![]() ![]() The family are originally from Blackwood and i work with some friends and relatives of them. His sons have been well looked after and i remember Wesley had a Dimma Clio Turbo when he was 17, as well as a GGR converted Escort Cosworth which his mum used to drive around. As you say the house is quite big with a mini roundabout on the drive and a row of garages. He runs a civil engineering firm in Llantrisant i think it is. If you continue you drop down to Llandegfedd reservour. It's a big house with a number of garages off the side, roundabout on the drive? Its on the top of a hill outside New Inn near Pontypool, opposite the water works. is that the chap who had his F40 on SOR from dick lovetts? Not sure if i'm thinking of the same guy. Haven't been round there for ages, but does anyone know what the guy near the reservoir in Pontypool has thesedays? In the past he's has multiple F cars including F40, F50 and XJ220. ![]()
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