What Car Did You Learn To Drive In?

[ferlew]

I learned in a Jowett Javelin.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jowett_Javelin

[jno]

the Zodiac was a subsection of the Zephyr at first wasn't it, FredPuli? Like Cortinas were Consuls.

I could only aspire to such luxury cars, of course, I learnt in a Minor on the back roads outside a village. I sat the test on the same roads, don't think I saw another car the whole time, and passed with some ease.

[douglas9401]

A J4 van and laterly an Mk2 Escort van with some hours on Transits.

[BigEv]

1991 Nissan Micra.

[Hopkirk]

I learnt on a Triumph Toledo, with extra practice in my Mum's Triumph 1300

[tonyav]

Had it got soggy springs so that it went boing boing, Hopkirk lol.

[magicmick]

That reminds me of a true story hopkirk, my wife worked in a Triumph show room this posh lady came in complaining her new car kept cutting out, a mechanic went with her on a drive and the first thing she did was pull the choke out and hang her hand bag on it :-)

[FredPuli43]

Yes, jno, I'm pretty sure it was. As for learning on a luxury car, my father owned a garage, and always had a choice of those for himself, but when it came to me he found a Reliant, then an old Triumph Herald. He wasn't trusting a 17 year-old with anything at all powerful or expensive to repair ! It was a few years before I was allowed anything as big as two litres, at which point he got me a Bond 2 litre. Now that was lethal, but not because of the power. It had suspension which belonged on a Herald ! I eventually graduated to Triumph Stags, which together took the prize for worst cars I've ever driven (or not driven; they had endless faults)

[cupotee]

An old 100 E Ford Prefect.


http://tinyurl.com/p8ybhas Probably about 1960/62

[FredPuli43]

I say Bond. Thinking again, I think it was a Reliant 2 litre. Anyway it had a special body, which I think was fibreglass, and none the safer for that.

[tonyav]

Bond Equipe, Fred ?.

[FredPuli43]

That's it Tony. I knew it was a maker associated with three-wheelers !

[DaisyNonna]

Still hanker after a primrose yellow Sunbeam Alpine

[tonyav]

Yes they had used to make three wheelers, Fred, I think Reliant took them over.

[tonyav]

Right, I'll sort one out for you then Daisy.

[excelsior-1]

nissan sunny

[tonyav]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/7652262/Classic-Sunbeam-Alpine.html

Couldn't find you a Primrose Yellow one, Daisy. Is Red OK, could all ways have it resprayed.

[jeffa]

A Ford Prefect.

[SlackAlice]

Ford Corsair, column change, front benchseat.

[chrissa1]

My father's Ford Zodiac., with a column change. Thinking about the bench seat in the front, how dangerous was that? Three people side by side and no seat belts.

[TWR]

Austin J2