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benefit. Jim is a deft hand on a lathe and his workshop had several machines of monumental dimensions to demonstrate that one good turning deserves another. He thoroughly enjoys driving his cars and has owned his MGTD for more than half a century, and has collected other modern MG s, two sloper bodied Buicks, Moke, Land Rover, and three large 1920 Talbot 25/50 touring cars, one of which is restored and used often. His post war Lago Talbot saloon is powered by a twin high cam push rod engine originally driving a pre-selector gearbox, and was once owned