any ideas how I could get in contact with the currant owner?
Haha A reality we'll all have to face some day... Life's good! And maybe a double negative +1000! to Ferrari412gt, gt4me, wrxmine, Ramboy, & jtremlett! You guys put this all together well I love hearing stories like these. This sort of stuff tops what history you might get via paperwork & such. Adds real dynamism
Not really redundant - "geezer" and "old geezer" are commonly used, but as you say rarely "young geezer". A good bloke can be called a "diamond geezer".