vue shale. Wonderful thing, ebay is! WARNING:NO GRANDPARENTS WERE REALLY HARMED IN THE TELLING OF THIS TALE. NAMES AND DETAILS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT TO PROTECT MY EBAY RATINGS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 This isn't a true story... I found it funny anyway, off the cuff sort of thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) I think I may have mentioned before my autograph book story...but, anyway, here it is again for newcomers and those that have forgotten! Some years ago I went to the 40th reunion of my College year. While there, someone I hadn't seen since I left college come up to me and showed me an autograph book he had. He had just retired from being the headteacher at a primary school and said this book was on sale on a jumble stall at his school fete but had not been sold. The people running the stall said they were going to throw it away but he thought it had something to do with speedway, though he knew nothing about speedway himself. He knew that this reunion was coming up and thought it possible I might come along. He had seen some of my speedway books for sale in his local bookshop so knew I was interested in speedway. Anyway, he showed me the book and asked me how much I thought it was worth. Looking through the names I took a wild guess at about £75. He thanked me and took it back. At the end of the reunion, he came up to me and gave me the book, saying, "Here, take it. I could see how much you were drooling over it when I showed it to you." I said, "Well, as I said, it's worth some money." He said, "Just take it. It would have been thrown away anyway and I can see you want it." So he gave it to me for nothing. I subsequently asked a dealer how much he thought it was worth and he offered me £100 on the spot. But I didn't sell it and still have it. Amongst the autographs in the book are Tom Farndon, Sprouts Elder, Lionel Van Praag, Wally Kilmister, Gus Kuhn, Alec Jackson, Norman Evans, George Greenwood, Vic Huxley, Dick Case, Buster Frogley, Bluey Wilkinson and Johnnie Hoskins. There are also a number of well known actors and boxers of the time. Edited July 8, 2015 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 i remember this story but it was good to read it again. By the way, my autographed copy of the 40th. Anniversary get together at High Beech went the same way as Grandad's autograph book. Mrs. CHR is still with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidentales Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hi everyone Thanks for the replies - I think it also adds to my thoughts on the value of the book in monetary terms. It's priceless because the autographs can't be obtained again - but worth very little as all it is is a few signatures in a book. I think it's worth around 40 - 60 pounds. I don't want to sell it by my gran does - so I'm going to try to buy it from her at 50 pounds rather than let it go out of the family and it can go to her son who likes autographs and the stories his gran tells him. I've got to say however that someone is buying it if she wants to sell it at between 40 - 60 pounds if that is considered a fair assessment of the price. Cheers again - thanks for the interesting stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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