Thanks for that data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7No idea whether we had aeroflow or not data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
My parents didn't have a car until I was about 7, a Ford Anglia 105E, then when I was 9 a Ford Zephyr MKIV.
But earlier than that, I travelled in my Great-Grandad's Mini, an early style one, white with red roof IIRC.
And my Grandad had a blue Hillman Imp, followed by a white two-door Morris Minor. I had been in previous cars to these but do not recall them.
My Grandmother had a Mini van and a Morris Minor van though I remember no details.
My dad's sister had a grey and a black Morris Oxford (one was a spares car) like this one
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a later estate version (which might have been an Austin Cambridge) like this one
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and a Reliant Rialto (aka car version of Trotter's van) which allegedly had a jam-jar on the dashboard to contain the petrol (thinking about it, that might have been a bodge for the choke)!
Edit: Looking at that list, not a single import!
Dad had an morris 1000 looked very similar to that oxford picture, cost him £400 I think brand new
1947 Hillman Minx.Bought for £25 in 1962 (so already 15 years old).Lasted about another 2 years.The L-plate wasn't for me; probably a mate..
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The Minor, Oxford and Mini were all Issigonis designs; then Morris/Austin went to Pininfarina for the 1960s cars' styling.
Yes we were only talking about it the other day me and dad..... he was a pop star in ireland back late 50’scearly 60’s and even had a record player in his haha
My Dad had a Morris Marina, red like this one with light tan vinyl seats and sh*t brown dashboard. Somewhere there a picture of little me, sat in the back asleep with his teddy bear - it will not be seeing the light of day data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
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His dad had a 1800 in this colour:
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I can remember Dad's going rather rusty (no surprise...) and was replaced with a Mk2 Cavalier. Grandad stayed (sort of) faithful to the brand and got a Maestro which was to be his last car.
First car I remember dad having was a Rover P5,my 1st car was a MkIII Cortina..data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
I remember my dad had a mark 3 Corona 2L GXL with the vinyl roof and the washer pump was a rubber foot operated button.
My first car was a 1981 Ford Fiesta Ghia MK1.
1100cc, two tone blue and silver 3 door hatchback.
She was 15 years old when I got her and she was the stuff dreams are made of! #fondmemories
First one I remember...My dads car, it was horrible...Austin Allegro in Orange....Absolutely terrible car, best thing about it was that it never worked...From that he went to a BMW 525 if I recall correctly...