Henry Body

[alwyn]

Hi all,
roychris alerted me to a story published yesterday by Western Daily Press Co.UK about Douglas sprint king Henry Body. Quoting from the article Henry is described thus...

"Henry Body is a daredevil aged 72 with health issues who regularly takes his Bristol-built Douglas from 1929 to motorbike meets. He cuts a quaint figure to the uninitiated. Among the crowds are some of the kind who are wont to smile and say "Ah, bless" and when they spot this slow-talking West Countryman with his worn black leathers and ancient steed they do just that. Then they see him in action, and all they can do is shake their heads in disbelief and mutter: "What the...?"

The whole story in .pdf format can be downloaded HERE. It's well worth reading. Thanks for pointing us to it Roy.

I believe there was an article about Henry in NCR a few issues ago but I have been unable to locate it - if someone knows in which issue it appeared would they kindly post the reference in this topic or send a PM.

I did find a photo of Henry in the September/October 2005 issue of NCR and have taken the liberty of displaying it here.



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[eddie]

Alwyn,  The NCR you want is the March/April 2000 edition.
                              Regards,
                                      Eddie.

[alwyn]

Alwyn,  The NCR you want is the March/April 2000 edition.   Regards, Eddie.

Thanks Eddie - a tad more than a "few issues ago" as I thought - and it's exposed quite a hole in my library   Can anyone find and scan that article and post it here or send it on to me by e-mail to: alwynhunt at ozemail.com.au please.

Alwyn

[eddie]

Alwyn,
           It's on it's way to you via e-mail.
                                         Regards,
                                                   Eddie.

[alwyn]

Thanks Eddie

Alwyn