12-01-2021, 11:05 PM
In the '60s on a very cold, icy day I was attracted to a group of people surrounding a Rover with wisps of smoke coming from under the bonnet. Eventually flames appeared and the car was well alight when the fire brigade arrived. It turned out the car belonged to a bank manager who, upon parking the car, had proceeded to throw a rug over the engine to prevent it freezing whilst at work. Obviously rugs and hot manifolds don't mix!