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Price Barrie
Barrie Price has spent a lifetime working in the motor industry in his home county of Warwickshire.
He was responsible for a Rolls-Royce/Bentley service operation for over 40 years, and then purchased the assets of Lea-Francis Cars Ltd in 1962. He was the proprietor until he sold the company in 2019. He has been the President of the Lea-Francis Owners Club, co-founder and former Chairman of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Specialist’s Association, former Chairman of the Bugatti Owners Club, and co-founder and former Chairman of the Bugatti Trust. He has owned or driven practically every type of Bugatti. Barrie’s written work includes books on Bugatti, the history of Lea-Francis, and Rolls-Royce.