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My second Austin Maxi 1800. It was like a tank, but went to an enthusiast who got her into fine fettle

But scrapping Tset, my 416, was a rather teary affair. She'd gone all over the country with me. Holidays together. Got me safely back home on an horrendously snowy Boxing Day a few years ago after going to Port Vale for an away match. It started snowing about half way through the second half and came down thick and fast for the rest of the night. We had to stop on the M1 for a short traffic jam just before Sheffield and I was worried she'd skid around and get stuck, but no, her trusty wheels got going and we made it almost all the way home, refusing finally to get up the hill from Broomhill to Crookes. Parked her up and dug her out the next day after the roads had been gritted. She saw me safely through foggy drives too. Oh, and I heard tell she could also do a ton