by John McKechnie » Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:48 pm
Hello John,
Brent’s Capri, In my mind, will always be The Bullivant Capri. He was a young guy from my home territory, who had amazing drive, and could set goals for himself and actually achieve them.
I admired the quality of his questions and his ability to understand answers..never afraid to challenge the theory. Rare then and sadly more rare. Jimmy saw the same.
The result was endearingly outstanding, a young man who literally outdrove his mistakes.
Many after, have claimed to have made the car right. But if the core bones of the concept were not there from the beginning, the subsequent owners would have been lost in the theory.
My cousin, Brendan Addis, of Brendan Addis Car Sales in Hastings, saw the same thing, and assisted with sponsorship.
Only Brent Bullivant’s involvement with the car is actual history.
The rest is just an interesting, and entertaining event over time…. almost a story of a ghost.
The car is now very different. Grahame Barnes is to respected for working with what was left of it, and bringing it to meetings for us to enjoy. I, personally, am impressed with that.
Historic Sports Sedans are many different things to many different people.
The truth of these cars and their true history, is simply to remember, research, and enjoy the facts of the origin, and an understanding of the people, who often forgave a lifestyle to fulfil a goal, and did it.
Whatever is left of those efforts is what you see today.
Best regards,
Graeme Addis.
Hello John,
Brent’s Capri, In my mind, will always be The Bullivant Capri. He was a young guy from my home territory, who had amazing drive, and could set goals for himself and actually achieve them.
I admired the quality of his questions and his ability to understand answers..never afraid to challenge the theory. Rare then and sadly more rare. Jimmy saw the same.
The result was endearingly outstanding, a young man who literally outdrove his mistakes.
Many after, have claimed to have made the car right. But if the core bones of the concept were not there from the beginning, the subsequent owners would have been lost in the theory.
My cousin, Brendan Addis, of Brendan Addis Car Sales in Hastings, saw the same thing, and assisted with sponsorship.
Only Brent Bullivant’s involvement with the car is actual history.
The rest is just an interesting, and entertaining event over time…. almost a story of a ghost.
The car is now very different. Grahame Barnes is to respected for working with what was left of it, and bringing it to meetings for us to enjoy. I, personally, am impressed with that.
Historic Sports Sedans are many different things to many different people.
The truth of these cars and their true history, is simply to remember, research, and enjoy the facts of the origin, and an understanding of the people, who often forgave a lifestyle to fulfil a goal, and did it.
Whatever is left of those efforts is what you see today.
Best regards,
Graeme Addis.