John Harding has been forced to pull out of the John O' Groats to Land's End Vintage Car Rally on Saturday.
John of Canterbury Road, North Harrow, was going to undertake the gruelling 820-mile drive in a bright yellow 1929 Austin 7 but unfortunately the car's engine blew up during a practice run.
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