1968 Winthorpe Whaler 333DB
James Mardon, 16 years old and ready for adventure, didn’t listen to his Dad when he was being driven into his first day of work at the local Bogliq car factory. James was too excited; he’d won the competition and he was to start working as an Intern Designer at the Bogliq by Design Centre attached to the local facilities.
His dad worked for Ardent as a manager for engine supply; he worked hard but there was little prospect for decent contracts in a town dominated by the big blue “B”.
James clocked in, reported to work and was told to “keep your eyes open and your mouth shut!”. He had a lot of absorbing to do and he did it willingly; his pay was great and everyone was friendly and helpful.
After a few days, James became aware that there was a project that was having trouble. Bogliq by Design had an advanced Ponycar Concept that needed an engine and a designer. James tried to listen quietly but he just couldn’t hold it in… “Buy engines from Ardent! They need to ship a bunch of V8’s soon or else my Dad will lose his job!”.
Needless to say, Jame’s outburst caused consternation. He was way outta line and he’d uttered the forbidden name! Silence reigned. Then the project manager turned to James but spoke to the room. "The kid’s got a point. We can’t supply the engines but Ardent can. Winthorpe needs a Ponycar or else they’ll lose critical sales mass and fold within a decade. It’s time to bury this feud and make everyone lots of money!
James was then invited to help the design team, since the lead designer had failed to show up for work, so he spent the next week finalising the Winthorpe proposal…
1968 Winthorpe Whaler 333DB
A classy Pony, ready to ride, free as the wind, with power to take on anything thrown its way…
thanks to the 333 cubic inch Ardent Toledo V8!
Now all James needed was for Walter Winthorpe to select the BbD proposal and save his Dad’s job…