SwingsitlikeHogan
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On the M6 there was ( but only just as the northern section to Penrith where we broke down had not long opened in 1970) - but not on the Fenwick Moor there wasn't - he had to pull off the A77 into a farmyard
Yer dads car.
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Swinglowandslow
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My dad didn't have a car. I didn't go in one until I was 12.
Then infrequently until passing test at 19 yrs old.
Then infrequently until passing test at 19 yrs old.
Beezerk
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My dad was more a biker, specifically preferred Nortons, however I do recall him taking me out for a spin in one of these in the early 70's.
AliMc
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My mate had one, trouble was sometimes the bonnet catches came loose and the bonnet popped up slightly (but was kept down by aerodynamics) passenger had to lean out of side window to pop the catch back down, those were the days !I had a Triumph Herald, the full front bonnet including both wings lifted forward, leaving the engine and the radiator sticking up. Easy to work on
SwingsitlikeHogan
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My best mate's first car was a 2CV - with manual windscreen wiper and super-tilt (the wrong way) for cornering.
williamalex1
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Did Del boy move to Newcastle .
need_my_wedge
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I think it was circa 1977/ 78 when they got it, that's about when the Cortina was nicked, and we had it when we moved in 1979. Both parents worked for the same company, the company sold off ex company cars to their employees. I think it belonged to a salesmen previously, it was red and as I recall a P reg (maybe wrong), and had about 80K on the clock. I remember for sure that the green one they traded it in for was a W reg, which would have been circa 1980.
arnieboy
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My dad never owned a car, if we wanted to go somewhere we walked or got the bus.
jim8flog
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Ford Thames minibus the predecessor to the Transit.
We made several multi day trips to Barcelona in it during the late 50s early 60s and brings back fond memories
We made several multi day trips to Barcelona in it during the late 50s early 60s and brings back fond memories
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Dad's first car - Austin A40 Somerset Saloon - about 1964 (he clearly thought it worth taking a photo of - must have been an early trip out)
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Beezerk
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Did Del boy move to Newcastle .
Rotherham dear boy, Rotherham ?
Vikingman
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First car my dad owned was a grey Morris Minor 1000, this was followed by a grey Austin Cambridge.
Rooter
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The earliest car i remember is a Ford Sierra Xr4. Was a rocketship but a horrible place to sit in the back, it made me seasick on the 8 mile trip to local town! Great car though! Just not for rear passengers!!
backwoodsman
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Ok.
Think my dad got his a bit earlier - I know he had it quite a bit before I went to Uni in 1976, so could have been 74/75. I only remember that he wasnt best pleased when my mum .was driving it & got hit by a bus just a week after he got it.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I owned a Ford Sierra 2.3 (might have been a 2.0) Ghia - whichever - it did indeed shift...
CliveW
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need_my_wedge
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Even though my parents owned a car, if us kids wanted to go somewhere (cinema, cubs, football, fishing etc.), we had to go by foot, bike or bus, unless it was somewhere they wanted to go too.
richart
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My dad won his first car in a card game during WW2, and lost it in another game few weeks later.
Robster59
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My dad didn't learn to drive till he was about 40 and bought himself a little Austin A30 to learn in and take his test.
However, it wasn't really a car suitable for two parents and three boys aged between 6 and 18 so he sold it and bought himself a Vauxhall Victor Estate. He bought it a week before my brother was due to take his test and it was about three times the size, gear shift on the steering arm and, needless to say, my brother failed his test!
However, it wasn't really a car suitable for two parents and three boys aged between 6 and 18 so he sold it and bought himself a Vauxhall Victor Estate. He bought it a week before my brother was due to take his test and it was about three times the size, gear shift on the steering arm and, needless to say, my brother failed his test!
Vikingman
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What was the one we went to Workington in and had to knock on someones door to get water?My dad didn't learn to drive till he was about 40 and bought himself a little Austin A30 to learn in and take his test.
However, it wasn't really a car suitable for two parents and three boys aged between 6 and 18 so he sold it and bought himself a Vauxhall Victor Estate. He bought it a week before my brother was due to take his test and it was about three times the size, gear shift on the steering arm and, needless to say, my brother failed his test!
