03-01-2022, 09:47 AM
Keeping warm and keeping awake were the biggest challenges when I did it in my special. We planned petrol stops /driver swaps every hundred miles but towards the end decided to stretch these and miss out the last stop. The result was that the last stint was 140 miles without a break. It was dark and extremely foggy and we soon regretted our decision as the tiredness set in. We recorded 22 hours 10 minutes, finishing at about 6am on Easter Monday morning. We had kept the speed under 50 miles an hour for the whole trip.
By the time we reached home we had done 1500 miles over the weekend and had no issues at all with the car, it didn't need any oil top-ups and used just a cup full of water in the radiator.
It was one of the highlights of Austin 7 ownership but I feel no desire to repeat it!
By the time we reached home we had done 1500 miles over the weekend and had no issues at all with the car, it didn't need any oil top-ups and used just a cup full of water in the radiator.
It was one of the highlights of Austin 7 ownership but I feel no desire to repeat it!