Its engine, positioned in racing-car style behind the driver's seat, was a Ford, so spares were easily available and relatively cheap.

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It is thought the man may have spoken to a taxi driver in a white Skoda-style car shortly before the incident.

BBC: Swansea taxi driver sought after man hurt in collision

Though still best known as an Oscar-nominated actress who's made films such as Good Will Hunting, GoldenEye and Grosse Point Blank, Minnie Driver continues to make inroads as a musician, developing a pop-folk style similar to that of Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.

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