http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14784515
Its right near the top ! I can only guess it tried to go up the railway as i wouldnt of thought you would get a 4x4 up bits of the Llanberis path.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14784515
Its right near the top ! I can only guess it tried to go up the railway as i wouldnt of thought you would get a 4x4 up bits of the Llanberis path.
If you can get up sandals and trainers I'm sure a 4x4 would be easy.Looks like a work vehical so presumably some numpty has stolen it and taken it for a joy ride...
If you can get a 20HP Model T Ford to the top of the Ben any thing is possible....Originally Posted by andygib1982
Ben Nevis conquered by Car
In 1911 a 20 horse-power Model T Ford was driving to the top of the mountain as a publicity stunt by the Ford agents in Edinburgh. Henry Alexander Jr, the son of the owner, was the driver. The car was not simply driven up the track - it involved 10 days of preparatory work finding and checking a driveable way to just the half way mark, and to put in bridging planks. It took three further days to drive the car to this point and just two more days to cover the stones and snow to the observatory. The car would sink axle deep in the boggy ground and would have to be hauled out by role. The 'Daily Telegraph' reported at the time that a false trun of the wheel would mean a fall which would have caused total destruction to the car, and certain death to the driver!
Me Alexander was feted as a hero when the car returned to Fort William. After the brakes were adjusted no other repairs were necessary, and the car was driven back to Edinburgh.
Mr Alexander seemed to enjoy his feat so much that he repeated it in 1928, this time in a Standard New Ford (Model A Ford). The last quarter of a mile was driven with four passengers.
Another Clarkson, Top Gear stunt?
Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run
Damn, I knew I left it somewhere!! Note to self, don't try to drive home from The Dolbadarn Hotel. (hic!!)
Simon Blease
Monmouth
seems like someone's been caught for this now,wonder what punishment will be
If the driver had any sense at all once realizing they couldn't get back down they should have reported the vehicle stolen. Was never going to be hard to track down the owner due to the registration plates.
"That was the night everything changed"
"That was the night everything changed"
"There's no plan of action as we speak, there wasn't to begin with," Mr Williams told the BBC.
"Out of a list of 50 things to do before you die, this was one of them.
"If you think that was on top of the list, the other 49 are now not going to be done," he added.
Wonder what the other 49 were?
I used to like watching hill climbs.
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