THEY might not meet Tony Curtis and Peter Cook on the way but when a Glasgow couple hit the road later this month it will most definitely be a case of Monte Carlo or bust.

Steven Rooney and his girlfriend Amanda Weir are following in the wheel tracks of the oddball 1969 comedy film in a banger or bust rally that will also raise thousands of pounds along the way for the city's Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.

After setting off from Glasgow, the couple from Shawlands will catch the ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge and on to the starting line at Saint-Quentin in northern France.

When the flag rises they have three days to reach the French Rivera, via Geneva, the Swiss Alps and Turin in their 2003 Mazda 323 Sport with 55,000 miles on the clock, which Glasgow's Central Car Auctions helped them find.

"We haven't done any­thing like this ­before," admitted ­research consultant Steven.

"Back in March, I read a story in a ­paper down south about the rally and it seemed like a really unusual and fun way to raise money.

"The rules are that your car cannot cost more than £250. Ours is definitely a banger but hopefully it will get us there and back okay."

Steven and Amanda have set a target of £2000 to raise for the hospice's Brick by Brick Appeal, backed by the Evening Times, to raise money for a new facility at Bellahouston Park.

They are already more than half-way there and hope to substantially break that figure.

Plans have been unveiled to build a new 21st-Century hospice for Glasgow that will enable existing services to be enhanced and also ­allow for a lower age limit to that of young adults from 15 in an age appropriate environment.

This move will provide a much-needed purpose-built hospice for the people of Glasgow living with life limiting illnesses, as well as those requiring end of life care.

The new building will also offer single private en-suite rooms with access to social space and landscaped gardens.

To tie in with the theme of the appeal, Steven and Amanda have decorated the car with coloured bricks, which took the couple three days to cut out and stick on my hand.

Anyone donating £10 or more can write a message on their brick. The car will be at ­Silverburn shopping centre on Saturday.

"I have extended family members who have been in the hospice and passed away there," says Steven. "We were keen to find something local and the Brick by Brick Appeal really stood out.

Hospice fundraising manager Heather Manson says everyone is delighted with ­Steven and Amanda's support.

She said: "They have been so creative with their fundraising. We have enjoyed supporting their ­efforts. We look forward to following their journey."

angela.mcmanus@ eveningtimes.co.uk