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seven-year itch

Finally, after seven years off the road, I’m delighted to report that my 1972 Innocenti Mini is back in action. Long-term readers will remember it was purchased from Pisa in Italy back in 2011 as part of Performance Direct’s Non Standard Awards (now Motor-Vision Awards) – atrip that involved visiting the scenes from filmthen limping it to the UK. A thorough

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