BETTER BY BMW?
Alan Beecham had never owned a Bentley before this car, but the more he talks to us about his motoring history, the plainer it is that he was destined to end up with one. First, he’s had a few fast cars with big V8s, and though they’ve been from Detroit rather than Crewe, that tends to leave you wanting more. Second, he’s clearly got a thing for mint-condition machinery, as he explains.
‘I had a Corvette Stingray from the mid-1970s, ’ he says, ‘and it was a really good one. I won 15 trophies with that car. More recently, I had a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Indianapolis Pace Car edition, a 1995 model that was another low-miles car in immaculate condition. I like them to be right, and I don’t mind putting in a bit of work to keep them that way.’
The origin of Alan’s thorough approach to automotive hygiene came from his 30 years in the Fire Brigade,
