The author enjoys a deja vu fling with the Austin Special Sabrina, a car whose path he had crossed many years before. Photo: Ian Welsh
It’s interesting how things happen. People you meet throughout your life who don’t necessary become friends, but you run into them occasionally and they form part of your life and in their own way influence you, making you who you are. It is a small world, not only for acquaintances, but for cars as well, especially if you are involved in historic motor sport.
For instance, take the Sabrina Austin currently owned by Barry Naylor of Queensland, Australia. While the car was built in the Australian state of Victoria in 1959, it first came into my life back in 1977. My good friend Wally Gates had bought an Australian special made up from Austin-Healey parts including a supercharged engine.
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