The family of a retired chauffeur has helped celebrate his 100th birthday—by tracking down and buying the luxury Rolls Royce he drove 60 years ago. Eddie Hughes was given the powerful 6.25-litre V8-engined car by his family as a surprise birthday present. They tracked down the car in Beverly Hills, California, and paid 32,000 pounds (approx. US$44,000) to buy it and ship it back to the UK. His son Ron, 69, had spent more than 20 years searching the world for the vehicle. Eddie, from Lacock, Wiltshire, first picked up the Bentley from the Rolls-Royce car factory in Crewe while working for his employer Mr. Bell. The former professional chauffeur last drove it in 1964 before leaving employment with Mr. Bell to take up a new job in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. But after years of scouring the internet, the precious motor vehicle was found—in the United States. Eddie’s Bentley was being …
Retired Chauffeur Celebrates 100th Birthday, Gifted the Luxury Bentley He Drove 60 Years Ago
September 25, 2021
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