Frank would sometimes test the 8 litre out, for if he was doing 100 miles an hour by the time he hit the cross roads, he reckoned the car was going well. On a few runs we were doing more than 30 miles an hour when we hit the 30 mile an hour zone! This particular day Frank stopped the car, got out and I slid across to the driver’s seat. We went 12.5 feet for that was the distance we would travel before the car wanted to be in second gear. But I couldn’t select it! After a short while I got used to the F type gear box. The 8 litre was a dream to drive, once up to around 20 miles per hour the steering became very light, it was just parking that need all your strength.