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Thank you, Peter!

Here's a snippet about Elf, taken from the Wales edition. Not the most interesting pic, but the story is good;



This picture of a rough-looking former Elf filling station in Tremadog gives the chance to share a little history of the colourful oil company, Elf. Founded following a merger of various French businesses in 1967, Elf-branded filling stations were prolific in the UK and they were never far from scandal.In ’76, Elf were embroiled in the ‘oil sniffer hoax’ when an Italian electrician and a Belgian Count developed a device that could, they said, sniff oil. They were also entwined with the French secret service and an anti-communist movement. With the Yom Kippur War, oil prices soared and people started to believe the daft invention could actually work. Elf invested, heavily. The contraption never worked and, with no scientific due diligence, amateurish trials went ahead, with the Italian coming up with endless excuses. “It is too accurate”, he said, aimlessly, while pocketing lots of cash. Elf lost $150 million before coming to their senses. No one was ever really brought to justice for the hoax.




Wales edition on Amazon, here.

South and East of England edition, here.


Midlands and North is here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LGMR...mp;qid=1603271110&s=books&sr=1-1


PS - South West will go for proofing this week, and on sale next week. Then Scotland. Thanks to those who have ordered!