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Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Dec 2006 20:17

Simca Monaco

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Dec 2006 20:17

mum and dads first car was a austin westminster lovely leather seats abd real wood trim lovely xxLynnxx

June

June Report 3 Dec 2006 20:18

Sunbeam Talbot June..

Fee

Fee Report 3 Dec 2006 20:19

We had a Talbot Sunbeam, with a rusty wing, which we used tape to cover (funny my neighbour had one too, complete with taped wing).

♥~Muffy! ~♥

♥~Muffy! ~♥ Report 3 Dec 2006 20:19

Morris Minor xx

June

June Report 3 Dec 2006 20:20

Granpa never heard of that one June..

June

June Report 3 Dec 2006 20:20

Those Sunbeams were nice cars June,,

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 3 Dec 2006 20:22

Austin Ruby

Malc /GG and Jackie

Malc /GG and Jackie Report 3 Dec 2006 20:22

I had the wolsely version Lynn a Wolsely 1660 lovely car I was only 18 no licence drove for miles. well it was the 70's

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Dec 2006 20:24

lovely car it was Malc, good and solid as my old dad used to say lol but a petrol guzzler xxLynnxx

June

June Report 3 Dec 2006 20:24

Hi Malci think the older cars had so much more character than today June..

Malc /GG and Jackie

Malc /GG and Jackie Report 3 Dec 2006 20:25

Like an armchair on wheels June only my granadas have ever come close(had 4)

June

June Report 3 Dec 2006 20:27

Morgans are lovely but very expensive not inour price range i,m afraid June..

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Dec 2006 20:27

we used to have a vauxhall victor estate car too that belonged to molly badham the owner of twycross zoo ( the pg tips chimps) before us, she used to drive around the zoo with the chimps in it lol xxLynnxx

TOR

TOR Report 3 Dec 2006 20:28

Bristol - they purr when accelerating T.O.R. ;>))

June

June Report 3 Dec 2006 20:29

Lyn i would love to have seen the chimps bet they enjoyed the rides June..

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Dec 2006 20:31

June, twycross zoo is just up the road from us and we spent lots of happy days there when we were kids , we watched them making an advert there once for PG happy days xxLynnxx

Tina-Marie

Tina-Marie Report 3 Dec 2006 20:35

My first was a Ford Anglia...green, the doors didn't open! had to climb through the windows LOL Tina x

ann

ann Report 3 Dec 2006 20:36

Dont know about cars.But when i was about 9 dad bought a car.I know it was a Rover.It had a big wide step board.Can anyone tell me what that was called.We only ever went 5 miles in it and it made funny noises and mum got us all out and we had to walk back.She would never let any of us in it.lol Annie

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 3 Dec 2006 20:42

I recall going to Twycross Zoo and seeing Johny Morris there - on another note my dad had one of the first Austin Princesses - it really turned heads (how sad) but like many Princesses it was recalled because the coil failed