Sad to hear of the passing of Rod Slater.

[Kenfuego]

Sorry to hear tonight that Rod Slater of Western Australia, has passed away. Rod had a long association with French Cars and this Forum. Particularly as a leading Renault Dealer and industry representative re all things automotive,..

Vale Rod Slater.

 

[jo proffi]

 

[COL]

Sorry to hear tonight that Rod Slater of Western Australia, has passed away. Rod had a long association with French Cars and this Forum. Particularly as a leading Renault Dealer and industry representative re all things automotive,..

Vale Rod Slater.

Yes very sad Ken, RIP Rod.

 

[vivid]

very sad.
definitely a legend in our world.

RIP Rod.

 

[petermelb]

thats very sad and seems sudden, always a gentleman and enthusiastic to the end

 

[Steven King]

rude of me but, for the record, could anyone confirm or refute Mr Slater's having built :
- the 203 brought over from Perth by pete munro?

 

[Armidillo]

Vale Rocket Rod

 

[Roger Wilkinson]

Rod was fun to chat to, easy to deal with, and generous to fellow Aussiefroggers.

Roger

 

[nauli]

I didn't know him personally but sure knew of his history and reputation....and I did buy my first Renault (15TS) from his Eurocars dealership in South Perth in the 70's.
RIP.

 

[Fordman]

I have known of Rod since his early Eurocars days, but only met up with him in recent years, through the French car clubs, forums and car shows. An eternal optimist and go-getter, he always had new ideas and things to do.
It was a pleasure to have known him.

 

[UFO]

I think I only ever spoke to Rod once when he was selling some tools and I bought a couple. We traded quips here on AF and also on Facebonk, but he always came across as a fair and reasonable man with a broad range of views.

Personally his generosity via Eurocars and daughter Michelle was proven to us four times from 2008 to 2014 when Deb and I benefited from the 5% Aussiefrogs discount when arranging TT leases for trips to Europe. Something I think that a number of Aussiefrogs members also benefited from.

Thanks Rod for a life well lived.

 

[Shoji]

As a tribute to Rod
Enjoy the read

Rare Renault’s crashing failure

Humble Renault 12 failed to make a big impact... until a rally champ missed a corner.

thewest.com.au

 

[Trading Estate]

Unfortunately we are all on the never ceasing conveyor belt. That's why its so important to pass on the knowledge and enthusiasm to our children and their friends.

 

[JohnW]

Unfortunately we are all on the never ceasing conveyor belt. That's why its so important to pass on the knowledge and enthusiasm to our children and their friends.

So guys, please write more technical articles for our car club magazines!!

 

[Fordman]

Attended Rod's funeral yesterday - well attended of course - he had many friends and business associates.
A parade of French cars had been organised to see him off, these are my photos of the entourage at the chapel. I believe the white Rolls was Rod's personal car - he liked to do things differently (with a glint in his eye).

 

[COL]

Thanks for the report Chris and also the photos, a very fitting send off for Rod

 

[JohnW]

Attended Rod's funeral yesterday - well attended of course - he had many friends and business associates.
A parade of French cars had been organised to see him off, these are my photos of the entourage at the chapel. I believe the white Rolls was Rod's personal car - he liked to do things differently (with a glint in his eye).

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Sorry I missed you. Twas a big crowd. AFAIK, the 750 that I drove there was the first model that Rod drove in competition! He had a good story about seeing off Peter Briggs' MG TC.

His cars there were the Rolls, the Daimler, one of the Maseratis and the R17.