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The shaggy longhorn lowers its head and blinks ruminatively. Its giant, slobbery nose hovers millimetres from my windscreen, the rest of the cow's hefty frame blocking the road. I rev the engine a few times, but this cow is going nowhere. An extended parp on the feeble horn. Nothing.

Paddy Hopkirk never had to deal with this...

Words: Sam Philip
Photos: Joe Windsor-Williams

This feature was originally published in the February issue of Top Gear magazine