George Palmers' garage and service station was in upper Victoria street in Hamilton. Probably the better known Palmer was Jim, a very successful single seater driver, but George was good driver in his own right with victories to his credit. He had a single seater Cooper Bristol which he campagned for a couple of seasons, eventually selling to Len Gilbert who had a sports car type body constructed on it...well fairing the rear wheels and guards on the front....so he could compete with the sports cars. Hardly a thing of beauty but that was the key then....you did what ever was necessary to compete. Saw Jim at the Bruce McLaren festival, still very recognizable with his distinctive hair style...just a little older and greyer. He was sitting in one of his old cars, warming up the mechanicals before taking it out for some demo laps. He looked fairly bemused, and could have been thinking....'how the hell did I drive these things'. There are quite a few drivers from that era who you would think would be right into Historic motorsport now, but aren't. Maybe they have moved on from those days and just an occasional guest drive is plenty for them. Ken Smith is the obvious exception here.