A couple who completed a 33,000-mile trip around the world in a rare classic car came back to England to find a ‘’large dent’’ in the side after leaving it in a supermarket car park.
Geoffrey and Hilary Herdman, who are both retired, took 16 months to complete the trip that they described as a ‘’wrinkly gap year’’. Their drive around the world was made in a 1956 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, of which only 42 were made.
Despite encountering some of the toughest roads in the world without any problems, it was when they got home and parked the Bristol in a Sainsbury’s car park that they ran into trouble. Having popped into the supermarket they returned to their prized car and found that another motorist had dented it. Mr Herdman, a retired chartered accountant, said while they were travelling they were constantly warned about the dangers - from theft of the vehicle to kidnap and worse - but other than a few minor repairs, including a couple of punctures, they did not have any problems.                       –DT