Nick Jeffery 1948 – 2025
Published: 19/08/2025
The historic vehicle community lost a staunch supporter and active participant with the sad death from blood cancer in early August of Nick Jeffery, writes Ian Edmunds.
At the time of his death he was President and Reference Archivist of the Brough Superior Club and a long-standing member of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) Legislation Committee.
Nick's background was in engineering and he worked in the British motor industry before moving successively to the UK operations of two of the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers.
It was at this time, probably around 1980, that I first met him as a fellow delegate on the Motorcycle Industry Association Technical Committee.
His incisive mind gave him the useful skill of being able to ask the awkward, but nevertheless very pertinent, questions. In later life he decided to take time out and retrain as a lawyer and his final employment up to retirement was as a lawyer with a truck importer.
Despite these professional flirtations with cars and trucks plus a recent growing interest in Model T Fords, Nick's passion was motorcycles in general and Brough Superior in particular.
He owned an impressive collection of two and three-wheeled machines, ranging from vintage to modern, and used them all. In recent years he had toured extensively in Europe on club events with his vintage SS80 Brough. His motorcycling exploits over many years put most of us to shame.
Nick was a stalwart of the Federation having joined the Legislation Committee in 2010 where he made an invaluable contribution.
Capable and always willing he was not only a knowledgeable and determined advocate of motorcycles and their place in the larger historic vehicle community but he also happily took on a variety of other tasks in the committees activities. Although some of these eventually led to dead ends, Nick demonstrated admirable tenacity in pursuing them as far as possible.
In addition to these specific legislative matters, he was always a ready volunteer to help the Federation as and when assistance was needed. Many will have met him signing-in guests and handing out name badges at both Club Expo events and AGMs. The loss of his knowledge and his company will be deeply felt.
He is survived by his ex-wife Elena, sister Diana and brother Peter to whom we offer our heartfelt condolences.
His funeral is on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 at 2.00pm at Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow, Stockwell Lane, Little Meadle, Aylesbury HP17 9UG followed by a Celebration of his Life at The Lions of Bledlow, Church End, Bledlow, Princes Risborough HP27 9PE. All who knew him will be very welcome. Dress: Colourful. If desired, donations in his memory may be made either through Wright Funeral Services, Great Missenden or there will be a collection box at The Lions. All proceeds will be given to Lymphoma Action. For catering purposes it would be helpful to know whether you are able to come
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