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Bob Wyatt
Chris Garner Offline
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#1
28-03-2019, 12:35 PM
I have just received the very sad news that Bob Wyatt, President of the A7CA and lifelong Austin author and enthusiast, died yesterday.
RIP Bob

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28-03-2019, 12:54 PM
Very sad news. I grew up with his excellent "Motor for the Million" book.
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#3
28-03-2019, 01:31 PM
That's very sad news. My condolences to his friends and family.
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28-03-2019, 02:08 PM
(28-03-2019, 01:31 PM)Nick Salmon Wrote: That's very sad news. My condolences to his friends and family.

And so say all of us!
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28-03-2019, 02:11 PM
Ditto...I still dust off his book from time time time.
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28-03-2019, 05:41 PM
That is sad news indeed. I remember visiting Bob at his home near to where I lived in Wokingham. We had some interesting conversations indeed.

There wasn't much you could tell him about Austin Sevens!!!

LIfe's too short, that's for sure.
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#7
28-03-2019, 06:15 PM
Sad news
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#8
28-03-2019, 07:32 PM
Bob was an exceptional speaker: http://archive.a7ca.org/collections/people/bob-wyatt/
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28-03-2019, 07:36 PM
Oh, how very sad. His son rang me last week - he had asked his Dad about Abrahams and the Experimental Department for me after I wrote. Bob had heard of him...

I'm using his book all the time. And am so glad that we have this recent small exchange documented - helpful to the last.
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#10
28-03-2019, 07:48 PM
Very sad to hear of Bob Wyatt's death. His book was the first book on the Austin 7 that I bought when I had my first one.
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