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26 March 2008
Chassis No. FR2644
My first intensive phase of vintage motoring came to an end on 19 February 1953 when, having cashed the (uncrossed) Postal Order representing the Queen's Shilling, I arrived at Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds, in a Bentley driven by Father. For a few seconds — while I disembarked and said goodbye outside the entrance — I commanded some reverence, but it quickly evaporated when I explained my mission.
My first intensive phase of vintage motoring came to an end on 19 February 1953 when, having cashed the (uncrossed) Postal Order representing the Queen's Shilling, I arrived at Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds, in a Bentley driven by Father. For a few seconds — while I disembarked and said goodbye outside the entrance — I commanded some reverence, but it quickly evaporated when I explained my mission. Continued...
