06-04-2021, 04:57 PM
One memorable, very rainy, night at Essex University back in the late 60's my 1937 Mk 2 Ruby carried seven people some 5 miles to the cinema. At least two of passengers were over 16 stone!
Unfortunately while driving through Colchester I was pulled over by a policeman walking his beat in the pouring rain. When he asked how many people were in the car he was amazed when I answered seven! He asked how I managed to change gear, I showed him by flashing through the gears (to the consternation and near rupture of the very large passenger in the front seat with a smaller one on his lap. I didn't tell the policeman I had only been using third and fourth gears for most of the journey!). I promised that most of the passengers would be going home in Colchester on foot later and not returning with me in the car.
The policeman commented that my vehicle could be considered unroadworthy but to our delight he allowed us to continue without any further action and the car didn't seem to suffer any lasting effects.
My rough guess is that the load that night was about 575 kgs!!
So don't worry - just have fun!
Unfortunately while driving through Colchester I was pulled over by a policeman walking his beat in the pouring rain. When he asked how many people were in the car he was amazed when I answered seven! He asked how I managed to change gear, I showed him by flashing through the gears (to the consternation and near rupture of the very large passenger in the front seat with a smaller one on his lap. I didn't tell the policeman I had only been using third and fourth gears for most of the journey!). I promised that most of the passengers would be going home in Colchester on foot later and not returning with me in the car.
The policeman commented that my vehicle could be considered unroadworthy but to our delight he allowed us to continue without any further action and the car didn't seem to suffer any lasting effects.
My rough guess is that the load that night was about 575 kgs!!
So don't worry - just have fun!