Barn find classic Volvo estate survivor sat for 30 years - will it start?
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
- Welcome to The Late Brake Show for another classic barn find episode. We say barnfind, but it is a regular suburban garage find, where a 1973 Volvo 145 (the one before the 240 and the one after the Amazon) has been in hibernation (stuffed full of spare parts) for the last 30 years. Jonny contacted about this automotive discovery through a friend in the EV world. He'd seen the car covered in carpets during a home being cleared (due to a bereavement). Neil immediately emailed Jonny with a pic to say he'd contacted the family to ask permission to possibly help remove the car and find it a new home.
It transpires that the Volvo in question was the 'special occasion' family car for the late owner Trevor Cox, who was a nuclear power station safety engineer. It turns out he liked safe cars, and preserving them to the nth degree. In this video Jonny's old friend Bryn Musselwhite (who mans the cams for this vid) arranges to buy the car, because this car was just the same model as the one his late father had when he was a kid. One of these Volvos was Bryn's first car memory, and that seed never left his brain. Today Bryn is an accomplished motoring journalist, an even better video producer and whom Jonny can call a solid mate. He also comes from the same part of Somerset as Jonny, so there's that.
Hopefully this vid shows how an 'ordinary' car that gets pampered and preserved for no apparent reason then finds a new home for a bright future. We love a happy ending here on TLBS, especially if it involves a classic car. We must take this chance to say a huge thank you to the Cox family; to Neil Brandon for finding the car and then to Bryn for filming it and becoming the new custodian.
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Filmed by: Bryn Musselwhite @brynmusselwhite (Instagram)
Edited by: Mark Taylor Hankins @inksharkman (Instagram)
Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant - www.matttarantdesign.com
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Jonny Smith
Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98
Website: www.carpervert.com
Instagram: / jonnycarpervert
Twitter: / carpervert
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:08 Garage door open
1:53 Here it is
2:40 Nuclear power safety engineer owner!
3:05 Removing covers
3:28 Last used November 1989
3:55 Original documents
4:13 Old photos
5:00 Brochures
5:35 Bryn owned a 144
6:05 P1800 ES
6:30 Kerb weight
6:45 Detailed service notes
7:15 Old accident damage?
8:28 Tyres inflated
9:01 Family watching
9:33 Engine bay
10:15 Brakes seized
11:02 Full of spares!
11:33 Deluxe model
11:42 Pulling it out
12:27 Volvo outside!
13:30 Hand painted tow bar!
14:00 Interior
15:04 Boot full of NOS spares
15:50 Car kettle!
16:15 Labelled everything
16:25 Fire up prep
17:05 MORE spares
17:55 Any rust?
18:18 Neighbourhood car memories
19:25 Carchaeology
19:50 7 seater!
21:12 WILL IT FIRE?
22:12 Fire up
22:38 Finale
23:37 How it was found
24:39 Thanks and subscribe
25:00 Want more barn finds?
#barnfind #volvosurvivor #garagefindclassicvolvo #thelatebrakeshow 
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What fabulous story telling. I'm swallowing hard to hold back the tears. I love how Jonny conveys the passion. It's a form of poetry. The crazy thing is I've never really looked twice at an old Volvo but suddenly it is one of the most desirable cars I've seen for a long time! Well done to everyone who was involved with producing this.
Lol glad I'm not the only one with moist eyes watching this 👍🙂
I landed on this channel discovering the new GR-Yari (which Jonny’s review is the best review of that car on youtube, I’ve shared that review a fair amount) And then to be taken back in time w this story. Fantastic.
you need to see a quack mate, or maybe not as there may be nothing that can help you. Good luck with the fake drama.
@303 learn grammar before you pretend to write English
@303 it is a heap of crap. These were made for fools and famous for it at the time.
The handwriting shows the man was an engineer ; working on his car during holiday/vacation (trips) shows he loved his car....
Reminded me of my dad. After he passed away i found an old maintenance manual for his Peugeot 403 with a handdrawn electric schematic in it that my father had drawn himself. He was an electrical engineer.
Exact same handwriting as my dad too. He was a design engineer who always strived for perfection. Such a great video.
@@jfv65 nice
Not sure how you came to this conclusion but you're wrong
“You’re trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?”. No. Nobody watching this channel would ever tell you that 😀 Absolutely loving your content, Jonny.
Yeah, and look at the grin on his face when he says it! Great video
Those boot based back seats!!!!!! What a thing.
Yes I know they’ve been around in estate for yonks now but they looked fantastic. And engineered to be bombproof. The armrests!!!
@@dizzy2020 great shout on the rancho! Uber cool. Always wanted one as a kid... “come on dad, buy one of these!”
@@dizzy2020 I remember one these being dumped in a field near my house when I was a kid lol.
I agree with Jonny, modern suv's suck and say something about the driver. And its not a good thing.
I disagree - that car IS special ,hands up everybody that was cheering it on as the engine was turning over - it's a credit to all the hard work of it's previous owner
I can honestly say I was quietly willing it to start and smiled when it did.
I love how respectful you are to the memory of the owner and their family , “Dad”. Really heart warming and natural, I came for the car, but stay for the story and compassion.
It's not easy for any family to part with a loved ones possessions, but you handled this video with the care and respect both they and the Volvo deserved.
My sentiments exactly. 👍
Here here.
The original owner would be overjoyed to know his pride and joy was going to be used again, and restored to its former glory, not ruined by the drift scene
This is what the internet was made for, Jonny Smith dragging incredible old cars out of suburban garages with almost childlike glee and enthusiasm. This was great. Thank you.
Trevor is clearly the kind of guy you want a nuclear engineer to be.
I was just about to say that!
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!!
I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
Just over a year ago I bought a 73 Volvo 145 that had been parked for at least 20 years. Just changed the fluids, checked the valve clearances and put new tires on, and since then I have driven it more than 30.000 kms. Absolutely fantastic car.
People always roll their eyes about somebody who's overly fastidious in the ownership of a vehicle, but what a legacy they leave for the future owner if there's a collection of spares and printed materials for the continued life of the vehicle. Preservation of technology is part of our responsibility o the future. The less plastic, the better and thumbs up to those who keep our motoring history alive.
Couldn’t agree more. It’s become popular to poke fun at people who take an interest and care in anything other than the mainstream. And that is the enemy of creativity and diversity of thought - although the phrase gets overused in a PC way.
Absolutely
plus if ever entered into a show, will certainly be worth a few points, my father has a 1971 herald totaly original and with fastidious records, regularly scores up there with totally restored cars.
As an engineer myself I can see a lot of me in this chaps fastidious almost obsessive cataloging and maintenance.... but.... the car is what tells his story, and tells us about him as a man. I would give anything to have spent an hour or two in his company. This had me choked up a bit and almost with tears in my eyes! And I’m a 16 stone tough as boot Yorkshireman ffs! Thank you brynn and Johnny for sharing the car and the owners story with us with dignity and respect.
Do we want more revivals/rescues... ?
Definitely!!!
I was the same, I thought that it was a bit sad. The original owner obviously loved the Volvo. Sad, that the owner died leaving the car and the parts as a legacy, but his family didn’t want it. I hope Bryan, cherishes the car as much as the previous owner !
@@opelmonzagse I don’t think it was they didn’t want it...it was more they didn’t want too see it go to waste in the garage and would rather see it be loved by someone just as much as their loved one
I hope we get to see a follow up when the Volvo is roadworthy again.
simply wonderful story. Credit to the original keeper, the family and the chap who spotted it. A follow up of it back on the road would be great. More of the same please jonny!
I’m 20, this car is older than me, but it
brought a tear to my eye knowing how much this car was loved. Cars are more than pieces of metal, they are part of the family
This has been off the road for eleven years longer than you've been alive. That blows my mind!
The joy in your voice when going through the old spares and finding the surprise seats is tangible. I was so pleased to see it fire up!
I feel the same excitement, just watching him discover more about the car and it's history. It's like a time machine.
The former owner of that car is exactly the kind of guy you want working in the nuclear industry. Great video Jonny.
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!!
I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
Trevor, what a man! Love his attention to detail which certainly hasn’t been wasted. His memory and greatness lives on!
Who'd have thought a grown man in his 50s would get emotional watching Jonny and an old Volvo?
That makes two of us! Fantastic video.
One knocking on the door of 70 as well.
@@tonys1636
Well done Tony for not doing any crude 69 jokes😉
@@jimmyh6601 That's the preserve of my GP when she is consulted about an age related problem. Just can't get quite used to the fact she is a good few years younger than my youngest Daughter.
I'm 112 and I cried so much I've lost my glass eye.
Ah, Trev’s car! Wonderful neighbour he was. So glad to see this.
I remember riding in the back of my Dad's 240 through the lanes of Dorset on the fold-out seats, on the way to Bovington Tank Museum - thanks for bringing back the memories! X
I thought that these extra fold up seats were a relatively recent invention with cars like the Zafira until I saw this.
Amazed that this great innovation wasn't adopted more widely, particularly in the 70's when larger families were more common.
@@catinthehat906 they were quite common... Merc estates had them, so did Peugeot 505s, virtually all full-size American wagons had a third row of some kind (some faced forward, some aft, some faced across the car in both directions)...
Aww what a great video of an absolutely wonderful find, especially for me. This is so nostalgic. In 1971 when I was 15 my father bought a Volvo 145S. It was a 1970 model with the silver grill in Safari Yellow and I absolutely loved that car. In 1973 two weeks after my 17th birthday I passed my driving test and so fortunate to be allowed to drive the Volvo. I'm now 65 years of age and would love to have one once again. I regularly search Classic car or Flea Bay with the notion of possibly trying to find another 1970 Volvo 145S in order to relive my youth. Thanks Jonny for a wonderful trip down memory lane.
ok.. so did anyone else find that quite emotional when it fired up? just me? fair enough
A family heirloom rescued in the gentlest and most fitting way possible, bravo chaps! I just wish my Amazon had come with a story like that!
What a story, I'm sure that resonates with a lot of people who have lost grandparents who looked after their cars. My grandfather was just as fastidious, also with Volvos, many tears were shed watching this. Fantastic video, clearly a well loved car with lots of memories behind it.
I must be honest, I was never the biggest fan of Jonny when he was on Fifth Gear, but his recent solo video's are pure class, great content, great production, and above all Jonny comes across as a really top lad, long may they continue.
Yes totally agree
I agree with you on that.
Not a fan on Fifth gear either but Jonny's videos are the best Car TV 😎👍
I thought Johnny was the best part of 5th gear!
We are soon to put our 145 back on the road after siting for over 20 years; purchased new by my grandfather as his first and only new car back on August 1st 1974. A real workhorse
I’m so glad your gonna put it in the road again!
That rearward facing folding extra seat is known as “spyfällan” (the puke trap) in Sweden, because of the nausea it wold induce in the kids that rode there.
Agree, that was an issue, but still my kids fought over which two would sit there. Of course they had seat belts too.
Ha Ha Nice!!
Having grown up near Dunbar, I know the street where Trevor had the accident. I assume we was in the area on business, visiting the nearby Torness nuclear power station. Lovely bit of history. Thanks Jonny!
I’m from Dunbar and when I saw the connection between nuclear engineer and Dunbar, I immediately thought Torness. Which was visible from my parents sitting room window in Innerwick. Don’t you just love these connections?
Fortunately the other vehicle was a solid Ford Transit, any lesser vehicle would have ended as a total loss after hitting that Volvo tank.
"Are you trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?, I don't think so". That resonated on such a deep level :)
Can we have a follow up video getting this back on the road?
Oh yes, there has to be an update, in few weeks or so.
Oh please let there be a follow up ( or two) 🙏👍😁
Please
Without the follow up of what happens to this car, I'll be missing something really significant.
agreed
This is how a car guy was way before the Internet .
Hats off to Trevor.
This was a good sent off for Trevor.
Kudos to Trevor, may he rest in peace! His intent on the details, his dedication to this car and to engineering in general are wonderful.
I have like most of us have had a really shitty year but have just watched this video and then opened an envelope that has my 6th year sobriety coin in it. I am full of HOPE again. Thank you❤️🎂🚀
Stay sober!
Glad to hear you have another successful sober year under your belt mate!
Addiction does nothing but destroy lives and relationships.
Keep on keeping on mate
What a lovely story , be great to get an updated look once it’s been cleaned . Bet it cleans up great
Will do, promise.
Very interesting that the accident that happened in 1985 was in Dunbar. This is the nearest town (just 5 miles) to Torness Nuclear Power Station which started to be built in 1980 and was generating power in 1988, so as you mentioned the cars owner was involved in the nuclear power industry it all fits that he was working in Torness and probably staying in the nearest hotel in Dunbar. I have worked at Torness many times and therfore know of the local hotels that workers used in Dunbar!
Jony, this is so good. Your presenting style, the ability to convey emotions of someone's life through the years and how it connected with their car. Magnificent!
Been grinning like an idiot for 25mins! What a video! And what a find/story!
Magical
Mainstream tv dont realise what brilliant presenters and film makers are on RUclips, please bring us more like this because this is ENTERTAINING ENTERTAINMENT 👏
Often the just standard family cars are the most loved because of the memories they made.
Seeing a normal car that was on the road in your childhood just gives you a smile.
These are the best type of videos! I purchased a Austin 1100 20 years ago off a lady that was giving up driving due to hip problems. She told me that she was going to drive her husbands Volvo as it was higher, automatic and easier on the hip. I turned up expecting to see a modern Volvo but it was an immaculate Amazon estate in dark green.
Love everything about this video: barn find, history, background music. Great job, thanks for sharing!!
I can just imagine Jerry & Margo getting into it.
Their car was yellow, just binge watching good life on brit box 😁
I don't think i've ever seen a more perfect motoring image of a man with his own Car Pervert branded hat on rummaging through boxes of old labelled parts. Perfect.
I am sitting here watching this film about a lovely old volvo. Remembering about the same one my dad had back in 1981. It was a light green colour 145. I still remember the number plate ESM 297L. Fantastic childhood memories is the car. Thanks guys for sharing this wonderful story. 😍
I’m very close to tears with this, as it’s almost like the owner is back again. Really reminiscent of Car SOS for similar reasons.
Yes please do more of these, really delving into the history and documents.
Another fantastic video, thank you.
And maybe Tim and Fuzz would be up for a brown chair conversation!?
This video is terribly wonderful. The story behind a man and his car that he loved until death is truly beautiful.
There's something quite poetic about a nuclear safety inspector owning a car built to survive a nuclear disaster.
It's great
My parents and my best friend's parents both had 145s then 240s. My best friend inherited his parents 145 and drove it until the early 1990s. It was an amazing car, could do a U-turn in a one lane street. A bent camshaft and terminal body rust (he went college in Vermont...) finally did it in. I drove a 240 sedan inherited from my parents through college, it was unstoppable even in feet of snow (with appropriate snow tires + sandbags in the trunk...). Today, I have an XC70, still an amazing car, although my partner describes it as "Driving with Greta"....
"Carchaeology". I love that word.
I love the use of music in these films - epic
Good to see you here! Glad you also enjoy an old Volvo Brick.
@@tootrue3953 I’m all about the Volvo bricks
Will Bryn film all the work to get the car back on the road? Would absolutely love to see that. Love Jonny's personality, he is such a natural presenter/story teller.
The way those extra seats folded in was perhaps the coolest thing I'll get to see this year.
Awesome!! Couldn’t stop smiling the whole way thru and I’m not even a Volvo fan!! Those extra rear seats......WOW just WOW!!!! 😎
as i get older the Trevor in me gets stronger.
On the coldest day of the year, with all the sorrow and hardship that the current times provides - thank you Jonny, Bryn and the late owner's family for sharing this gem of a story with us. Truly heartwarming.
My dad had a RS 1600 Lotus motor Escort and one of this same model Volvo ( Green ) in Jamaica, which I learned to drive. The car would not die! 4 family members owned it. This bring so many memories!!
Your "I'm in someone else's garage" voice is really soothing. 😉
well i didnt think id be tearing up over an old volvo when i woke up this morning! Class content...more please!
Late to the party on this one! This is INCREDIBLE. The way that man looked after his car even when it was off the road is absolutely wonderful. I've watched all of your barn find videos and this is one of my favourites. Thank you.
My dad was a volvo fan, he had a 121 reg number tvt131g, 144 reg number bvh154k, 264gle who's reg number I forget just now. Love your find, it brought back so many memories, what a peach.
The design of that rear drop down double seat is amazing for the period of the car and fits snugly so well into the boot recess. Proper Volvo engineering!
The house would crumble and the old Volvo estate will still be drivable.
Shoutout to Jonny for getting me through uni finals week, these barn find videos are perfect to unwind to! 😅
I tried to keep from crying, but finally succumbed at the end of this well produced, emotional video. The new owner is getting a well loved, well maintained car that will more than likely last for 50 more years. Mr. Trevor's spirit will live on in his beloved Volvo!
Hand writing looks just like my father-in-law's. He labels and dates everything just like Trevor did. We tease him a bit about it. But it is also very endearing. He is a retired computer programmer. Genuinely love the man.
An honest workhorse is a far more interesting find than some exotic garage princess.
My father had the 164 GLE so this is memory lane. We had so many Volvos I had the 360. So it's very emotional.
Wow, that was super posh at the time. 164’s, usually had lovely leather trim as standard. Bit thirsty though. Nice.
We were a Volvo family, 244GL and this was a wonderful story thanks Jonny and crew. I've been down the barn find rabbit hole for a few weeks now such a great watch this series.
Brilliant, please do a follow up video when she's back in service.
This is honestly the best production that you have given us yet and I just want to say thank you for sharing it with us. Think I’m going to have to watch it again. The passion and love for cars is so varied, but we all have one thing in common............ we let these boxes on wheels get under our skin
Looking forward to seeing your next ‘barn find’
So true, they certainly do!
In Britain, we have a close affinity with our old cars. None of us owned exotic cars, these are the ones we drove and love. What a find, lovely.
I grew up in Sweden and we had several 145 ,as my father is a mechaninc. We used to buy them, fixed them and sell them after the summer. Very nice !!
Emotional....takes me back to a time when people gave a sh"t....superb content Jonny
Gorgeous car and shows how they were built to last unlike cars of today
The start of this, is like listening to ASMR. The gentle music in the background, Johnny's voicr telling the story, its sublime.
One the of the best things I have ever seen on RUclips.
Every car guy dreams of finding and buying an old car out of a barn/garage.
I remember when Johnny was starting out the Late brake with him starting up his beetle.
The future was quite unclear and he defaulted to what he loved. Beautiful classics.
Am so chuffed at how well it turned out.
It has really inspired me to do a similar thing in my neck of the woods.
Keep on trucking Late Brake crew. You bring many smiles across the globe.
You’ve just put literally everything I love about an old car find into a single video. Fantastic!
Such a lovely story, could feel every minute of enthusiasm for the sleeping Volvo, talking about the owner and how he used and cared for the car really made it such a great film. Hats off to the Volvo engineers for the design of the extra seats in the boot, genius.
Just stumbled upon this, and immediately was sent on a time trip over the (Red!) 1971 144S I used to own in my 20's. My 144 was truly a car you could not kill. Thank you for the memory revival!
My dad had one and brings back precious memories of when he was with us, that back seat is so wonderful
the car of my mate Rupe's dad, on Fridays he took us home from school. Classic!
Just perfect! The Pink Floydesque soundtrack also resonated hugely. This is what RUclips’s about. Great work
My dad had one in green an estate NAX 237M never forget it in 1985 when I was 10 me my sister mum and dad drove from Cardiff to the South of France for a two week holiday and drove back didn't break down once I will always remember the feu orange air freshener hanging from the mirror. Excellent vid thanks 👍👍👍👍
Thank God for guys like Trevor!! And of course Jonny for trying to bring back to life, these fantastic cars. I’m sure there’s still proud owners of cars that every week (Sundays usually) you’d see tinkering under the bonnet, pumping up tyres, checking oil/radiator reservoirs, just like my Dad used to.
We’ve had some classics, Vauxhall Viva’s, Saab 9000’s, and now my Daughter has a Jeep Patriot, which she’s had for 12 years. Jonny thanks for all you do, and your crew for not only for the barn finds, but a wholesome trip down memory lane.
Simply brilliant, everything that makes carcheology so special....thanks Jonny
Loved this so much!
I had one of these, and drove it across the USA in 1993, including across Death Valley. Fabulous car. Made the whole journey with no issues whatsoever.
My neighbour, who was like an unofficial grandfather, had a 144.. When I passed my test, he let me drive it. This has brought back so many happy memories.
We used to go in it to play golf and to other places.
I also remember the door handles and also the heater controls. Thank you for this.
It’s as though the chap knew somebody like yourselves would come along and give it another life. Brilliant Johnny.
So many Dads, Grandads were home mechanics, with a Haynes manual, a few trips to the scrapyard (in they days when anyone could wander around them) and bags of know-how, oil changes, spark plugs, it was a necessity to do as much as you can, to save money and be proud that you could do it. Thanks Jonny, great stuff.
This has to be one of my favorite car films on RUclips. I love it so much every time I watch it it’s like a warm hug. And it’s an estate car which I have always loved since I was a kid. Thank you so much Johnny. Thank you Trevor for looking after this car so well.
I had a Volvo 145E ,1974 with "bosch petrol injection .What a terrific vehicle that was !! Did everything ,carried everything, full size house doors inside ,a staircase on the roof one time , full disco roadshow & records ,lighting rigs etc etc .The ultimate estate car "workhorse " I am now on my fourth Volvo estate ,a V90R/pulsar. only relinquishing the previous V70 with the Audi 2.4 turbo unit after a 287.000 mile 20 year stint .LOVE VOLVO'S !!
They grew up in a time where you mended everything you owned and made sure it lasted. Nowadays we live in a throwaway society which is really sad
Yep I agree
Everyone now wants the latest car with a iPad slapped on the dashboard.
If I ever get a brand new car, I plan to keep it until it dies (or I do), and maintain it with such detail. I have only ever had 10+ year old cars that cost less than a grand, so when I get them there is hardly ever any service history, things broken and dodgy repairs that sadly aren't always worth fixing, so I just live with them.
All to maintain fiscal "growth" electric cars my arse, just keep older ones going and stop wasting resources is what we should do
@@kennymacm3031 yep people are being conned into thinking they are helping to saving the planet... instead they are getting rinsed out of thousands of pounds because believe the hype!
@@nickfoord750 I'm about to change company car and am being rail roaded into having a hybrid otherwise I'll get shafted tax wise. Cheeses me off as I'd be happy with a five year old VW Caddy van.
YES, this is what we like to see, nothing like an old Swedish lump of iron. Absolutely love stuff like this, look forward to more, Jonny!
I have SO MUCH love for this car and its story. 5 years ago, a Volvo wouldn't even remotely blip onto my radar, but now I'm a huge Volvo fan. I get it now. I'm actually quite jealous of Bryn getting to buy this amazing piece of history.
Let’s all spare a thought for Trevor.
We didn’t know the man but if it wasn’t for people like him then we’d never get this magical nostalgia.
I would’ve loved to seen his reaction to this, but then again, I don’t think he’d let you anywhere near it. 😆
Look after it guys.. Love your passion. 👍
Love your comment, you nailed it!
This is a beautiful film, filled with love and care.
RIP Trevor. Your mechanical memories live on.
I own a 1979 Cortina 2.3 GL estate with a very similar life story. Used as a company car for 10 years, covered over 100k miles. Then given to the gent as a retirement gift. He kept it until he died a couple of years ago.
So many things in common. It came with all of its history, handwritten notes, old tax discs, factory Ford manual, a hand written log book and an abundant amount of spare parts. Mine has been the victim of 80's bodgery, MoT 'quick fixes' and questionable repairs but it's still here, unrestored and in use.
Lovely to see another well used old estate with a documented history. Beautiful 👌
Thank you. Jonny, this is the first car I remember my Dad having, and it just brought back SO many memories, I was getting quite choked… then to see you sitting in the boot on the bench seat… that was it, tears streaming down my face, all the memories of my late brother and I sitting on that bench waving at the cars behind us as we travelled to and from Wales to see my grandparents! Wonderfully happy memories!
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Stuart