Classics Monthly

TERROR AND BEAUTY

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.

One of the reasons for my return to the UK and Europe was the increasing difficulty of creating new cars in BC. As the land value skyrocketed, small businesses in old single-storey buildings were cleared out for more condos to be built. My instrument guy went, my radiator guy, my dynamo and electrical repair guy, my

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