PURR-FECT; Alastair Reynolds had a cynical feline for a sleek Jaguar, but now he thinks it's the cats' whiskers, writes CONRAD KING.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: September 18, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Taking the task of buying a classic car very seriously, Alastair Reynolds reckoned the first Jaguar he looked at was too good to be true.

Instead of jumping at the chance of buying the low mileage 1966 S-Type from a dealer in London, he searched around for another example.

A month later, he realised his mistake, and reckons he was pretty lucky the first car he had seen hadn't been sold.

Making another trip to London, Alastair brought the car back home on the overnight ...

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