Mike’s pocket rocket

As you drive north on the A93 past Blairgowrie and into the foothills of the Highlands, the scenery starts to change. Despite the fact it was early summer, there is still some snow on the hills.

“I originally come from Fife, and moved up here a few years back,” Mike Aitken told me. “When I was a teenager I served my time as a lorry mechanic and worked for a company that specialised in cattle floats. Fife is mainly a rural community with many livestock farms, and these specialist trucks were very popular.

“Unfortunately, as modern commercial vehicles became more reliable, the job got a bit tedious. I seemed to spend most