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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/14/21 2:43 PM, Robert Heimerl via
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<div>My contact in Texas spoke with Kent a couple of weeks ago,
confirms that he's indeed still with us. So, yes, a Mark
Twain reference might be appropriate.<br>
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Apparently what Twain actually said was. "The report of my death was
an exaggeration."<br>
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Sorry to have written Kent off prematurely. I always assumed that he
was too ornery to die, but thought I had read that on Rovernet a
couple of times. Kent was the go-to guy for V8 questions or
questions about cars of disputed ownership.<br>
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11:19 AM Alan Francis via Rovernet <<a
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<div dir="ltr">Excellent news Robert, I look forward to
confirmation Kent is still with us.
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<div dir="ltr">I actually don't think this is the case
regarding Kent, but will confirm this later today.
He definitely retired as a pastor a few years ago
and, more recently, from the old car hobby due to
ill health. <a
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<div>As of this past summer he was still with us,
according to a family member I spoke with. That
followed an announcement in RoverView that the P5
& P6 portions of his collection had found a
home. I'd planned to go there this past fall, but
delayed due to covid-related concerns. Maybe next
spring?</div>
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<div>Thank you for the sad news re Kent, he was
an amazing chap and a mine of information. </div>
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<div>I'd like to think he'd be OK with me using
the pictures I have on file that were shared
with me by Jon Stanley. </div>
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<div>Alan</div>
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<div>Kent passed away some time ago, Alan.</div>
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<div>I hope you will forgive me from
bombing the list but I would like to
try and write a feature on Rovernet
and it's history for the Rover P6 Club
Magazine "Driving Force" which I have
just volunteered to edit.</div>
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<div>I have emailed Vern Klukas who has
kindly let me use some or all of the
history listed on the RCCC but I am
sure many of you will have personal
recollections or anecdotes from
situations and events that have arisen
over the last 25 years as a result of
being on this list. I was lucky enough
to get online in the late 1990's and
quickly found Rovernet. It was
refreshing to find so many people with
a like minded interest in old Rovers
and enjoyable to be involved in the
discussions over the years. I
certainly learnt a lot. In many ways
Rovernet is a trailblazer, I am not
aware of any other discussion forums
at that time and whilst there are
several around now it's easy to forget
at one time there was only Rovernet.
It attracted a worldwide audience
because it was unique. </div>
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<div>Sadly Eric Russell, who I believe
was a founder or co-founder is no
longer with us but there are still
many names from the early days, I see
my old sparring partner Glen Wilson is
still posting. Hi Glen. Does anyone
have any contact with Kent Kinard? I
would love to use some of the pictures
of his collection of parts cars but
would like his permission first. Also
Ben Rodgers from PEI who was a regular
contributor in the early days but has
not posted recently. I'm sure many
other names will be known to me and
mine to them so forgive me if i don't
repeat them all.</div>
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<div>I'm mindful of clogging up the list
so feel free to email me directly on [<a
href="http://partviking1atgmail.com"
rel="noreferrer noreferrer
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moz-do-not-send="true">partviking1atgmail.com</a>]
with any contributions you may wish to
make, in essence I'm looking for:</div>
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<div>1. Any insights into the early
years not covered on the RCCC</div>
<div>2. Any personal insights into your
own involvement, knowledge learnt,
cars purchased, perhaps disagreements
that arose, I know I certainly
struggled with this new medium that
felt like conversation but
most definitely wasn't, the lack of
body language did have the effect of
changing what one typed from it's
intended aim. I am certainly much
wiser now.</div>
<div>3. Any shows you attended involving
a long trip (I suspect any trip to a
show in the US/Canada is a long one)
or events on that trip.</div>
<div>4. Anything else you think might be
of interest to UK residents relating
to being a NADA area Rover enthusiast
even if it is not directly related to
Rovernet.</div>
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<div>Thank you for taking the trouble to
read this post and in anticipation of
your contributions, I will keep you
posted on the article as it develops,
I believe the history of this site is
worthy of telling and I hope I can do
it justice.</div>
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<div>May I wish you all a very Happy
Christmas and New Year, our world is
certainly living through difficult and
uncertain times.</div>
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<div>My best regards</div>
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<div>Alan Francis (partviking)</div>
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