BIO: Iain Ayre’s automotive enthusiasms span everything from Minis to Bentleys. He has prototyped several car designs without commercial success, and has written 18 books on random motoring subjects. He continues to avoid getting a proper job.
Igather that my fellow columnist Phil White is reminiscing about the good old days in this issue, so I thought I'd also weigh in with a few thoughts on what life was like when my Bentley MkVI was new in 1947. The conclusion? Pretty grim, actually! Much as Ukraine is finding out today, Britain and the Commonwealth had discovered the crippling cost of defending the world from tyranny and
