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29 July 2009

The car that nearly died of shame

Have you ever known a Bentley by sight over a period of years and then, almost by accident, found you have become its owner? Have you ever worked on and restored and damn nearly lived in a Bentley, and then sold it without ever driving it? Those two experiences, and little else, represent my relations with old XV 6601.

The car that nearly died of shame
Extract from Mind over Motor by W.H. Charnock

Have you ever known a Bentley by sight over a period of years and then, almost by accident, found you have become its owner? Have you ever worked on and restored and damn nearly lived in a Bentley, and then sold it without ever driving it? Those two experiences, and little else, represent my relations with old XV 6601.    Continued...

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Posted here on Jul 29, 2009