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IF IN DOUBT FLAT OUT

he day we filmed with the blue Subaru you see in these pictures, I learnt this: the true value of a motor vehicle should be based on what it has done, not what it might be capable of. We took L555 BAT to Chatsworth because it was a significant location in the 1995 World Rally Championship, and also because we couldn’t run the car on the full travelling stage. Initially, I was pretty disappointed to learn that Alison, Colin’s wife, wasn’t going to allow

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