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Man with a Van

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Man with a Van

By: Drew Pritchard
Narrated by: Drew Pritchard
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

'When I see something old, that I think is beautiful, special, valuable, it's not about the money. It's about being in another time and place.'

Star of TV's Salvage Hunters, Drew Pritchard will go to the greatest lengths for the best deals. He discovered the casts Lord Elgin made of his infamous marbles in a school garage and broke the bank to buy the tool box Malcolm Campbell used when he set the water speed record in 1934. He made a million. Lost it. And made it again.

The face of the compulsively fascinating business of finding and restoring lost treasures, visionary Drew takes us up and down the country, into garages, factories, schools and pubs, digging out incredible items from that 'other time and place'. Then by lovingly restoring them, he brings our history back to life.

A flat cap among silver spoons and old school ties, our favourite no-bullshit expert may be a one-off, but his story makes us all dream of that obscure piece of antiquity gathering dust in the garden shed....

©2021 Drew Pritchard (P)2021 Penguin Audio Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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Drew can come over a little bit arrogant on tv, this listen explains why. The lad has grafted to get where he is today fair play to him.

honesty

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refreshingly candid and open about personal relationships and financial details which so many shy away from. don't be put off by the sample clip which doesn't really grab you, this is a great listen well narrated, if you like cars and Malcolm Campbell as well as antiques this is for you.

highly recommended

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Loved every minute of Drew's story. Very humble about his life and achievements. Brilliant book

Brilliantly humble

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Really enjoyed how Drew Pritchard can describe antiques with such passion and doesn't lose you along the way. This really lets you see how interested and truly connected Drew is to his trade. An inspiring tale.

An inspiring tale of antiques, adventure & trading

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Brilliant ***** really enjoyed this audiobook and would highly recommend to any one who enjoys Drew’s work

Fantastic listen!

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Great listen but it does feel like as the listener the timeline is all over the place and it's hard to keep up with wild tangents nevertheless it was a good listen and I would like a second book

Good but a bit muddy

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Once I started listening I couldn’t stop. Great insight into the world of antiques and Drew’s rise to TV stardom. Highly recommended.

Brilliant down to earth, no nonsense approach to Drews life.

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if you watch salvage hunters like me from the start its a must listen .read by drew pritchard ,it tells the story of his life from when he started collecting .

a must listen

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Drew keeps your attention so much that you don't want to stop listening. Absolutely brilliant.

Loved every minute of it

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All very good, liked his life experiences
Well presented, none stop a”action “ felt you were there. Recommended

Just enjoyable

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