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HONDAVATION

Name: Lawrence Darcy

Age: 28

Job: Skip Hire

Location: Middlesex

Car: 1976 Escort 1.3 Ghia

Start condition: Unfinished project

Condition now: Tail end of dummy build

Time taken so far: Six months

Lawrence Darcy? Yes, you’ve heard the name before thanks to his bike-engined Mk1 Fiesta. Totally defining the word bonkers, it was mad from the second you opened the lightweight doors, climbed in and nailed the thing sending it skitting sideways everywhere. It was simply excellent. But, as with most things outlandish, someone usually wants it more than you do and offers a big wad of cash. The trouble is, Lawrence

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