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They drove a car up Ben Nevis

  • March 14, 2017
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They drove a car up Ben Nevis

For a publicity stunt Henry Alexander Jr, the son of Scotland’s first Ford dealer, drove the Model T up the UK’s highest mountain (1345m).

It wasn’t all plain sailing though as they had to blow up a peat bank that was in the way with dynamite!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34113797

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3219840/Incredible-104-year-old-footage-shows-intrepid-motorists-taking-Model-T-Ford-Ben-Nevis.html

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