Found this info Angria....
A born & bred Nelsonian, Sheldon served his apprenticeship as a motor mechanic at
M.S. Motors, the local Ford agent. Having spent almost 15 years there, he then moved
in to self-employment for the next 7 years, which included 3 years in the building trade
which puts him in good stead with the family home renovation project demands.
Sheldon’s interest in vehicles has continued (he has a bias towards Ford vehicles
though) (I wonder where that came from?....Ed), particularly with his current employ-
ment at Vehicle Testing New Zealand Limited (VTNZ)
Sheldon was a member of the Nelson Car Club for many years and raced a locally built
Ford 8 in many events including the beach races. Later , Sheldon raced a Ford Anglia
105E in the Port Nelson races.
Just to highlight his Ford bias, Sheldon now owns a 1972 Ford Escort Twincam, of
which there were only 2100 built. He imported the car into NZ from Australia in 1999,
but the bias is not only Sheldon’s, as his wife Yvonne owns a 1971 Ford Escort 1300XL.
This was sold new by M.S. Motors and the pre-delivery check and servicing was quite
possibly done by Sheldon when it was new!....