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The trouble is, I buy a car and then I can’t bring myself to get rid of it.
Why? Well, the cars I have collected over the years mostly have something in common: they have been implicated in a memory of an event in my life, or of an individual.
Are there others out there who share similar sentiments?
I spotted my first Maserati at Oulton Park in 1967 – a brand-new, Giugiaro-designed Ghibli in yellow. I was 13 and it left a big impression on me, such that I told my elder brother that one day I would own a Maserati.
Fast-forward nearly 40 years and I did indeed buy a Maserati: a 3200GT.
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The Lawford fleet in full
The occasion was my turning a half-century. The car was nearly new and I still think it’s the perfect colour combination – Blu Sebring with Grigio Chiaro leather.
And, being a manual version, it demands concentration if you would prefer to remain on the Tarmac.
The GT has cost a small fortune in maintenance, but it results in a smile whenever I get behind the wheel.
Values of this model may shoot up one day, but that’s not the point; my Maserati has soul, and therein lies its true value.