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The mention elsewhere is to veracity, or otherwise, of some writing in blue crayon, reminded me of what seemed like a great wheeze at the time, but escalated way beyond our expectations. The engineering director was based at another factory site, sixty miles away. He would come down every few weeks and annoy people in our factory. He would drive down in his Granada and, not having a designated parking spot on this site, he would just dump it in anybody else's that was vacant and 'pull rank' on them. He was a very pompous and argumentative bloke, so he usually got his way. One day, driving in, he spotted a space that was almost always occupied, by the car of a chap as awkward and obnoxious as he was himself. This absence of a vehicle was taken to mean that Harry was not in work that day, so Pete abandoned the Granada in the spot and went off to annoy people. However, Harry was only at the dentist and came back after half an hour, to find Pete's cat there, he parked an inch from the bumper, leaving no possibility of getting the Granada out without negotiating its release. He had had run-ins with Pete about parking before, so he went inside, wrote a note and put it under Pete's wiper. The note said, in blue crayon and block letters "DO NOT PARK HERE AGAIN". Harry was not under Pete's auspices in any way, working for a completely different organisation, so he was well up for arguing with him, on the few previous occasions that it happened. Someone came in the office and said "Harry's put a note on Pete's car, this could get interesting", so we went down to look at it - Harry had only used to top half of the A4 sheet. After some effort, I managed to locate another blue pencil and we added "YOU BASTARD" in the bottom half - then went off to wait. The effect was rather greater than we expected - down the corridor, we heard "Did you put this on my car?" - Harry shouted back "Yes!", which, whilst true, was taken to mean the whole text, including the added part that Harry knew nothing about - they were both well into their sixties and we had to separate them from the scuffle that erupted... They are both dead now and neither of them ever spoke to each other again - or knew the full context of the Rumble in the Corridor.

Not even a hint of yellowing, and a rail worker going to the effort of writing 'Ford' in that company's font, really? It looks like it's written with a black Sharpie, first sold in 1964! If it was an excursion for Ford employees only, why put it on a poster (intended for general public)? Everything about the second one is suspect! Rail and Bus. But the whole thing looks fabricated.

No idea as that one isint mine!   The other ones is mine though…it’s a very stage poster with some very stage features regardless of its authenticity. For instance this signature “exhibit 2 Colm Creedon”    I have seen a poster like this in one of Colm creedons photo folders hanging up on a wall….must find it 

Brake van deffo needed now.   I guess it goes against the "grain" but just ordered a pack on the back of paying for the PW flats. Robert  

Brilliant work and hopefully encourage the boys in the Ivory tower that is IRM to get one rtr!  Robert