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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 23 September 2013, 19:58:52
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Reading a post from Old Man Wood a moment ago reminded me of the fond memories I had of the bangers my parents had when I were a lad.
Dad had a Citroen DS Safari which he allegedly "jousted" in a carpark when dropping Mum off at the hospital to spit me out. Lovely car in a far-from-tasteful green.
I remember we (a family of 5 kids and 2 parents) went camping every year in it. I recall one night, driving up to camp near a relative in Lockerbie. My sis, little bro and I were "asleep" (read: arsing about) in our sleeping bags in the boot, my 2 older bro's on the back seat, and Mum and Dad up front, driving up the motorway. I remember being aware of some commotion from another car, eventually able to hear them shouting at us that the trailer (tent) was on fire. Dad stopped, got out, put the fire out (it was the trailer tent tyre), changed the wheel, and carried on as if nothing had happened.
Mum had a red Fiat 850 Sport Coupe, a 1l pocket pocket. Ran on 5* petrol, which was rare, even back then. Used mostly for school runs when I was ickle, as my school was 5 miles away. Often I was picked up with the cat fast asleep across the rear parcel shelf ;D
Both of these were bought new in Cyprus, when we were posted out there. The Citroen was replaced with a brand new W reg Citroen GSA, the Fiat was replaced with a Citroen AX GT, another pocket rocket, but lacked the performance of the old Coupe.
The GSA was replaced with a A reg Mk3 Escort estate, can't remember the reasoning, but we'd had the Escort just laying around since my cousin died (it was his). God awful car. Needless to say, being an Escort, I wrapped it around a tree. Or was it a signpost. Can't remember. I got it fixed for Dad, but then he wrapped it around a fence driving it home from the garage ;D
The Escort and Citroen AX were replaced with a K reg 318is, that Mum still drives. Worth break all, but goes well enough. IMHO, last of the decent beemers.
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We were much poorer than you and had a ford consul...for years....and years.....and years.... :(
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There's a photo of me somewhere from about 45 yrs ago sat on the front of one of these ..... and no, it wasn't a Renown ;)
(http://www.classicandsportscar.ltd.uk/images_catalogue/large/triumph-renown_13944.jpg)
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There's a photo of me somewhere from about 45 yrs ago sat on the front of one of these ..... and no, it wasn't a Renown ;)
(http://www.classicandsportscar.ltd.uk/images_catalogue/large/triumph-renown_13944.jpg)
You clearly are as old as you look :P
;D
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You clearly are as old as you look :P
;D
Thanks Jamie!!! :'( ;) ;) ;)
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We didn't have a car when I ws young,too poor. Then my Dad had a Morris J2 minibus to drive round the local area to collect people who were going to church - 20 miles away. Three times on a sunday,tues night,thurs night and sat. night. Which is where I inherit my holy mannerisms from. ;D
Then,we moved near to the church and Dad got a well paid job (working in govt security in Belfast in the 70,s & 80,s - so ££££ danger money). He then rekindled his strange loyalty to Vauxhall. Had an HB Viva,then an HC Viva, then three MK1 Cavaliers,one after the other,then a dark brown Nova saloon (god alone knows why),but I had moved a long way away by then so couldn't say noooooooooo !! ;D
His last car was a new Astra in the late 90,s. He had his licence taken away when he had one of his many heart attacks or mini strokes.
He got it back on the day of Mums funeral (Aug 2000) and threw it in the bin saying it was no use to him now.
He lost it again a couple of years later after a major stroke,and has never driven since.
I saw the old rhino a fortnight ago. Hes in an awful state,physically and mentally,bless him,but still insists hes a better driver than most people on the roads,and claims hes going to get his licence back in the near future. It takes him 10 minutes to walk 5 yards,but he has that old fashioned "never give up, never give in" attitude.
He very much likes the description of my "big v6 Vauxhall" and wants to come over to England to have a drive in it. If I could get him over here,I would have him driving it on the local airfield,just to see the pleasure it gave him..
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Ford Zephyr 6
Fiat 1500
Ford Coarsehair
Alfa Romes Guilia Super
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
Alfasud x2
Citroen DS x3.
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Ford Zephyr 6
Fiat 1500
Ford Coarsehair
Alfa Romes Guilia Super
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
Alfasud x2
Citroen DS x3.
Your family has always been monied then, Opti?
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My dad had a Ford Consul (from new) that towed a caravan round europe with for quite a few years. Have seen cine of it loading onto a plane, through the front, once (without van) and on the car-train to Italy
Vauxhall Victor
Triumph 2500 PI then a Stag which was my fav
Daimler VDP was the pinnacle. Saw a pristine one at the classic car show this weekend, Guy wanted 35K for it :o
Then a couple of Rovers before ending it all with a Fiesta
Mum had a Moggy 'thou' then a Moggy Clubman
Had a mini 1000 for absolutely years (about 12)
Then a Nova for about another 10
Has a beat up old Fiat Uno now
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Both...
'70 ish Truimph Herald estate
'76 P Renault 12 estate
Mum...
'82 X Volvo 345
'82 X Citroen 2CV
'86 C Fiesta 1.1L
'92 K Escort 1.8 16v Estate
'95 M Fiesta 1.4
'94 L Peugeot 405 1.6 (Shared with me)
'88 E Sierra Xr4x4 2.8 (Shared with me)
'00 W Yaris, followed by a selection of equally new Toyotas of various shapes/sizes, but sadly had to stop driving in 2009 :'(
Dad...
'75 N Renault 4
'77 S Renault 5
'75 M Cortina (in orange with a poo brown interior :-[)
'78 T Volvo 245 (used for summer road trips to Orkney)
'85 B Renault 5
'85 B Sierra 1.6
'89 F Sierra 1.6
'93 L Renault 19
'92 K Granada Scorpio 2.0
'98 S Scorpio Ultima estate
Currently got an '03 Scenic and a '58? Zafira.
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We didn't have a car when I ws young,too poor. Then my Dad had a Morris J2 minibus to drive round the local area to collect people who were going to church - 20 miles away. Three times on a sunday,tues night,thurs night and sat. night. Which is where I inherit my holy mannerisms from. ;D
Then,we moved near to the church and Dad got a well paid job (working in govt security in Belfast in the 70,s & 80,s - so ££££ danger money). He then rekindled his strange loyalty to Vauxhall. Had an HB Viva,then an HC Viva, then three MK1 Cavaliers,one after the other,then a dark brown Nova saloon (god alone knows why),but I had moved a long way away by then so couldn't say noooooooooo !! ;D
His last car was a new Astra in the late 90,s. He had his licence taken away when he had one of his many heart attacks or mini strokes.
He got it back on the day of Mums funeral (Aug 2000) and threw it in the bin saying it was no use to him now.
He lost it again a couple of years later after a major stroke,and has never driven since.
I saw the old rhino a fortnight ago. Hes in an awful state,physically and mentally,bless him,but still insists hes a better driver than most people on the roads,and claims hes going to get his licence back in the near future. It takes him 10 minutes to walk 5 yards,but he has that old fashioned "never give up, never give in" attitude.
He very much likes the description of my "big v6 Vauxhall" and wants to come over to England to have a drive in it. If I could get him over here,I would have him driving it on the local airfield,just to see the pleasure it gave him..
:) :) I wish you can do that :y
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Me too. ;)............I fear its too late though. :(
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Me too. ;)............I fear its too late though. :(
Of course it's too late, Albs. No reason to tell him that though. ;)
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Your probably right Steve. ;)
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This is going to test my memory........... ::) ::)
Somewhere I recall an old sit up and beg ford Pop or Prefect? And a Ford Zephyr or Zodiac?
I remember going on holiday to Scotland sitting on a cushion placed on the tunnel between the 2 front seats of a Minor Van.........and no seat belt..... :D
Hillman Husky
A number on Mk1 then Mk2 Cortinas with a Mini Traveller in the middle somewhere.....
Ford Corsair pt 1
Mini
Ford Corsair pt 2 with a driver for about 12 months....... ;) :-X Was different in 1969
Cortina Estate
Ford Corsair
Wolsey 18/85
3L Capri E
Granada Ghia x 3
Rover SD1
Peugeot 604
MG Metro
Rover 820
Toyota Celica
Peugeot 406
Rover 800 Diesel Estate had since a few months old.
Mum didn’t pass her test till I was about 16 or so, her cars;
63 Mini Traveller with floor start, this became my first road car......... :y :y
Mini
Escort Mk 2 Ghia, 1 x 1.3 and 1 x 1.6 – I used to borrow this sometimes........ ;) ;)
Escort Mk 3 1x Ghia and 1 x XR3i
Something sensible, a Fiesta iirc
Peugeot 207 – current car and family pool car......... :y :y
I am sure I missed out an early car or two...... ::)
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This is going to test my memory........... ::) ::)
Somewhere I recall an old sit up and beg ford Pop or Prefect? And a Ford Zephyr or Zodiac?
I remember going on holiday to Scotland sitting on a cushion placed on the tunnel between the 2 front seats of a Minor Van.........and no seat belt..... :D
Hillman Husky
A number on Mk1 then Mk2 Cortinas with a Mini Traveller in the middle somewhere.....
Ford Corsair pt 1
Mini
Ford Corsair pt 2 with a driver for about 12 months....... ;) :-X Was different in 1969
Cortina Estate
Ford Corsair
Wolsey 18/85
3L Capri E
Granada Ghia x 3
Rover SD1
Peugeot 604
MG Metro
Rover 820
Toyota Celica
Peugeot 406
Rover 800 Diesel Estate had since a few months old.
Mum didn’t pass her test till I was about 16 or so, her cars;
63 Mini Traveller with floor start, this became my first road car......... :y :y
Mini
Escort Mk 2 Ghia, 1 x 1.3 and 1 x 1.6 – I used to borrow this sometimes........ ;) ;)
Escort Mk 3 1x Ghia and 1 x XR3i
Something sensible, a Fiesta iirc
Peugeot 207 – current car and family pool car......... :y :y
I am sure I missed out an early car or two...... ::)
I wondered where you'd got to.....
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This is going to test my memory........... ::) ::)
Somewhere I recall an old sit up and beg ford Pop or Prefect? And a Ford Zephyr or Zodiac?
I remember going on holiday to Scotland sitting on a cushion placed on the tunnel between the 2 front seats of a Minor Van.........and no seat belt..... :D
Hillman Husky
A number on Mk1 then Mk2 Cortinas with a Mini Traveller in the middle somewhere.....
Ford Corsair pt 1
Mini
Ford Corsair pt 2 with a driver for about 12 months....... ;) :-X Was different in 1969
Cortina Estate
Ford Corsair
Wolsey 18/85
3L Capri E
Granada Ghia x 3
Rover SD1
Peugeot 604
MG Metro
Rover 820
Toyota Celica
Peugeot 406
Rover 800 Diesel Estate had since a few months old.
Mum didn’t pass her test till I was about 16 or so, her cars;
63 Mini Traveller with floor start, this became my first road car......... :y :y
Mini
Escort Mk 2 Ghia, 1 x 1.3 and 1 x 1.6 – I used to borrow this sometimes........ ;) ;)
Escort Mk 3 1x Ghia and 1 x XR3i
Something sensible, a Fiesta iirc
Peugeot 207 – current car and family pool car......... :y :y
I am sure I missed out an early car or two...... ::)
I wondered where you'd got to.....
;D ;D ;D ;D I went off to do the list on a work doc and then copied it across, I knew it would take a while....... :D :D
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Both...
'70 ish Truimph Herald estate
'76 P Renault 12 estate
Mum...
'82 X Volvo 345
'82 X Citroen 2CV
'86 C Fiesta 1.1L
'92 K Escort 1.8 16v Estate
'95 M Fiesta 1.4
'94 L Peugeot 405 1.6 (Shared with me)
'88 E Sierra Xr4x4 2.8 (Shared with me)
'00 W Yaris, followed by a selection of equally new Toyotas of various shapes/sizes, but sadly had to stop driving in 2009 :'(
Dad...
'75 N Renault 4
'77 S Renault 5
'75 M Cortina (in orange with a poo brown interior :-[)
'78 T Volvo 245 (used for summer road trips to Orkney)
'85 B Renault 5
'85 B Sierra 1.6
'89 F Sierra 1.6
'93 L Renault 19
'92 K Granada Scorpio 2.0
'98 S Scorpio Ultima estate
Currently got an '03 Scenic and a '58? Zafira.
Don't suppose you ever tried a Volvo 340 vs Renault 5 in a crash test? ;D
I did. :y My mum had a 340.
Volvo wins. :D Hands down. :-X
I wasn't much appreciated for that stunt, though, in fairness. ::)
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offhand, i recall the following, not necessarily in correct order...
Dad's cars
Moggy minor traveller
Mini
Maxi
Wolsey (land crab)
VW air cooled estate thingy
Citroen GS
Passat
Talbot Alpine
Granada 2.8 Ghia X , (at the time i learned to drive
Sierra estate
Montego 2.0Sri? (same engine and stuff as the MG , but less flash no talky bits)
Mg 2.0 bollocky thing a bit like a Montego but not as good? can;t recall the name offhand. don't want to either, it was rather horrid..... off set between pedals and wheel and seat gave me incredible backache , although i seem to recall TB had one he loved.... ;)
Mk 4 Escort Ghia
Citroen BX
Ford Focus
Another ford focus
guess what, another bloody focus.
Mum's cars
Mini
Pug 104
Pug 205
AX GT
Ax GTi
megane soft top
clit
she clearly likes french cars, opps knows why
(actually those AX Gt's we're rather brilliant.... drove a bit like a 4 wheel motorbike crossed with a mini , redline at something like 8.5k rpm, would redline in 5th off the end of the 120mph ? speedo.... , not bad for a 1360 cc little 4 pot and very pointy squirty handling, i loved it.... as a "fun car" to go long side my Carlton A FL, 2.2 CDX, "family car" ...... lent it to my sister , she wrote it off....... backwards end over end in to a field, totally not her fault (drink driver coming the other way) but i was gutted.
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That Renault 5 died following a conversation with a Mk5 Cortina Estate. Went summat like this...
Cortina stationary on the hard shoulder of the A3, just before the M25 junction, facing north.
Dad, driving the Renault, drove straight into the back of it at 70 ish.
Cortina ended up on the flyover, we finished up on the slip road.
The Cortina folded up banana shaped, with the dash collapsed on the occupants, Dad banged his head, but we all walked away, neither my brother or I had seatbelts on either, (not invented in '77 apparently), certainly not fitted.
Think he lost his licence for a spell, and looking back we were fooking lucky... wouldn't like to say if it was an accident, or not, with hindsight :-X
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This is going to test my memory........... ::) ::)
Somewhere I recall an old sit up and beg ford Pop or Prefect? And a Ford Zephyr or Zodiac?
I remember going on holiday to Scotland sitting on a cushion placed on the tunnel between the 2 front seats of a Minor Van.........and no seat belt..... :D
Hillman Husky
A number on Mk1 then Mk2 Cortinas with a Mini Traveller in the middle somewhere.....
Ford Corsair pt 1
Mini
Ford Corsair pt 2 with a driver for about 12 months....... ;) :-X Was different in 1969
Cortina Estate
Ford Corsair
Wolsey 18/85
3L Capri E
Granada Ghia x 3
Rover SD1
Peugeot 604
MG Metro
Rover 820
Toyota Celica
Peugeot 406
Rover 800 Diesel Estate had since a few months old.
Mum didn’t pass her test till I was about 16 or so, her cars;
63 Mini Traveller with floor start, this became my first road car......... :y :y
Mini
Escort Mk 2 Ghia, 1 x 1.3 and 1 x 1.6 – I used to borrow this sometimes........ ;) ;)
Escort Mk 3 1x Ghia and 1 x XR3i
Something sensible, a Fiesta iirc
Peugeot 207 – current car and family pool car......... :y :y
I am sure I missed out an early car or two...... ::)
I always lusted after one of these. Yellow with a BVR. :-* :-*
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Dads cars that I can remember
Early 60s Hillman minx
Singer gazelle
Humber sceptre
Triumph vitesse 2.0
Vauxhall ventora 3.3 FD
Vauxhall ventora 3.3 FE
Cavalier coupe
Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 auto
Rover 216vdp i
Rover 820se
Rover827 sli
Then 3 Citroens,Xantia,C5 and another C5 facelift which he still owns,he'll be 87 next month :y
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My folks had the usual collection of BL and Fords, but for a while my Dad drove round in a Moscovitch!! :o built like a tank it was!!! ;D
At some point in the early '80's my old man acquired a Morris Minor with running gear and motor from a Dolomite Sprint (or was it a Dolomite Sprint with a Moggy body... ) which was great for burning up the boy racers in their XR3's !!! ;D ;D ;D
Just remembered that the Moggy's headlining had been 'repaired' at some point with woodchip wallpaper and couple of coats of emulsion!! ;D
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(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/tidla1/bmw_bavaria_zps357a12cc.jpg)
Had a state of the art 8 track cassette thingy !
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(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/tidla1/bmw_bavaria_zps357a12cc.jpg)
Had a state of the art 8 track cassette thingy !
<dribble> A BMW, perhaps, but I like it all the same. :y
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That's a lovely,proper BMW. a stark reminder of how ugly the current models are. :y
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Hmmm, thinking.
Triumph 1250 Herald (sold so mum and dad could buy a house)
Then no car for a few years
Then dad bought the Herald back, he and my uncle (a pro bodywork repairer) resprayed it (Gun metal blue), they ran out of paint before doing the roof so mixed some up, needless to say my motehr was not pleased with the black roof (both my dad and uncle were colour blind)
This was then repalced by 'OGO' which was a Renault 5 with the gearstick sticking out the dash, bought for peanuts as the timing chain had gone. Mum used to drive with her handbag hanging off the gearstick and let me change gear on it.
Then a Renault 11
A Mk2 Escort 1300, dad used to bring the dreggs from the fresh oil cans home to keep the oil topped up as it did an excellent impression of a 2 stroke.
Next was a 1600 Mk1 Cavalier, I recall my mum picking it up from the garage, paying cash and then whilst driving home moaning about its lack of go and what is that stupid light on the dash, needless to say when I let the handbrake off it shot off like a rocket. This didn;t have a staright panel on it as the previous owner was a headmaster who lived up a gated lane adn he used the bumpers to open and close the gates.
Somewhere in there was a Mini clubman, it only stayed 8 weeks (god mini's are crap)
Then there was a very orange Mk1 Astra 1200
Followed by a Brown Nova saloon which was uber cheap due to it being a snatch back.
Next was a 1200 Nova hatch in powder blue metallic followed by a 1200 Nova swing in red.
After this I left for Uni.
As dad was in the trade, the above were pretty much always bought as non runners or had issues
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We only had one car as I grew up - certainly until I was in my mid teens.
It was a green Mk1 1.3 four door Ford Escort.
Scrapped as "beyond welding" in the mid 80's, but was bought by someone as a project and rebuilt.
The last time I saw it was at a car jumble thing at Murton, nr York. - that would have been late '90s
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Cortina Mk1's (We were the only people in our remote hamlet with a car and my Dad had only had his first car a few days when he was called upon to ambulance next door to hospital after he had axed his foot badly. My Dad made him put it in a poly bag with elastic bands round to contain the blood!)
Anglia (donated to me as a student car when the garage took it in part exchange and my dad "bought " it back for £5 )
Escort and Capris.
Crystals (Ford dealer) did well out of our family!
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I think the admins are holding out. I have done a little research on them:
AA:
(http://www.musclecarclub.com/other-cars/classic/ford-model-t/images/ford-model-t-1a.jpg)
TB:
(http://www.classicvintagetractors.co.uk/vintage-tractor-images/various/large/dumper.JPG)
MDTM:
(http://cdn.visualnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/automodule05.jpg)
Jimbob:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/7993698018_f16adea49b_h.jpg)
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My parents did not drive until my mother passed in 1974. When I was 17 in 1969 they bought an Austin Cambridge A60 in 2 tone grey in which they had me drive them around - a good trade off. We had a petrol account and it came to a massive cost of something like £15 a month (at 3 gallons to a pound).
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My dad had the following:
Austin 7 (before I was born)
Morris Oxford
Mk1 Ford Cortina - New
Austin Maxi 1750 - New
Austin Maxi 1750 Automatic - New, he need an automatic due to having MS and gradually losing the use of his legs. Eventually had it converted to hand controls before he gave up driving.
My mum never learnt to drive.
My next door neighbour was a Fiat salesman with another branch selling BL cars. Needless to say when my dad was looking for a replacement for the Cortina we had a test drive in a Fiat 124 special T, needless to say I wanted my dad to get this, but being Mr Sensible he bought the Austin Maxi instead. :o
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(http://www.classicvintagetractors.co.uk/vintage-tractor-images/various/large/dumper.JPG)
I have most definately just spilt my milk
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My old man had a mk1 astra GTE in black when I was born although I only remember his replacement which was a mk2 golf gti 8v
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I have no idea what my folks had before I was around. I wasn't born until my Dad was 50, so he'd no doubt had an interesting collection. In fact, as he didn't meet Mum until he was 40, he'd had an entire lifetime before the life we knew - and upon quizzing, we only got a knowing grin. God knows how many half brothers and sisters I have ;D
I do know when they were planning getting married, Dad rolled their "blue car" into a field, putting mum in hospital for weeks, thus delaying the wedding. Which had a curious side effect of making my eldest bro very, very premature on his 9 month gestation period ::) ;D. This is the reason my Mum scorns me when I get blue cars I think.
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I have most definately just spilt my milk
;D ;D ;D
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As far as I can recall ,my folks list went something like...
Moggy minor estate
Cortina estate (both with the wooden panels on) remember them?
Vauxhall victor estate ....Dad
Hillman imp ... Mum (PFM 298K) always remember that reg!!
Sunbeam alpine ragtop with hardtop.... Mum
Triumph 2000 mk11... Dad think we had two one after the other
New Cortina estate
Then the dreaded BMW love affair went something like
2002
3.0 csi
518
528
728i
740 (old shape)
M5 (old shape)
740L( middle shaped)
750iL current about a year or so old ,went in for a 730D and was talked into this demonstrator!!!
Mum has switched between BMW and mercs
something like
318
320 touring
525 touring
528i touring
some Merc coupe thingy
another merc e class I think
currently back in a 330d estate.
The 7 series barely moves these days ,he offered it to me a few months ago but I seriously dont think I could fuel the beast!
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Dad had a great big monstrous Humber Imperial for years when I was a kid, after that Mk1 ford Granada 3.0, Mk2 2.8 Ghia, Mk3 Ghia X. Then Series 3 Daimler Sovereign, 2.9 Cosworth Granada 8) 8) 8), Series 3 V12 Jaaaaaaaaaag 8) 8) 8). He then got all sensible with a 1.7D Cavalier???? ??? ??? then several Vauxhall Zafiras, before I wrestled his driving licence from him a couple of years ago ::) ::)
Mum had a Daf 66GL ??? Vauxhall Viva, Mk2 Escort. She drove dads Daimler for a while before having a slight mishap with a crash barrier in it :o :o :o Never forget that, when she came home she reversed it into the drive (a think she never did) so that the damage wouldn't be noticeable when you looked through the kitchen window, cause all you'd see is the undamaged side. Immediately Dad smelled a rat!!! :o :o :o
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Pop had many vauxhalls , but bonded well with the Viva :-X I remember feeling very sick in the back seat on our way to bournmouth on holidays ... :(
Then he had a stint on Datsuns that rusted before your eyes ;D
Soon went back to vx though with the victor 1800 being the biggest car he owned :y
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my dad had 6x Velocettes and a austin a40 my mum had a BSA 350 Do they count---the bikes that is :-\
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First one I can remember was a Morris Isis "woodie"estate.After that a couple of Humber Super Snipes,then a month with a VDP 3L Princess[in that month it had three new gearboxes!!and it was a brand new car!]so then back to Super Snipes until 1967 when they'd stopped making them.Next up was a Mk4 Zodiac Executive[what a barge!!]followed by a Wolesley 18/85 and a 1933 Buick[armour plated it weighed in at 4 1/2 tons!!].These both went to be followed by a Silver Cloud 3 which was in turn followed by a Mercedes 280CE coupe and the final car dad had before passing away at the age of 56 was a Mk1 Escort 1300XL.Mum never learned to drive.
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Before I came along I think my Dad had a series of BL Minis followed by Alfasuds (x2 if I recall).. once I came along it went something like this:
Beige BL Metro
Blue BL Maestro (diseasel)
Blue Nissan Bluebird (diseasel)
Red Rover Metro 1.1 (poor sod had been posted away from where we were living, commuting Brampton to York weekly and we couldn't afford anything bigger with a mortgage @ 15+%!)
Rover 200 (diseasel, the blobby one)
Green Rover 45 (diseasel)
Nissan Note (diseasel)
Another Nissan Note (diseasel)
Probably the fastest moving Nissan Note on the roads based on how they seem to be driven (slowly) usually.. the dealer was confused when, after suggesting my Dad drive it gently and 'run it in' for the first 800 miles the response was "Ok, so drive it normally after tomorrow" - seeing as the first journey it did after collection from Nissan, Bournemouth was Bournemouth to Nordenham (near Bremerhaven, Germany) ;D
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from what I remember
a green "turtle wax" mini van 1960 something
2 Hillman minxes company drives
ford zephyr
Opel Commodore 2.5 GS from brand new
Vauxhall Nova
MG Metro
and a couple of Peugeot 307's
and now a Peugeot 3008
and he is 84 and still is an excellent driver, mind you, doing up to 60k miles as a rep (when reps actually drove and stayed away 1 week in 4)
he worked for many years for Crosland Filters and Turtle wax and a company called Survey Silencers
Peter
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Don't know about mi dad, but mi grandad had;
Hillman Minx
Victor Series F
Vauxhall Cresta. Brilliant to look at, ended up scrapping it.
Wolsley. Can't remember which model.
Daimler Sovereign. The best!
Daimler Conquest
Austen Cambridge
J2 Caravanette
And loads of others I can't remember. ???
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E Plate 1.0 Rover Metro for mum, then series of Fords from dad. Couple of Ford Sierra's (both saloons) red and a blue I think. Then moved onto Granada (not the bug eyed one)
Loved that one as a kid because it had leccy window's in the back. Ohhh toys! :D
Sadly some idiot ran into the back of us, bent the drive shaft and that was that. After that had some crappy Rover 400.
Then onto Vx's - Red Carlton Estate, 2.0 I think. That clocked up some miles, 130k in 3 years I think.
Then onto Omega's P Reg GLS and now 2.2 Facelift...
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My Dad was a garage mechanic in the 1950's when I was very young and we had a fabulous range of pre-war cars that were cheap trade ins including Morris, Austins and Fords of all types some of which he had for only a few weeks before changing them. I do remember him having the chance of a huge Lagonda V12 and refusing it because it was too thirsty! Unfortunately he then started to buy cheap new cars including a Goggomobil, a Gordon 3 wheeler (which my Mum managed to roll into a field) and a BMW 3 wheeler bubble car all of which I hated, preferring the larger old cars. Since then he has owned more cars than I care to remember and is still driving an automatic Nissan Micra at 93 years old!