Grannies in baddass cars

[ukaskew]

smileymikey said:

I was in Melksham today and found myself behind a beautiful showroom condition 89 Ford Escort RS Turbo

I was going to post a similar thread, and oddly enough I live in Hilperton (about 3 miles from Melksham).

I've not seen the RS Turbo but there are a number of beautiful (normally older) cars driven by old dears pootling about. I haven't seen it for a while but there is a minter than mint 60s Mini Cooper driven by an old lady at around 20mph everywhere. I like to think she's had it since new and only pops to Tesco in it, so probably has about 20k on it.

In 10 years here I can count the number of 'supercars' I've seen locally on one hand, but there is loads of old stuff in mint condition.

[NAS]

In Frankfurt, this happens all the time. Lots of older people driving around in cars they bought new some time ago.

A couple in their late 80s for example, in a perfect W125 500E....

My favorite is an old dear easily in her 80s, driving a E30 M3 convertible. Drives it year round. 'Old' plates, meaning she had it for a long time (probably since new)

[sunbeam alpine]

My mum will be 81 in June and she drives an Audi coupé quattro. She doesn't hang about either.

She learned to drive in the Fire Brigade, and I'm sure she still thinks she's on her way to a shout.

[grumpy52]

Way back in the late 70's out in the sticks near the Beds/Cambs border was an older lady i rollkneck sweater and headscarf flinging an old jag down the lanes ,touch of opposite out of the corners etc ,the jag in question was a D Type .

[J4CKO]

Cool story !

My grandma wont have a mobility scooter as its too fast for her and doesnt give anything away if she can possibly help it !

[Shakermaker]

I was down in Devon a few weeks ago and spotted an old lady in an MG Maestro... ok that isn't too badass but it was pretty cool.

This week I have been spotting a more senior lady driving the opposite way to me on my commute, driving a classic W124-era Merc, which may or may not be of AMG flavour but it certainly has the appropriate bodykit for it but I haven't ever seen the back of it to know for certain. But it looks very cool.

[Turkish91]

There's an old boy near me who on appearance looks to be in his 80s or maybe even his 90s going on how frail he has become bless him. His car of choice is a C reg 205 GTI with a full cage, buckets, harnesses and semi slicks. It has a white motorsport number square on the side too, I have no idea if he still competes in anything but I regularly see him going at a fair lick down the lanes near me. Saying that I haven't seen him for a few months, hope he is still about and enjoying himself!

A few years back I remember regularly seeing a lady in Leamington Spa, who was comfortably in her 70s, driving a completely standard Icelle Blue Evo 6!

[Turkish91]

Also not quite a granny but my Mum who is 60 next year borrowed my car last week, and proudly announced to me that she pulled 130 in it on the way back from Birmingham!! Got to love older folk who still love to give it some now and again.

[Darryl247W]

There's a nice dear locally who gets a lot of use from her very tidy Elise S1 in the summer. She only travels a couple of miles from home to work, but I see the car parked outside her shop regularly. She's enough of an enthusiast she smiled at me when she saw me filling up the MX-5 at the garage next door a few years ago, and came out for a look and a chat when I was filling up my Elise S2 last year.

[Tannedbaldhead]

JuniorD said:

Check out this old biddy, often seenrolling in a Jag

Crept up behind me in Windsor Park. Heard a car behind me and stepped aside. It was a jag. Suited man in passenger seat waved to say thank you. Driver gave me a smile (guess who). The car wafted on followed by a black FFRR and a Ford Galaxy. Big suited blokes in the front seats, tints obscuring view into the rears.

[Wills2]

Riley Blue said:

Outrun said:

Spotted this classy lady driving a Ferrari 355 on the M40 a few years ago.

Miss Daisy driving.

Hopefully not as she kept crashing, hence the chauffeur.

[Mound Dawg]

I was going to post about my mum who bought an Impreza back in 1999 and was referred to as "Granny McRae" by the boys in the local butchers shop.

But then I remembered that-

It was a Sport so although it looked the part it wasn't at all badass. Not even slightly.

In 1999 she was 62 years old which is only 7 years older than I am now.

Christ, I feel old.

[JeS10]

I tutor the grandchild of a pretty wealthy family. Great kid, humble and modest etc. Hence why when he said granny drives my grandad's old James Bond car I thought he might've meant an old DB7 or something. Nope, DB5. She still drives it - according to the boy's father, who was evidently excited about the eventual prospect of this family heirloom becoming his.

[anonymous-user]

This was on the news over here a while back,

81 year old granny with a Subaru WRX,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ulN4W8N9c

[Steve_F]

My mate drove a Civic in the late 90s/early 00s, 1.6 16v with a few mods. It wasn't the slowest thing around.

Sitting in the inside lane at a set of traffic lights where the outside merges a bit down the road. Jag pulls up beside him with an older lady at the wheel. Mate's dad who was sitting beside him winds him up, don't let her get away with that son, she's going to dive in front of you...

Civic revs up, dumps the clutch, roars off only for the Jag to come absolutely smoking past him before turning into the Jag garage half a mile down the road!

Mate's dad took quite a while to stop laughing

[Cupradupra]

On my usual dull, commute home from work, I saw ahead of me the back of a car I didn't recognize.

I was able to catch up quite easily as it was going well below the speed limit. As I got closer I was able to make out the badge - An Aston Martin - It took me a while to realise that it was the new DB11 in a beautiful reddy orange colour. It looked like it had been driven straight out of the garage!

I pull alongside to admire the car further.

As my eyes followed the flowing lines of the side of the car, I looked up to the driver to give an appreciative nod, when I was greeted with the site of a silver haired lady, probably in her 70's! Tight as she could get to the steering!

I was jealous.

[groomi]

My Grandma had a 205 GTI 1.9 into her 70's and my Grandad had the 1.6 version at the same time. Both white.

Grandma drove hers much better.

[GhostWKD]

Slightly OT as it's not actually their car but the thread made me think of this video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhu1AmuOGo

Got to love some of the looks they get

[Derek Smith]

I think I can trump everyone else. How about Peg:



The car is the 1914 French GP winning Mercedes.

OK, so she doesn't drive it, but is the riding mechanic. She leans out on corners. In other cars she pumps the oil pressure and oils the camshaft at the same time. She's magnificent.

"Mummy, where's granny?"

"On some hillclimb, keeping the oil pressure up in a 28-litre car."

And badass? The FIAT S.76 is bad out of every orifice.

She rides in Geo. Windgard's cars, a well-know feature of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

More images and a video on http://writewheel.uk/articles/peg-the-redoubtable/

A remarkable woman.

[lestiq]

My nan and grandad had matching v-tec preludes with 4WS at one point. I always thought that was bloody cool, even though to most peoples eyes they were fairly boggo for their age group!