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    KING OF THE JUNGLE

    Jul 17, 2020 5 minutes
    Words Holly Daffurn
    Photography Gerard Hughes

    We met Colin at Castle Combe last year, it wasn’t the brightest day but there was a lot to get excited about on the club stands. “Last year it was so rainy, I had to take it slowly but I still went on the track with West Country Minis. But the year before the weather was perfect, and so I was bowling around the track. It was great fun!”

    Since Colin got a GT as his first car in his late teens, it seems unthinkable for him not to have a Mini. “My Aunt had a Ford Fiesta Popular that could easily have ended up being my first car. If that had happened, maybe I’d have gotten into Fords instead. Who knows? But as I ended up with a yellow 1980 1275GT, I couldn’t imagine not having a Mini now. They always keep you busy, there is always

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