In 1956 the Veteran Car Club held its first Blue Mountains Rally sponsored by the Golden Fleece Oil Co. This was a 50 mile trek from the Lidcome in western Sydney along the Great Western Road to Penrith and then p the steep escapement and onto the high plateau of the Blue Mountains, ending at Katoomba where we spent the night eating, drinking and talking veteran cars. For me this was a hectic and exhausting trip. The 2 cylinder motor of the Albion had a mechanical governor that restricted the engine to 980 rpm. This effectively limited my speed in top (3rd) gear to 18mph. And it was only on good going that I got into top gear! I was among the first entrants to start and was by far the last to arrive for our overnight stay at Katoomba. Everyone overtook us. But we were excited to overtake Perdriau's little 1908 Le Zebre being assisted by its straining pushing passenger up the notorious Boddington Hill. (Today's car fly up it in top gear). However my passenger, younger bother Rod was kept busy holding down the steaming cap of the boiling radiator. On the return trip next day down to Penrith I averaged a much higher speed than my 18mph. In neutral gear I coasted down the long step winding hills, the wind whistling in my ears but at all times I kept a firm grip on the external hand lever that worked the asbestos lined brakes on the two back wheels. The footbrake was rarely used for it comprised two metal shoes contracting onto a wheel behind the diff and very quickly became overheated.