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Jonny Whiteside’ specials! Wot a “fotty”
Didn’t he live up the Earlsfield somewhere and in the early seventies drive around Grantham in a big black “Cresta”
There was a guy called John Whiteside who drove for GRS could be one and the same.
Thats him! & his Son Brian? inherited or? had similar cars& perhaps still has!
I believe he was mates with Benny and Jimmy Degnan, I hadn’t heard of John in years, did he sell out to Wards Taxis???
Dont know! I knew Benny & Jimmy! Nice fella Jimmy! big smile! Benny was nice to Just knew Jim better!
I knew them at GRS then Jim turned up at Humber didn’t see them much after that, they will be getting on a bit now I suppose, like we all are, can see them now in my minds eye as younger men as you say big smiles.