David purley cobra brands hatch 1968 mustang
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My Friend Dave
I could talk about David Purley, or Dave as I’ve always known him, all day long, but for the sake of this piece I’ll restrict it to a few lines to give readers a glimpse into my view of a truly great character and a very good friend. As boys, we both lived in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, or “Bloody Bognor” as we called it—not too far from Goodwood. I lived on the west side at Pagham, in fact I still have a property there today, and Dave lived on the east side at Middleton. We knew each other probably from the age of 16 or 17, I think he was two, or three years younger than me. He was a real “lad about town” as his dad was very rich, owning the LEC Refrigeration factory, and provided employment for many of the local people. From our first meeting it was clear that Dave wasn’t going to follow the “normal” route anywhere. He was a man’s man… and a woman’s man too. He would always make his own decisions and do what he wanted to do. He would always turn up at the local disco on a smart ’bike, but not superly dressed, usually just T-shirt and jeans and the obligatory crash helmet—he was a “natural” on his machine. We became really close—indeed, he married my girlfriend!
A couple of years passed and then by degrees, especially when I got into racing, we’d not see each
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Exclusive interview with Trevor Legate
"Since 1963 I considered AC to be fifty per cent of a two-way partnership with Shelby American"
Another fresh and at the same time genuine perspective for the Cobra world
How did you come to writing books?
It happened by accident. I used to work with a designer who later designed books for publishers. I used to take photographs at race meetings and always photographed Cobras. I asked him if we could use these in a book and we discussed how we might produce a Cobra book if only we could find someone to write it; as a result I allowed myself to be talked into doing the words plus all the extra photographs the book would obviously need! To cut a long story short, when I sold my photographic business, the original designer and I created a new publishing company to print my third Cobra book the way I wanted it.
What is your approach to writing � the pictures or the words first?
In the case of the Cobra book, it was the pictures. I have been commissioned to write other motoring books when I had to write and source the pictures at the same time, all in a matter of a few months! Basically, I don�t mind � it�s time that is always the problem.
What other books have you written?
I confess to havin
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