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[bradbury west]

Can anyone help me with where Harry Epps' garage was? He used to provide circuit recovery, (breakdown truck- free advertsing) at Brands for years, as well as being a stalwart competitor . I cannot find it in the old race programmes. He was Bexley area I think.

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[richie]

Like you I have searched my loft for clues about Epps Garage.

Spectating at Brands for years, I remember Thames Trader/or Transit recovery truck on standby.

I think Epps sign written vehicles came from Ruxley Corner Sidcup but I could be wrong.

[bradbury west]

Might it have been Bexley?

[richie]

I've done extensive research to establish the whereabouts of Epps's garage.

How's about looking under Bromley Council's web page-archives.

[bazzad]

Harry Epps garage was next to the roundabout in Green St Green, I worked there in 1964 and did attend Brands Hatch once in the Land Rover recovery vehicle, I remember his Lotus seven warming up in the racing workshop, this started a lifelong passion of sevens.

 

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[PitStop007]

My answers to the questions regarding  Harry Epps garages is rather late as I have only just registered and found the questions!!

 

Well I used to work at Epps Brothers Garage at Green St Green adjacent to the roundabout when I left school so I guess that was from 1960 to 1963 ish, Harry had a number of business concerns, the Garage in Green st Green, another garage in Bexly called the "Mill" or it may have been the "Old Mill"...another in Sidcup called "Hathaway", and I think there maybe another one or two but to be honest I'm unsure.

 

Yes we used to support Brands Hatch by supplying a recovery vehicle at the circuit...as a young lad I went with it a number of times. On the first occasion the mechanic who I was with accidently kicked a fire extinguisher which was laying in the cab and set it off...causing a bit of a panic until we threw it out of the cab! Later I went up to brands with one of the two mechanics who used to work in the "race shop" one called Johnny Eager and the other called Bob Morgan, Bob and I took Harry's Lotus 7 to Brands for a potential buyer to try it out, I remember the car was very fast going up the A20, when the buyer was trying the car out on the circuit Harry asked me if I drove it coming up..I replied that as I didn't have a licence I didn't drive...Harry smiled at me and said "That wouldn't have stopped him from driving it!". I was working at Epps when Harry had his racing accident.

 

By the way don't think that my name is from James Bond!...after leaving London I worked for a major F1 supplier for 36 years and my name "Pitstop007" reflects my history at the tracks and favorite development engine!.