>>>I suppose reports of the Mk VIII tooling around California during
>>>1885, 1955, and 2015, causing all sorts of havoc, would be unfounded
>>>rumors and gross speculation, then.
>>
>>No, all those incidents are fairly well-documented. Different car;
>>nothing to do with Sunrise SPG or the Griffon Mk VIII.
>
>For those not familiar with the older parts of the UF oeuvre, see Doc
>Mui's "Leap Years".

... or if you've already ready it, go reread it, because it's a fun story.

"They planned their campaigns just as you might make a splendid piece of harness. It looks very well; and answers very well; until it gets broken; and then you are done for. Now I made my campaigns of ropes. If anything went wrong, I tied a knot; and went on."
-- Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington