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Edinburgh to London by lawnmower

1959, A group of students have been remembering the time they made a 400-mile trip on a lawnmower that was built in Suffolk.  They drove from Edinburgh to London to test a Ransomes Matador produced in the old factory on Ipswich waterfront. The machine had a top speed of three miles an hour. The journey took four days and three nights and ended with a ceremony in Hyde Park

Edinburgh to London

Image found on the Lost Edinburgh Facebook Site
description and video below from BBC

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