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    AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD

    Mar 26, 2019 5 minutes
    Words & Photographs: Stan

    This year Saigon Scooter Centre celebrated its 21st birthday, yet outside of the trade it’s relatively unknown. Putting things into perspective, if a classic scooter has been re-built in the last decade it’s highly likely that some of the components used were sourced or manufactured by its British owner, Pat Joynt. The story of how he came to settle and work in Vietnam would fill a novel, but it all began with a family holiday to Morecambe.

    “I grew up in Wigan,” explained Pat. “I was in my early teens when we went to the coast on holiday. The town was full of scooters and I got talking to some of the lads. They explained about scooters and scooter rallies, and I was hooked. Back home, I tracked down

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