"I've told Lofty you can go into Brussels and have a little bit of a party tonight. But don't forget Dewis, champagne's very expensive".
And that was how Norman Dewis was told to celebrate his 172mph flying mile world record of 1953 by William Lyons. Driving an XK120, it was the last flying mile record to be set on the Jabbeke motorway as the authorities deemed it too unsafe. When Norman describes members of the public climbing across the central reservation to watch you can't help but think that was probably the right thing to do.
The interview is conducted by Alan Henry, the perfect choice for such a discussion as he lets Norman talk for the vast majority of it. Listen out in particular for the issues on fitting the roof canopy and how much the car weaved around on the record run. All part of the adventure if Dewis's enthusiasm is anything to go by. What an amazing achievement.
See the video here, or a shorter three-minute version here.