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    Hjalpe mig!

    Apr 12, 2024 4 minutes

    Iain Ayre Contributor

    An ex-expat motoring author and journo previously resident in Vancouver BC, Iain culled his fleet and shipped the survivors to Scotland, which unlike British Columbia is neither on fire nor under water. Here he hopes to make more progress with grand project plans, as well as bimbling around in his old Bentley and (theoretically) blatting around in his now completed Mini Marcos.

    MY FLEET

    1947 BENTLEY MKVI

    OWNED SINCE 2015

    ENGINE 4.25-litre straight six

    1957 BENTLEY S1

    OWNED SINCE 2019

    ENGINE 4.9-litre straight six

    1974 MINI MARCOS

    OWNED SINCE 2010

    ENGINE Cooper-spec 1.1-litre A-series

    CHEVY/GMC RALLY VAN

    OWNED SINCE 2022

    ENGINE 5.7-litre V8

    1952 MKVI BENTLEY BOATTAILED SPECIAL, PROJECT

    OWNED SINCE 2014

    supercharged 4.9-litre

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