A very satisfactory run down to Southsea proved that adjusting the oil feeds had been well worthwhile. On reflection, considering how little had been done to such an old car prior to the run, its performance was quite remarkable. Apart from tightening up a number of obvious 'loosnesses', overhauling the water-pump shaft, replacing the carburettor needle & diaphragm, fitting a new trembler coil and making sure all the steering and braking components were fully reliable and safe, nothing else had been touched. Still, with three more days to go would the hundred-year-old car hold out? In fact, with the earlier-than-anticipated starts and the time-consuming daily preparations to Cadillac #530, would Julian hold out?
    Despite the chill in the air and being well outside the holiday season, the Civic Reception with the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Cllr Tom Blair, attracted quite a crowd. As on each day's run, Ben, the Motor Trades charity, were there and The Lord Mayor made a special point of wishing them well and hoping that the fund-raising was going according to plan. Gordon Creese of Ben explained that it was too early to evaluate but that donations through the website for 'guess the mileage' and 'guess the speed' were coming in steadily from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as from other countries too.
    There also to meet up with Julian was Colin Barnes, the grandson of Mr Henocq, Fred Bennett's navigator on the 1953 run. After helping repair a water leak on the cooling system and after a reasonable break for lunch, Colin lead a motorcycle escort back to the old A3 heading north-east to London. A long day's drive meant arriving back at Crystal Palace in the dusk.