A retired policeman who swapped his panda car for a beaten-up old tractor to travel 8,000 miles  to the northern tip of Norway has completed his epic journey. Peter Matheson averaged just 10mph in his 1972 Massey Ferguson, and was hit by fourteen punctures as he braved mountain ranges and gale force winds along some of Europe's most spectacular roads. He is raising funds for the Tom Bowdidge Foundation - in memory of a 19-year-old who died of stomach cancer - and Unicef. Retired policeman Peter Matheson poses with his companion Amber the Labrador in front of the 1972 Massey Ferguson tractor that took them to Europe's northern tip and back
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Former PC Peter Matheson averaged 10mph on his 1972 Massey Ferguson tractor
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He was raising funds for the Tom Bowdidge Foundation supporting young people with cancer
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Encountered gale force winds as he crossed treacherous mountain ranges on the six-month trip
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Now back home in Scotland he plans to write a book about his adventure
Mr Matheson - who celebrated his 51st birthday on the epic trek - encountered some truly terrible weather in northern @placeholder between October and January