The team consisted of owners Andy and Jacqui Parncutt from Uckfield in East Sussex, Steve, Neil and myself. The prepping for the London to Brighton veteran car run started for Andy and Neil every Sunday throughout October. This consisted of filling up the greasers, stripping and cleaning the band brakes, Neatsfoot oil on the leather cone clutch and flat belts, to name just a few of the tasks. Andy and Jacqui were doing the brass lamps on the Friday before, over a gin and tonic!
On the road test the trembler coil started giving trouble. This was on Friday 3 November, help! It meant a dash down to Nigel Parrott of Veteran Engineering at Marle Green, Heathfield for a spare.
is a 1903 Rambler P Roundabout with single-cylinder water-cooled 6.5hp engine, two-speed transmission, tiller steering and full elliptical springs. The engine is mid-mounted, so everybody sits on top of it. The original radiator is bolted directly on top of the cylinder block, which faces backwards, so the driver and co-pilot sit over the flywheel and
