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Suck, squeeze, fart, blow

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Will once drove to the Czech Republic with Simon Goldsworthy in a 1966 Vauxhall Cresta, who bought a Tatra 603 there and drove it home. He has owned a huge variety of cars, and claims to be unique in having owned a threedoor Sierra Cosworth and a Citroën 2CV at the same time.

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1986 MERCEDES 500 SEC

OWNED SINCE: 2012

1977 YAMAHA XS650

OWNED SINCE: 2020

When it comes to suck, squeeze, bang and blow, I can safely say my bangs aren't what they used to be. I am, of course, talking about the four-stroke cycle. The ignition episode in this world-changing quartet of special events is facilitated by a spark in a petrol engine,

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