Motor engineer Stephen Cox is based in the Mendip Hills, near Congresbury, and has just finished restoring a Ford Force 2000 prior to downsizing his garage operation.
Stephen has lived in these parts all his life and was born at Wrington, just a few miles from where we were standing on a bright Friday morning in late January. He is one of eight children, and his father was a hand dredger for many years before working on the large mushroom farm in the area.
After leaving school, Stephen went to work for Roberts Garage in the village of Redhill, a short distance from home. He served his apprenticeship at the Dodge commercial and BMC dealer before spending time at S O Kingcott Ltd. of Wrington – a British Leyland agent. Interestingly, Stephen is currently restoring a 1980 Austin Morris Mini van, the sort of thing he dealt with daily at
