Somewhat belated birthday Felicitations, Iain.
Sure I've told the tale before but back in the early 70s I bought a 66 Lotus Cortina (minus engine) from a mate after he'd blown it up (again) Actually swapped him for an Imp I'd just revived. Stuck a 1500GT engine in the LC and out to play.
Sometime later on the way home after running a rally on Anglesey I'd had to block off the rear brakes after a pipe burst, and ended up locking the brakes and crashing right through the town sign for Llanerchymeth into the stone wall behind. Recovered the car a week or so later and stripped the mechanicals out in parent's back yard and scrapped the rest......it was just an old Cortina.....
RIP EBV383D (sob)