The Missing Link

[harryj]

Some weeks ago, we visited a very important person in the history of Land Rover.
His name is Arthur Goddard and he is the Land Rovers' first Engineer.

After reading a newspaper article that we'd sent him on the ground-up restoration of our S2A 88", Arthur had invited us to visit him.
It was an honour to do so.
Our conversation with him and his son Chris was most interesting as the fascinating information on the early developmental years of Lode Lane, Solihull, flowed. All with tea and tea-cake, of course.
Arthurs' memory of those early years of the Series Land Rover is sharp and clear.

Arthur, a gentleman as you'd expect, delighted in inspecting our S2A. And, of course, we felt priviledged to be in his company.

You can read Arthurs'story in the book by author Michael Bishop:
'THEY FOUND OUR ENGINEER' - The Story of Arthur Goddard, the LAND ROVERS' first Engineer.
ISBN: 978-1-4567-7758-6

Harry jnr and Dad

[Col.Coleman]

Yes Arthur lives and still works here in Brisbane. LRO53 caught up with him and wrote the fantastic book you mention. It is great to have such a remarkable man in our midst.

With his permission,I would love to make him the Patron of Slow.

Well done Harry's, and good to see he is still intersted in our landies after all these years.

CC

[Scallops]

I think it would be a fantastic thing to have Arthur Goddard as our patron. Let us pursue this fine idea, can you take this on, Michael?

[harry]

I think it would be a fantastic thing to have Arthur Goddard as our patron. Let us pursue this fine idea, can you take this on, Michael?



does he know anything about rangies and disco's?

perhaps he could be patron of both clubs?

[Col.Coleman]

does he know anything about rangies and disco's?

perhaps he could be patron of both clubs?


Last I checked this is the general chat section of a Series Land Rover Owners Club. What you would like to do with your own club would probably be best discussed within your own area. Feel free though to join in any discussions regarding Series Land Rovers.

Wouldn't be like the GCLRO pushing it's own barrow in other sections of the forum would it:angel:

CC

[Scallops]

Arthur Goddard was LR's first engineer and as such, was intimately connected with Series Land Rovers.

Mr.Goddard had no historical connection whatsoever with "discos and rangies.

As a new club , SLOW is developing it's "personality" - part of that is our love of our connection to the historical past, which is why the association of Mr. Goddard with SLOW, the only Series specific Land Rover club in Australia, is in my opinion appropriate.


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[harryj]

Yes Arthur lives and still works here in Brisbane. LRO53 caught up with him and wrote the fantastic book you mention. It is great to have such a remarkable man in our midst.

With his permission,I would love to make him the Patron of Slow.

Well done Harry's, and good to see he is still intersted in our landies after all these years.

CC

Yes, it would be an honour to have Arthur as Patron of SLOw.
PM sent to you Michael (sorry for the 'slow' reply but we've been fencing). :)

[Col.Coleman]

Yes, it would be an honour to have Arthur as Patron of SLOw.
PM sent to you Michael (sorry for the 'slow' reply but we've been fencing). :)

Thank-you,

And you can only do what you can do, when you can do it.

Yes Dan, Arthur was an engineer who brought about the substance for our hobby, the series 1 and it's development through to the later versions, on the back of which the rest of Series Land Rovers evolved from. He was part of the team which basically got it right at the start, has spent his life involved with engineering vehicle components and is within our midst. He left Land Rover in 1956.

If anyone is not sure who he is and his connection with Land Rover

The history of Arthur Goddard (http://vehiclecomponents.com.au/about-us/arthur-goddard)

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[harry]

Last I checked this is the general chat section of a Series Land Rover Owners Club. What you would like to do with your own club would probably be best discussed within your own area. Feel free though to join in any discussions regarding Series Land Rovers.

Wouldn't be like the GCLRO pushing it's own barrow in other sections of the forum would it:angel:

CC


sorry.
i didn't realise you didn't have a sense of humour.

no inference of pushing barrows intended,
and it wasn't a gclro club comment,
i said it.

i grew up in a world where if you couldn't say something nice about someone, you said nothing.

i said nothing.

[Col.Coleman]

No sense of humour?

I do own 9 Series Landy's and hope to have them all running at the same time one day:D

CC

[Outlaw]

Settle petals :p

So Harry how is that S3 GS of yours going? Wonder if Mr Goddard would be interested in that :angel:

Think he'd make a great Patron for SLOw [thumbsupbig] (though not GC, Grimace would be a much better Patron for us) ;)

[Scallops]

I'd 2nd any motion to approach Grim in this regard too!


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[harry]

Settle petals :p

So Harry how is that S3 GS of yours going? Wonder if Mr Goddard would be interested in that :angel:

it's still a bit of a tub at the moment.

Think he'd make a great Patron for SLOw [thumbsupbig] (though not GC, Grimace would be a much better Patron for us) ;)

:cool:...

[Col.Coleman]

Following up on this thread,

the following announcement has been made to the members of SLOw in Club Chatter


Hello Members,

It is my great pleasure to inform you that SLOw now has a Patron. Not just any old Patron, but the one and only Arthur Goddard.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/12/619.jpg

Incisor and myself met with Arthur this afternoon, after I previously made contact with Arthur's son Chris, and Arthur is delighted to be the Patron of our club. I feel he likes the idea of a club for his old working vehicles, rather than all the "fancy" ones they have today, as he calls them.

Arthur Goddard is an engineer that helped give birth to the vehicle we love so much, as well as mould it's early years through various changes to the base of the vehicle that is pretty much still made today. It is a real privilege that we have one of our hobby's founding fathers around over 60 years after it was created. There has recently been a book written, as well as a DVD, on Arthur and his memories of his time at Land Rover.

http://motoring.ninemsn.com.au/img/toolkit/goddard-1.jpg

Arthur has plenty of memories of those times, of which we were fortuanate enough to hear just a snippet this afternoon, regarding Tickfords and the Queen.

Arthurs Son Chris will also be joining us, and as soon as we relocate his AULRO username, I can let you all know who he is.

The Goddards are an extremely hospitable family, accomodating us at no notice, and are very keen to be involved. I welcome them and look forward to having them in our club.

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[Scallops]

Just look at that Series 1 in our lower photo and the dapper chap leaning against it in the suit. Now tell me the Series 1 is not the finest vehicle Land Rover ever made! :D

Fantastic result regarding our patron, it will be both an honour and privilege to meet him in person. :)

[260AC]

Just look at that Series 1 in our lower photo and the dapper chap leaning against it in the suit. Now tell me the Series 1 is not the finest vehicle Land Rover ever made! :D

Fantastic result regarding our patron, it will be both an honour and privilege to meet him in person. :)

Great News.

Here is a pic of AG in Spain on the far right testing with the military in around late 52/early 1953 with an 80 (and prototype 86) that lead to the set up of CKD plant in Spain.

He has a lot of amusing stories.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9523/photo10f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/photo10f.jpg/)