(Dr) Jonathan Palmer raced a V6 (Ford) Marcos. Chris Barber's former road manager, Richard Oliver, used to race an MG Midget and tells the story of Jonathan Palmer's Marcos mangling a gearbox in practice, then raiding a Ford Transit van in the paddock, 'borrowing' the gearbox for the race, then returning it to the Transit... I love these sorts of stories - and Richard is a magical story teller. With 25 years on the road, with arguably Britain's best ever Jazz Band, there are plenty of stories. Some are in fact, repeatable!
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