Any advance on 66 years a CM reader?
27th April 1985, Page 34
27th April 1985
Page 34
Page 34, 27th April 1985
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American Motors, Chrysler, Jeep, Willys, Edwin Foden, Sons & Co., Haulage, Articulated Vehicle, Sharples
DENNIS SHARPLES, of J. Sharpies and Son, Eardisley, Hereford, is a contender to Arthur Metcalfe of Thirsk as the longest surviving reader of CM. His daughter, Jean, tells me that he has bought a copy every week since early 1919 and still enjoys it just as much.
He has recently celebrated 60 years in road haulage, having bought his first lorry — a Willys Overland — on March 25, 1925, for £125. Twenty-five must be his lucky number. The fleet now consists of seven Fodens — four rigid eight-wheelers and three articulated tippers — used for general haulage.