- That the Volkswagon was originally designed as a People's Washing Machine? In 1938 German Scientists abandoned their attempts to cure the vibration problems which caused it to wander round the kitchen floor and decided to change their marketing strategy instead.

He never did realise his ambition to drive a Rolls Royce into a swimming pool, but he did once steer his Morris Minor through a rather large puddle on his way to a pub gig in Penge.