LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:35 am
Lovely cars from the pre brutalism era.
The V8 would be my choice, go big or go home.
When I was flogging telecoms back in the late '80s I was pitching to the big boss of the overpriced vacuum cleaner company Kirby who had a red 560 SEC. He badly needed a fax machine and although we had a cheap one for sale at a grand he wanted the £1800 NEC item. He was determined to try and swap three of his Kirby cleaners that retailed for about £800 each at the time for the fax. After two hours of negotiation, he offered to buy me lunch and I agreed. He took me in his 560 for a pub lunch.
When we sat down to eat he then proceeded to batter my head into leaving my current job to work for him! He said that I reminded him of two Jewish guys that work for him and they both make £50k a year and I'd almost certainly win a holiday and a Rolex watch within a month. At the time I was probably making about £14k a year plus an XR3i company car which wasn't bad money at the time. I asked him what car he'd give me and he said that once I had my own branch he'd assist me in financing (with my own money) a nearly new W124 Mercedes. I followed up by asking about the hours as I worked from 9 to 5.30 and he replied something like from 10am to whenever the appointments are finished, sometimes as late as 11pm.
For some reason, I declined his generous offer and after lunch we returned to his office. I continued my pitch to him for probably another hour but he was convinced swapping three fucking expensive vacuum cleaners for a fax machine was an offer I couldn't refuse. I asked him what the fuck would I do with them and he said I should sell them and when I have come and see him for the chance to sell them full time.
As I'd have been sacked for swapping a fax for a few Hoovers I didn't make the sale. I still remember his private plate on the 560 though, 6MOD, his initials. Fuck knows what it's on now.
TDW disclock and killswitch champion.