Sixties Mini Cooper vs Col de Turini

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