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04-01-2016, 09:11 AM
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Hello all,
following on from another thread that mentioned the book 75 years of Australian Fords True Blue, I am curious to know whether the author Bill Tuckey is still active. I know he was seriously ill around 2010 but can find nothing past that time period. I very much enjoyed reading his scribblings as he was down to earth with no BS. cheers Bill
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04-01-2016, 09:49 AM
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Yes; he had a stroke in 2010 http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegr.../good_man_down But quickly scrolling through his daughter's, Elisabeth Tuckey's, Twitter account https://twitter.com/elisabethtuckey I couldn't find anything recently. Perhaps ask her or scroll through all her twitter posts.
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04-01-2016, 01:46 PM
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He is also known as Romsey Quints, alive and well as of September:
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-...09-gjif2a.html
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04-01-2016, 02:18 PM
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Good to hear.
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04-01-2016, 02:41 PM
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I'm not sure how well Bill Tuckey is currently, I do hope he is up & around.
Not many may know how much of an impact he had on the motoring scene. Not just in Australia either. To my knowledge he instigated the world's first COTY (Car of the Year) award back around 1964 when he was at Wheels. Motoring mags all around the world have copied them since then. He was a pretty straight shooter & told it how it was. Dr Terry Last edited by Dr Terry; 04-01-2016 at 03:09 PM. |
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04-01-2016, 05:20 PM
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Thanks gents, another motoring scribbler by the name of Mel Nichols of Falcon GT-HO Phase III Hume Hwy fame has a few words on Bill as well...
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/resou...ichols_Mel.pdf
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04-01-2016, 05:32 PM
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Has his own LinkedIn account, through which you could actually contact him directly, if you so desire....
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-tuckey-535aa026
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04-01-2016, 07:59 PM
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went to school with his son
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04-01-2016, 08:10 PM
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04-01-2016, 09:03 PM
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Thanks, I did the usual google search and saw the linkedin account but as I originally stated I am just curious as to what his status is these days.
Anyone over 40 who read Car Australia and Wheels in those days will understand Bill.
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Bill Tuckey Aussie motoring writer.
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