Peter Gerrish

[Chris Hopkins]

It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that Peter Gerrish has passed away.  He has suffered recently with various issues including strokes, and the passing of his very dear friend and landlady Barbara Longlands also affected him a great deal. Although his nephew had accommodated him in a self-contained flat in his house in the West Country, he did not have much time there. When I last saw him in February he was looking forward to the move.
Peter was a generous man, willing to help any Fulvia owners particularly, with technical advice and friendly anecdotes, always with a smile and a joke or two. He will be sadly missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.
I do not know the date of his funeral yet, but I will publicise it when I do.

[Sliding Pillar]

Very sad news. Peter did a lot for the LMC, serving on the committee and latterly as a Vice President.
He was one of the first people to specialise in selling parts for Fulvias through his company Design & Manufacturing consultants. He raced his Fulvia 1600 Sport in many events and was always interesting to talk to.
It is worth reading the chapter about Peter in Terry Sanger's book 'And you'll love this one...!'
Ade.
A couple of photos of Peter, the first from an AGM in 1987 and (sorry about the quality) Peter in his Kappa Coupe with Barbara at a Sliding Pillar Rally.

[lancialulu]

Sad news indeed.

I remember his great contribution as organiser of the Fulvia 50 event. He always had a story to tell.

[brian]

He was a great ally when the Flavia and 2000 Consortium was started and came to the early AGMs which were held in Birmingham at the home of Rob Taylor who was the founder. When we had the Flavia 25 at Charlcote near Stratford  we organised the Parts Identification Quiz to which he added a bit of BSA or similar motorbike to ensure nobody got 100%. Helpful, amusing and a thoroughly nice person.

[ColinMarr]

I am saddened to hear of the death of Peter Gerrish. I knew of Peter early in my Lancia involvement, but only got to know him properly when I started to sort out problems with my Fulvia Sport. Peter was the man to go to, and in about 2002 I visited him to replace the 1600 engine timing chain and investigate the chain tensioner. It was a masterclass experience and such a pleasure to work with an expert and learn so much at the same time, and with good humour. Peter was a highly qualified and hands-on engineer, mostly at home getting the best out of Fulvias and Vincent motorcycles. But he also took on more formal roles - this is a photo from 2009 of Peter in Presidential mode at a lofty meeting to do with the Lancia centenary.

[Jai Sharma]

That is sad news, Peter contributed a lot to the Club and the Fulvia in particular

[Zetaman]

I am sorry to hear of Peter Gerrish's death and that he had not been well for a while.
I knew him from the early 1980s I think, when he was in Moseley, Birmingham and fast becoming an expert in Fulvia engines and Fulvias generally. 
I was a few years into being Club Librarian and trying to accumulate technical material on all models.  Peter was always helpful in this respect and indeed started to publish his own notes in the LMC NewsSheet.  He was the only person I knew, certainly in the UK, who had the Italian version of the 2nd Series Fulvia Repair Shop Manual - a book like those for the Beta , Delta etc and much better than what we had here in English.
As others have said, he was jolly and good company.  He certainly has a notable place in UK Lancia expertise and enthusiasm. May he rest in peace.

Paul Mayo