I must start this story from the beginning
and that is well before we set out from Rawalpindi in
a 4½ litre (1929, chassis RL3431) for England.
It will also be noted that, had there been no Bentley
Drivers Club, there would have been no journey, at least
as far as I am concerned.
In July last year I was posted to the Pakistan Air Force
Academy for a one year tour. Naturally, before I went
I consulted my B.D.C. List of Members and discovered
there was only one member in Pakistan, who, however,
lived in Rawalpindi. I was working near Peshawar and,
as it turned out, frequently went to Rawalpindi for
the week-end. It was clear that before long I would
be able to see "member H.18." ...
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