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[Vamps]

oh the 70s just started work, the 3 day week, £5.20 wages, full tank of fuel for my yam fsie 17p  .6pints of boddies beer for a£1.  £3 to me mam. pi,,,,,,,ed most of the time, good tunes, hot sunny nights,no daft taxes i think, leave the lid of your wheely bin cos there was none, burn most things on your fire, nice and green then,girls ??. life was great, THEN i meet WOMAN OH NO. ha ha

1973 and the first of the 16er mopeds, I had the Honda ss50 slightly slower tham my mates fis1e but I had indicators looked at both in the showroom and, at the time, I did'nt understand 2 stroke, so that and the indicators won. simple happy times.
£3.00 per week pay at HMS Ganges, full board

[Martin_1962]

I remember 1976 and getting rained on - I was in Cornwall staying with my grand parents for three weeks

[MaxV6]

are you sure about the rain Martin??

i was in Padstow (well, actually  between there and Trevose head, at the old Rectory/vicarage) for 4 weeks that summer....   I don't recall a single drop falling...  

[Darth Loo-knee]

not a problem,i would stay in the summer of 76 for ever

I can just about remember that hot year..... I was 5 then

What I remember about 70's early 80's is my Yellow Chopper Bike they are fetching quiet a bit of money now...
Parker snorkel coats, Pacers loved those sweets..
My Dads Vauxhall Viva, why is it we remember the registration numbers??  OED 87M

[jereboam]

I went to live in another country in 1974.  After a few years, I got very homesick, and wanted to come back to the UK

When we eventually did move back, I realised that I was homesick for 1974

That's probably why I'm such a miserable sod

[Kevin Wood]

not a problem,i would stay in the summer of 76 for ever

I can just about remember that hot year..... I was 5 then

What I remember about 70's early 80's is my Yellow Chopper Bike they are fetching quiet a bit of money now...
Parker snorkel coats, Pacers loved those sweets..
My Dads Vauxhall Viva, why is it we remember the registration numbers??  OED 87M

I was 5 too. My dad had a Maxi 8-) XPU879L.

I wonder if I should look it up in the DVLA database?  

I preferred the Triumph Herald he had before that though. Can't remember the number. Was a D reg though, and pretty rotten IIRC.

Kevin

[theowletman]

not a problem,i would stay in the summer of 76 for ever

I can just about remember that hot year..... I was 5 then

What I remember about 70's early 80's is my Yellow Chopper Bike they are fetching quiet a bit of money now...
Parker snorkel coats, Pacers loved those sweets..
My Dads Vauxhall Viva, why is it we remember the registration numbers??  OED 87M

I was 5 too. My dad had a Maxi 8-) XPU879L.

I wonder if I should look it up in the DVLA database?  

I preferred the Triumph Herald he had before that though. Can't remember the number. Was a D reg though, and pretty rotten IIRC.

Kevin

IIRC the humble Maxi was the first 5 speed, 5 door hatchback, set a bit of a trend didn't it ? I could be wrong though, and often am.

[Kevin Wood]

IIRC the humble Maxi was the first 5 speed, 5 door hatchback, set a bit of a trend didn't it ? I could be wrong though, and often am.

.. and wrong wheel drive.. So yes, set quite a trend. I remember my parents cursing trying to get it into 3rd gear though. The gear linkage on the E series setup was total sh!te.  

Kevin

[Mr Skrunts]

You learn something new every day (first 5 speed).  Was it the Maxi that has the speedo that moved like the red line on a Thermometer?

[Martin_1962]

are you sure about the rain Martin??

i was in Padstow (well, actually  between there and Trevose head, at the old Rectory/vicarage) for 4 weeks that summer....   I don't recall a single drop falling...  

Yes some gentle rain when cycling along the SW road out of Mawnan Smith.

I was there for 3 weeks in the summer for 3 years running AFAIR.

May have been late - I just can't remember

[Mr Skrunts]

not a problem,i would stay in the summer of 76 for ever

I can just about remember that hot year..... I was 5 then

What I remember about 70's early 80's is my Yellow Chopper Bike they are fetching quiet a bit of money now...
Parker snorkel coats, Pacers loved those sweets..
My Dads Vauxhall Viva, why is it we remember the registration numbers??  OED 87M

I was 5 too. My dad had a Maxi 8-) XPU879L.

I wonder if I should look it up in the DVLA database?  

I preferred the Triumph Herald he had before that though. Can't remember the number. Was a D reg though, and pretty rotten IIRC.

Kevin

Is there a database we can look up up cars, or is it just a case of seeing if the plate is still in circulation?

[bedders]

Bought my first Vauxhall in 1973 a VX 4/90 2.3LTR MAN/OD.
cost me just under £1700 new. (That was just after buying our first house, in Upminster, Essex for £12,250)
Sold the VX to my Uncle, & bought a Daimler V8 250, now that was a proper car.
For me, the level of disposable income in the '70s was far greater than it is now.

[Kevin Wood]

Bought my first Vauxhall in 1973 a VX 4/90 2.3LTR MAN/OD.
cost me just under £1700 new. (That was just after buying our first house, in Upminster, Essex for £12,250)
Sold the VX to my Uncle, & bought a Daimler V8 250, now that was a proper car.
For me, the level of disposable income in the '70s was far greater than it is now.

 

[bedders]

Mr Wood, I trust that was a kiss for the car & not me
The engine designer also designed engines for Triumph motorcycles, using the same dimensions, but 6 more cylinders.
I now have a 3.4ltr MK2, which has the old XK engine, & while nowhere near as smooth as the V8, is 50% more powerful.
Sold the Daimler to a friend at work, it was then stolen & used in a ram raid

[jereboam]

I bought a 1964 3.4 S-Type in 1973.  It cost me £300.  The wife made me sell it in 1974 so we could buy a new living room carpet.  That may have been a mistake...