But the motoring enthusiast, 69, is now facing a huge bill - and potentially a court battle - over claims international courier UPS damaged his precious cargo.
When British brewery heir Edward Courage sent the Rolls-Royce engine from his beloved 1934 Bentley sports car for minor repairs, he did not expect to instead be reunited with a box of broken bits and a meagre £600 in compensation.
The Bentley’s engine is now back in the UK being repaired, but it could be months before it is returned to Mr Courage - and the whole ordeal will have cost him around £30,000, he said. Mr Courage, part of the British brewing dynasty which bears his family name, said he is prepared to sue UPS if they fail to resolve the matter.
‘I am surprised by UPS - it seems they don’t care about anyone or anything. They are just stonewalling me.’ He was ‘annoyed, irate and downright angry’ after UPS ‘dropped’ the £35,000 engine to his lovingly restored Derby Bentley, before letting it languish for months in a depot in Germany. Pictured: Parts of Mr Courage's engine
Mr Courage started to chase UPS, who eventually admitted - far from being lost - that the damaged parcel had been sent to Germany to be disposed of.The package was sent back to be repaired in England, with UPS merely paying £600 in compensation.‘But they used the exact same packaging to send it back to England.
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