Kalahari Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 SWB mark 1 Landrover. 90degrees slack in the steering and no synchro left on any gear. Had to learn to double declutch from the start. I was 15 at the time, loathed landies ever since. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Ford Popular E93A Ford Prefect E93A for me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I passed in a brand new Mark 1 Ford Cortina (pale Blue). First Car a sit up and beg Ford Popular. (Black) registration number 11 BHX Best car and the only one I sold at a profit! 1949 Triumph Roadster (Bergerac Car, even the same Burgundy Colour) Bought it for £10.00 ten pounds sold it for £15.00 fifteen pounds just in case you thought the . was in the wrong place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 'Corse, I 'ad it tough. I learned in a god-awful Morris Ital and my instructor had a 1.0 Micra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Vauxhall Viva HA, 8 driving lessons - passed first time, then first car a Ford Pop 100e. Reg No 1996 MG - wish I'd kept that!!! Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Mother had a Morris 1000 Traveller. Passed my test in it and it gradually became mine and equipped it with a mattress in the back😉. Father had Jags and wouldn't let me out of sight with any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidawson Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Learnt in a ford transit on an industrial site when i was 12 (courtesy of kelly communications when my step dad was working weekends at the depot) took my test in a fiesta, bought a sierra cosworth replica for my first car but blew the engine up within a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Passed motorbike test first time ( A wonder I didn't kill myself as I treated the road like brands hatch) and then had 4 lessons at night in a mk1 escort. passed test first time and bought a mini pick up complete with tilt and frame. it was slightly warmed up. I then got a 1600 Mexico escort. The girlfriend /wife/ used to like driving that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman06 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Saxo 1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Passed motorbike test first time ( A wonder I didn't kill myself as I treated the road like brands hatch) and then had 4 lessons at night in a mk1 escort. passed test first time and bought a mini pick up complete with tilt and frame. it was slightly warmed up. I then got a 1600 Mexico escort. The girlfriend /wife/ used to like driving that Bet you wish you still had it! worth a bob or three nowadays. I started in a mk2 escort MOT failure which i race,rallied and rolled around the farm fields at age 12, bought several other scrappers including vauxhall nova, opel manta etc, and ran them all into the ground. Passed my test at 17 after 6 lessons and bought a mk1 fiesta, drove all over England in that little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Massey Ferguson 135 as soon as I was tall enough to reach the pedals. On the road I learned in a 850 (or was it 950 ) cc mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Army - Austin Champ 5 forward and 5 revers - High and low range. Then a Landrover Mk 2. Came the day of the test neither was available so they gave me a Bedford 3 tonner... I passed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I learnt to drive in MCA 258Y : a little grey landie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyjack Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 chariote four horse power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldweld Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Mk 1 Escort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I had a commor van used to love the sliding door Didn't have a sliding door on ours, it was a bakers delivery van, dad was the mechanic down there, he bought it ripped the back off, and built it into a Commer Highwayman replica. Clever bloke my old man ( I don't follow in his footsteps unfortunately) built a Steam Lorry about 4ft long 2ft 6" high entirely out off scrap, made some of the tools he needed to make various parts. and did all the drawings and calculations himself And it was a working machine, he fired it up and drove it down the road (he was sat on it) when he completed it just before his 80th birthjday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Vauxhall Viva HA, 8 driving lessons - passed first time, then first car a Ford Pop 100e. Reg No 1996 MG - wish I'd kept that!!! Mike. Snap, mine was a van, reg 6889 BY, tried to get the reg plate, but because I had to scrap it (rust worm) the plate no longer exists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 A harvester International for me for the 4 wheels and a New Hudson for the 2 wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 mini first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordfowler Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Learned first off in an Austin 1100 then Mum & Dad upgraded to an Allegro (with the square steering wheel). First car I bought was an old blue Ford Cortina MK2 estate - I even remember the reg No. WRA 64F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 A 1964 min van, 850cc engine with pudding stirrer gearstick that came up from besides the clutch pedal. Had driving lessons in a MkII Escort and some practice in dads Morris Marina 1.8 which I later inherited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 A Bond Bug for me. Took my test in a Vauxhall Chevette as supplied by the BT driving instructor. First car was an awful Opel Kadett, imported from Ireland, more filler than metal. Didn't care though as it was only really a 4 wheeled overcoat for when the weather was too foul to go anywhere on the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Didn't have a sliding door on ours, it was a bakers delivery van, dad was the mechanic down there, he bought it ripped the back off, and built it into a Commer Highwayman replica. Clever bloke my old man ( I don't follow in his footsteps unfortunately) built a Steam Lorry about 4ft long 2ft 6" high entirely out off scrap, made some of the tools he needed to make various parts. and did all the drawings and calculations himself And it was a working machine, he fired it up and drove it down the road (he was sat on it) when he completed it just before his 80th birthjday he sounds like a good old boy I would have liked to have met him, went to one or two steam rallies down south and was mesmerised by the machines, and surprised at the speed they reached as i always assumed they were slow old things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 he sounds like a good old boy I would have liked to have met him, went to one or two steam rallies down south and was mesmerised by the machines, and surprised at the speed they reached as i always assumed they were slow old things. He was, but then I might just be a bit biased I think you would of enjoyed meeting him, especially if you like steam engines, IF I can find the photos of the lorry I'll post them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 An 803cc Morris minor with the split screen. 3 speed box with no syncro on 1st gear. 60 mph top speed, downhill and with a following wind!!. To overrtake anything you had to drop back and then take a run at it!! Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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