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They say you should never meet your heroes. In my time interviewing major sporting figures, I generally haven’t found that to be the case. Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Jackie Stewart, soon-to-be-Sir Lewis Hamilton, Colin McRae, Tiger Woods — on his first-ever visit to Scotland — and Jack Nicklaus. A few of the heroes I’ve interviewed, and all who were a delight to meet, and immediately made me feel at ease and comfortable. But what about an inanimate object? What about meeting your "hero" car?