From the
family album of Glafkos Demades
I enclose two copies of photographs taken from
the family album.
The first showing my father at the time of
delivery to the customer of that brand new Standard Car to the owner of the liqueur shop,
and the other standing proud next to a new Standard Vanguard bearing dealers license
plates. I do not know if he bought tickets for the film showing atr the time but his love
and dedication to the Standard Motor Company and its cars surekly exceeded that of
"Romeo and Juliet", the title of the film at the cinema when the photo was
taken.
With the Nicosia English school leaving
certificate in hand, a new Imperial interchangeavble keyboard typewriter (English/Greek),
with vision and his parent's blessings he started his import business in 1918. Demetrius
Jannakou Demades (1894-1987) dared trading in an industry where, according to the business
elite of the time, doing business would not differ from that of "digging his own
grave with his own hands whilst striking the typewriter keys with his two fingers"
He was appointed the sole distributor of the
Standard Motor Company Ltd in the year 1932 and the association lasted with the Austin and
Leyland truck vehicles till the '80's when naturally ppetered out with the rest of BL.
"Geros" as he was also known was a pioneer, a hard worker and an extrovert with
many friends. Iam proud he was my father.
Glafkos Demades
Nicosia, Cyprus
27th Sept 20012
I am aware that there are other cars
and information that could be added to this site to make it more comprehensive, so if you
have material and photographs, please let me know. Please send me, Phil Homer, a
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