Petroleum in his veins
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GODFREY MESSERVY, wh will become executive chairman of Lucas Industries Ltd on April 1 while continuing as grbuil managing director, has had his downs as well as ups. During the war he served in the 1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers and later in the 6th Airborne Division. At 55, flying, is still one of his recreations but he now waits until the aeroplane stops before alighting.
He has always had a taste for danger and has been a motor-. cycle trials and race rider, and designed, built, and raced his own formula III car.
Godfrey Messervy knows Lucas inside out, having started on the shop floor as a prodUcluin trainee after he left Cambridge University 31 years ago. His father worked for RollsRoyce nearly all his life and hiS cjrandfather was in the garage irade in Derby for 40 years.
Godfrey obviously has petroleum instead of blood in his veins.