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Mr. Bean buys a Jag

Mr. Bean gets tiny cars. Rowan gets bigger ones.
June 11, 2007 05:00 AM

After driving a yellow Mini in France for his latest film, “Mr. Bean’s Holiday,” British actor Rowan Atkinson paid £500,000 (€740,000) for a vintage D-Type Jaguar.

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