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One of the best Xmas presents I got this year was photo's of cars my parents have owned (perhaps I should get out more!)
This was my parents first car (1969), referred to as Betsy Floppy Top and they toured Yorkshire and Scotland with my Grandparents and apparantly my Grandad used to wear his dog as a scarf to keep his neck warm.
Then in 1970 my parents went to live in Jamaica for, what turned out to be, a year. It's difficult to imagine it now but they'd never even been abroad and then upped sticks and moved to Jamaica, no telephone to ring home, only letters and they took a week to arrive (and I found out yestoday that there were postal strikes for 3 out of the 12 months that they were there). They were supposed to be there longer but my mum fell pregnant with me and got robbed at knife point in her own home so, understandably, she wanted to come home to have her first child. While in Jamaica they had an Escort. (Before anyone makes any comments - the lady in the Escort is my mum!!)
Now the only thing I know about this pic is that it's my dad leaning on the car and the car isn't his! (It may be out of sequence too).
This cute young boy is me, you wouldn't believe it seeing me now! And, to the people who know me, no I haven't still got the t-shirt. This was my mum's first and second cars taken in 1978. The Mini Cooper was first and had hotted up carbs fitted by a previous owner, mum saved up and bought it herself and loved it. I remember one year my dad bought her a second hand boot to replace hers which was rusting. Then we got a dog and needed a bigger car so we bought the Clubman Estate, think it was half-timbered. We went on all sorts of exciting explorations and even drove from Surrey to Bradford with my Aunt, 2 x cousins, dog and luggage - well, at the time, the estate was seen as a larger car!!! The only other detail I remember is the person who bought the Cooper had his Beetle written off by a horse running over it.
Again I'd thank you for refraining for comments about my mum!! (I assume they were going for a posh meal out which is why the pic was taken) This was my dad's company car, he'd had British for years (Fords, Morris's etc, oh and a Datsun 120Y). Then he got this and a colleague had a blue one (KVH852T) which they'd swap from time to time to keep the mileage down. I don't remember any reliability issues with this one but I do with some of the Rovers below.
After the Minis my mum had a Fiesta 1.3S which she loved, then she bought her first ever brand new car, the Fiesta XR2. The MkII had just been launched but she preferred the square front of the MKI and I seem to remember them hunting around to find one for her. My dad had gone from the Lancia to a Rover SD1 2.6S which survived the 3 years that he had it.
After the Rover SD1 2.6S my dad got a promotion and got the coolest car in the real world (to a 1980's teenager), a Moonraker Blue 3.5 Vitesse. I loved that car, it seemed hugely fast to me at the time. I remember being taken to play rugby in Bracknell and we were running late, I was sat in the back and could see the speedo, don't know if my dad knew but that day set a high speed target for me which I didn't better until I was in my 30's (In an MG ZS180). I also remember it being a handful in the snow, my dad had learnt to drive in Yorkshire so I'm pretty sure he could handle snow but that thing slid everywhere. I also remember the reliability being dire, the head gaskets blew and the power steering went - I remember well the one journey undertaken with no power steering with veins on my dads neck popping!!! It only lasted 2 years before he got rid of it.
Then my parents wanted to get out of the rat race so we left the south of England and moved to Cumbria. After the reliability issues of the Rover my dad plumped for the (then) indestructible build quality of a Mercedes G280E LWB, options included a Blaupunkt radio cassette, 190 Sport interior (hard but comfy), big tyres and an extended fuel tank. Think it used to cost my dad over £100 to fill up in the early 90's and it only did about 17MPG. The photo below was our drive in Cumbria which the lake used to cover when we had a lot of rain, I only had a Fiat Uno 55S at the time so when the lake started to come up I'd take it to a neighbours house and then canoe to their house to drive to school.
The pic below was taken by my dad and my mum was driving. Dad's wellingtons were only just above the water..... Until the bow wave from the Merc arrived!
This was my parents first car (1969), referred to as Betsy Floppy Top and they toured Yorkshire and Scotland with my Grandparents and apparantly my Grandad used to wear his dog as a scarf to keep his neck warm.
Then in 1970 my parents went to live in Jamaica for, what turned out to be, a year. It's difficult to imagine it now but they'd never even been abroad and then upped sticks and moved to Jamaica, no telephone to ring home, only letters and they took a week to arrive (and I found out yestoday that there were postal strikes for 3 out of the 12 months that they were there). They were supposed to be there longer but my mum fell pregnant with me and got robbed at knife point in her own home so, understandably, she wanted to come home to have her first child. While in Jamaica they had an Escort. (Before anyone makes any comments - the lady in the Escort is my mum!!)
Now the only thing I know about this pic is that it's my dad leaning on the car and the car isn't his! (It may be out of sequence too).
This cute young boy is me, you wouldn't believe it seeing me now! And, to the people who know me, no I haven't still got the t-shirt. This was my mum's first and second cars taken in 1978. The Mini Cooper was first and had hotted up carbs fitted by a previous owner, mum saved up and bought it herself and loved it. I remember one year my dad bought her a second hand boot to replace hers which was rusting. Then we got a dog and needed a bigger car so we bought the Clubman Estate, think it was half-timbered. We went on all sorts of exciting explorations and even drove from Surrey to Bradford with my Aunt, 2 x cousins, dog and luggage - well, at the time, the estate was seen as a larger car!!! The only other detail I remember is the person who bought the Cooper had his Beetle written off by a horse running over it.
Again I'd thank you for refraining for comments about my mum!! (I assume they were going for a posh meal out which is why the pic was taken) This was my dad's company car, he'd had British for years (Fords, Morris's etc, oh and a Datsun 120Y). Then he got this and a colleague had a blue one (KVH852T) which they'd swap from time to time to keep the mileage down. I don't remember any reliability issues with this one but I do with some of the Rovers below.
After the Minis my mum had a Fiesta 1.3S which she loved, then she bought her first ever brand new car, the Fiesta XR2. The MkII had just been launched but she preferred the square front of the MKI and I seem to remember them hunting around to find one for her. My dad had gone from the Lancia to a Rover SD1 2.6S which survived the 3 years that he had it.
After the Rover SD1 2.6S my dad got a promotion and got the coolest car in the real world (to a 1980's teenager), a Moonraker Blue 3.5 Vitesse. I loved that car, it seemed hugely fast to me at the time. I remember being taken to play rugby in Bracknell and we were running late, I was sat in the back and could see the speedo, don't know if my dad knew but that day set a high speed target for me which I didn't better until I was in my 30's (In an MG ZS180). I also remember it being a handful in the snow, my dad had learnt to drive in Yorkshire so I'm pretty sure he could handle snow but that thing slid everywhere. I also remember the reliability being dire, the head gaskets blew and the power steering went - I remember well the one journey undertaken with no power steering with veins on my dads neck popping!!! It only lasted 2 years before he got rid of it.
Then my parents wanted to get out of the rat race so we left the south of England and moved to Cumbria. After the reliability issues of the Rover my dad plumped for the (then) indestructible build quality of a Mercedes G280E LWB, options included a Blaupunkt radio cassette, 190 Sport interior (hard but comfy), big tyres and an extended fuel tank. Think it used to cost my dad over £100 to fill up in the early 90's and it only did about 17MPG. The photo below was our drive in Cumbria which the lake used to cover when we had a lot of rain, I only had a Fiat Uno 55S at the time so when the lake started to come up I'd take it to a neighbours house and then canoe to their house to drive to school.
The pic below was taken by my dad and my mum was driving. Dad's wellingtons were only just above the water..... Until the bow wave from the Merc arrived!
Oldwolf said:
One of the best Xmas presents I got this year was photo's of cars my parents have owned (perhaps I should get out more!)
This was my parents first car (1969), referred to as Betsy Floppy Top and they toured Yorkshire and Scotland with my Grandparents and apparantly my Grandad used to wear his dog as a scarf to keep his neck warm.
Then in 1970 my parents went to live in Jamaica for, what turned out to be, a year. It's difficult to imagine it now but they'd never even been abroad and then upped sticks and moved to Jamaica, no telephone to ring home, only letters and they took a week to arrive (and I found out yestoday that there were postal strikes for 3 out of the 12 months that they were there). They were supposed to be there longer but my mum fell pregnant with me and got robbed at knife point in her own home so, understandably, she wanted to come home to have her first child. While in Jamaica they had an Escort. (Before anyone makes any comments - the lady in the Escort is my mum!!)
Now the only thing I know about this pic is that it's my dad leaning on the car and the car isn't his! (It may be out of sequence too).
This cute young boy is me, you wouldn't believe it seeing me now! And, to the people who know me, no I haven't still got the t-shirt. This was my mum's first and second cars taken in 1978. The Mini Cooper was first and had hotted up carbs fitted by a previous owner, mum saved up and bought it herself and loved it. I remember one year my dad bought her a second hand boot to replace hers which was rusting. Then we got a dog and needed a bigger car so we bought the Clubman Estate, think it was half-timbered. We went on all sorts of exciting explorations and even drove from Surrey to Bradford with my Aunt, 2 x cousins, dog and luggage - well, at the time, the estate was seen as a larger car!!! The only other detail I remember is the person who bought the Cooper had his Beetle written off by a horse running over it.
Again I'd thank you for refraining for comments about my mum!! (I assume they were going for a posh meal out which is why the pic was taken) This was my dad's company car, he'd had British for years (Fords, Morris's etc, oh and a Datsun 120Y). Then he got this and a colleague had a blue one (KVH852T) which they'd swap from time to time to keep the mileage down. I don't remember any reliability issues with this one but I do with some of the Rovers below.
After the Minis my mum had a Fiesta 1.3S which she loved, then she bought her first ever brand new car, the Fiesta XR2. The MkII had just been launched but she preferred the square front of the MKI and I seem to remember them hunting around to find one for her. My dad had gone from the Lancia to a Rover SD1 2.6S which survived the 3 years that he had it.
After the Rover SD1 2.6S my dad got a promotion and got the coolest car in the real world (to a 1980's teenager), a Moonraker Blue 3.5 Vitesse. I loved that car, it seemed hugely fast to me at the time. I remember being taken to play rugby in Bracknell and we were running late, I was sat in the back and could see the speedo, don't know if my dad knew but that day set a high speed target for me which I didn't better until I was in my 30's (In an MG ZS180). I also remember it being a handful in the snow, my dad had learnt to drive in Yorkshire so I'm pretty sure he could handle snow but that thing slid everywhere. I also remember the reliability being dire, the head gaskets blew and the power steering went - I remember well the one journey undertaken with no power steering with veins on my dads neck popping!!! It only lasted 2 years before he got rid of it.
Then my parents wanted to get out of the rat race so we left the south of England and moved to Cumbria. After the reliability issues of the Rover my dad plumped for the (then) indestructible build quality of a Mercedes G280E LWB, options included a Blaupunkt radio cassette, 190 Sport interior (hard but comfy), big tyres and an extended fuel tank. Think it used to cost my dad over £100 to fill up in the early 90's and it only did about 17MPG. The photo below was our drive in Cumbria which the lake used to cover when we had a lot of rain, I only had a Fiat Uno 55S at the time so when the lake started to come up I'd take it to a neighbours house and then canoe to their house to drive to school.
The pic below was taken by my dad and my mum was driving. Dad's wellingtons were only just above the water..... Until the bow wave from the Merc arrived!
Interesting stuff, but I am afraid this is the wrong thread as your pics were taken in period. What they should be is contemporary pics that look like they were taken in period. SorryThis was my parents first car (1969), referred to as Betsy Floppy Top and they toured Yorkshire and Scotland with my Grandparents and apparantly my Grandad used to wear his dog as a scarf to keep his neck warm.
Then in 1970 my parents went to live in Jamaica for, what turned out to be, a year. It's difficult to imagine it now but they'd never even been abroad and then upped sticks and moved to Jamaica, no telephone to ring home, only letters and they took a week to arrive (and I found out yestoday that there were postal strikes for 3 out of the 12 months that they were there). They were supposed to be there longer but my mum fell pregnant with me and got robbed at knife point in her own home so, understandably, she wanted to come home to have her first child. While in Jamaica they had an Escort. (Before anyone makes any comments - the lady in the Escort is my mum!!)
Now the only thing I know about this pic is that it's my dad leaning on the car and the car isn't his! (It may be out of sequence too).
This cute young boy is me, you wouldn't believe it seeing me now! And, to the people who know me, no I haven't still got the t-shirt. This was my mum's first and second cars taken in 1978. The Mini Cooper was first and had hotted up carbs fitted by a previous owner, mum saved up and bought it herself and loved it. I remember one year my dad bought her a second hand boot to replace hers which was rusting. Then we got a dog and needed a bigger car so we bought the Clubman Estate, think it was half-timbered. We went on all sorts of exciting explorations and even drove from Surrey to Bradford with my Aunt, 2 x cousins, dog and luggage - well, at the time, the estate was seen as a larger car!!! The only other detail I remember is the person who bought the Cooper had his Beetle written off by a horse running over it.
Again I'd thank you for refraining for comments about my mum!! (I assume they were going for a posh meal out which is why the pic was taken) This was my dad's company car, he'd had British for years (Fords, Morris's etc, oh and a Datsun 120Y). Then he got this and a colleague had a blue one (KVH852T) which they'd swap from time to time to keep the mileage down. I don't remember any reliability issues with this one but I do with some of the Rovers below.
After the Minis my mum had a Fiesta 1.3S which she loved, then she bought her first ever brand new car, the Fiesta XR2. The MkII had just been launched but she preferred the square front of the MKI and I seem to remember them hunting around to find one for her. My dad had gone from the Lancia to a Rover SD1 2.6S which survived the 3 years that he had it.
After the Rover SD1 2.6S my dad got a promotion and got the coolest car in the real world (to a 1980's teenager), a Moonraker Blue 3.5 Vitesse. I loved that car, it seemed hugely fast to me at the time. I remember being taken to play rugby in Bracknell and we were running late, I was sat in the back and could see the speedo, don't know if my dad knew but that day set a high speed target for me which I didn't better until I was in my 30's (In an MG ZS180). I also remember it being a handful in the snow, my dad had learnt to drive in Yorkshire so I'm pretty sure he could handle snow but that thing slid everywhere. I also remember the reliability being dire, the head gaskets blew and the power steering went - I remember well the one journey undertaken with no power steering with veins on my dads neck popping!!! It only lasted 2 years before he got rid of it.
Then my parents wanted to get out of the rat race so we left the south of England and moved to Cumbria. After the reliability issues of the Rover my dad plumped for the (then) indestructible build quality of a Mercedes G280E LWB, options included a Blaupunkt radio cassette, 190 Sport interior (hard but comfy), big tyres and an extended fuel tank. Think it used to cost my dad over £100 to fill up in the early 90's and it only did about 17MPG. The photo below was our drive in Cumbria which the lake used to cover when we had a lot of rain, I only had a Fiat Uno 55S at the time so when the lake started to come up I'd take it to a neighbours house and then canoe to their house to drive to school.
The pic below was taken by my dad and my mum was driving. Dad's wellingtons were only just above the water..... Until the bow wave from the Merc arrived!
blueg33 said:
Interesting stuff, but I am afraid this is the wrong thread as your pics were taken in period. What they should be is contemporary pics that look like they were taken in period. Sorry
Ooops!It's me who should be sorry, I blame too much Xmas beer on my inability to read!
Will post correctly...
Oldwolf said:
blueg33 said:
Interesting stuff, but I am afraid this is the wrong thread as your pics were taken in period. What they should be is contemporary pics that look like they were taken in period. Sorry
Ooops!It's me who should be sorry, I blame too much Xmas beer on my inability to read!
Will post correctly...
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