His first job was as an engineering apprentice with the Austin Motor Company at their factory in at Longbridge , near Birmingham before setting up his own garage business in London .
Bert Greeves was born in Lyons , France in 1906 but his parents were English .
Bert Greeves ' first job was as an engineering apprentice with the Austin Motor Company at their factory in at Longbridge , near Birmingham before setting up his own garage business in London .
Bert Greeves was born in Lyons , France in 1906 but his parents were English .