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Par ting Shot: If you received your original driver's license in 1947 and
drove for 72 years without incident, until ill health concerns made you hang up your keys,
what would be the perfect Father's Day gift? Young Drivers provided the answer.

Wisdom of the Ages
?It was fantastic being behind the wheel
again, I really have missed it. It all came
straight back to me. I?d never driven a
Bentley before, so that was a great
experience.

I learnt in a Morris Minor and I?ve driven lots
of different makes and models since I
passed my test age 18 ? including caravans
and camper vans. It was great to see lots of
young people learning to drive, too.

My advice to anyone newly behind the wheel
would be to always take yours and other
people?s safety seriously. Be careful and
considerate on the road, it?s not worth the
risk.?
Terry Collier after his driving day
Meet Terry Collier, at 92 a very special driver back behind the wheel of a very special car, a Bentley Flying Spur. Thanks to
a program in the UK called Young Drivers, that usually caters to aspiring drivers of 10-17, Mr. Collier, a resident of
Devizes, UK, is the program's oldest young driver. Mr. Collier, a former residential social worker, is a grandfather to six
and a great grandfather to seven. Age is a number but a Bentley makes anyone feel young at heart. All Photos courtesy of
Young Drivers
Young Drivers, according to Sue Waterfield its head of marketing,
primarily serves drivers under 17 who may not be going the traditional
driving school route for a variety of reasons. ?They may be nervous, or
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they may have a disability which means they?e unsure if they?l be able to
pass their test. We?ve even had blind pupils. Because we operate on
private land and with highly trained instructors in dual controlled cars, it?s
a perfectly safe place to give it a go. " Young Drivers has given over
900,000 lessons in new cars over the past 12 years.

Operating in 70 cities across the UK, the Young Driver school also
recently launched a Classics program designed to introduce young
people, as well as their parents, to the joys of driving classic British cars.
The Young Driver classic fleet includes (from left) a 1963 Vauxhall VX490
HB, a 1934 Austin & Ulster Replica, and a 1959 Morris Minor convertible.

The classics program was launched at the British Motor Museum at
Gaydon. The vintage vehicle driving experiences will run for 15 minutes
and costs £25 ($35). its 1963 Vauxhall VX490 HB is one of only 10
registered in the UK and has been driven only 21,000 miles since new. The
1934 Austin & Ulster Replica has cycle fenders, a fold-down windscreen
and boat-tail aluminum body. The 1959 Morris Minor convertible features
?a sweet gearbox. ? The nostalgia factor will be huge for anyone over a
certain age, but these cars appeal to everyone, they?e absolutely stunning
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and great fun to drive, ? said Waterfield. We Know!
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