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    A fan of the more modern classics

    Sep 30, 2022 7 minutes

    Alex Zeller

    Contributor

    Alex has owned a huge variety of classics over the years having started his motoring journey as a fresh faced teenager in a Triumph Spitfire. Some 20 years on he has a particular interest in modern classics and hydropneumatic Citroëns.

    MY FLEET

    1989 CITROËN BX 14E

    OWNED SINCE: May 2021.

    1999 FORD PUMA 1.7

    OWNED SINCE: October 2021.

    2004 MAZDA MX5 MK2

    OWNED SINCE: April 2020.

    We have a new contributor to the Driver Diary pages this issue as Alex Zeller joins the roster. Alex brings an appreciation for more modern classics to our regular mix, but it turns out that it’s very much a case of ‘new cars – same old problems!’ Before getting stuck in with the nitty gritty of repairs though, this issue Alex introduces his current fleet, and fills in some of the background to both his love of classics and his basic philosophy concerning aging metal.

    My interest in all things automotive started at a young age. I was about eight years old when a friend’s father took me out for a spin in his Lotus 7 replica kit car after

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