RIP John H Page

Written by Gar Cole.

On behalf of the Admin team I'd like to offer our condolences to the family of long-time member John H Page. John sadly passed away over the Christmas period; he was a lovely chap and very knowledgeable about cars , especially his beloved Rover P4 that he called SBO.

Whilst not lucky enough to have met him I did share many an online laugh with him. John was blessed with a very dry sense of humour peculiar to his generation; for example he posted the picture below of himself one time with the caption ' I'm sure you would all prefer Pamela Anderson, well you'll have to make do with me '

​It obviously struck a chord with everyone as the photo received over 600 'likes' and went on to be the most popular post of the year. John expressed his surprise by saying ' I never thought I'd be a pin up at my age '

SBO like all long-term owned classics became part of John's family life, most recently taking his granddaughter to her Prom. Our thoughts are with his wife Carol who he always affectionately referred to as ' she who must be obeyed', his son Andy and the rest of his family, we will miss John but we wont forget him.

A last word from the man

We will give John himself the last word with just a few of his posts in the group over the past year or so. They reflect what mattered most to him - first and foremost his family and of course his lovely Rover, SBO.
Rest In Peace, John.

Got fed up with lockdown today so I took SBO for a spin down a few country lanes. The car had been sitting in the garage since lockdown started but apart from turning over more times than usual she soon settled down to that lovely Rover burble. Had the drive and came back home. The only problem it had was the oil warning light flickering on and off on tick tickover slight adjustment to the tickover speed and it was cured. Let's hope that this lockdown doesn't last much longer. I don't like Rover withdrawal symptoms.

​Right then, pin back your lug holes matey peeps.
You have 3 guesses at the next question.
Which dozey plonker put 17 ltrs of of BPs finest diesel fuel in his Rover P4 this afternoon?
Go on, have a guess.

That's SBO all ready for granddaughter number two and her prom tomorrow.

SBO will be celebrating it's 60th birthday on Sunday. Better condition than I am.

Finally got SPO back from the bodyshop. Now has a front wing with no rust in it. All the knocks and dings that old cars pick up over the years have now disappeared. The doors now shut without having to slam them. She almost looks as if she has had a respray. Expensive but well worth it.