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And despite the free-flowing champagne and the upmarket surroundings of the Dorchester Hotel

Yes, lunch.

Press conferences, sumptuous food, nice weather and an interesting driving route of probably several hundred miles.

I, however, have already covered well over 1,500 miles in the Insignia in a mammoth drive from the Opel factory in Russelheim to downtown Instanbul, Turkey.

The drive took three days including stops to satisfy the photographer and Goodwin’s stomach. Down through Germany, across Austria and then through several former Yugoslavian countries, Bulgaria and into Turkey.

I certainly can’t add anything about his acting or racing careers that hasn’t been said elsewhere, and in far greater depth.

Proof a car has been used gives it character in my book.

Just to give you an idea of the standard, the Chrysler Imperial LeBaron doesn’t even get on the score sheet.