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This should age us a bit

I learnt to drive in my MK3 Ford Cortina and my driving instructors Mini Clubman.
I passed my test in the Clubman and had one of my most embarrassing driving times in it too.......................

My driving instructor (on my 3rd lesson) picked me up with one of his other learners in the back (a very attractive girl) When I got into the car he said "This is John my star pupil, he is an excellent driver already and I have brought you along so you can see how it's done"

I drove like a useless twit for the entire lesson, I just went to pieces!!!! I hit the curb several times, I stalled it at least 8 times and I nearly ran some one over on a Zebra crossing. My instructor just sat there, staring through the wind screen, slowly changing colour from pink to white to red to purple.........oh dear

Army landrover. But this was my first car when I passed my test.



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I got my first practice in an early 70's Singer Vogue that my Grandfather had brought back from England. Then I took an Army Cadet driving course where they let us loose in the grasslands in a motley assortment of Korean war era jeeps and 3/4T Dodge Powerwagons. Now that was fun! I ended up taking my test in my Step-Dad's brand new Chevy Nova. (Not at all like the Novas sold in the UK!)
My first car was a brand new 1974 MGB, bought with the proceeds of my first full time job.

Hillman Imp and Austin mini metro

todds200 wrote: wrote:

Hillman Imp and Austin mini metro

My uncle had an Hillman Imp!!!!!

I had the joys of an Austin Allegro for lessons and test. Such fun! But i was lucky to get my dads hand me down as a first car: 850 cc Renault 6. Went round corners at 45 degrees. Great car though!

Hillman Hunter

Mitsubishi Colt

Nissan Sunny

Nissan Micra

and probably some others too

It took me 4 attempts to pass my test. Passed my bike test first time though.

First car I drove on the road was one like this (only in dark green), and belonged to my dad:

But then went on to learn mainly in my mums, which was a hand painted orange one of these:

But I was driving on the road before 17 as I worked part time on a farm, so my first drives were a Zetor, a Ford 3000 and a Ford Furguson.

I learn't to drive and pass my test in a MG metro, the driving instructor was brilliant, we came to a set of traffic lights outside a pub where a group of my mates were standing, all shouting at me to wheel spin it, so my instructor said "Go on then floor it", so i did, god it had some poke.

Learned to drive and got the licence in an Opel Kadett B.
Looks like a Vauxhall Viva HC from what I've seen at wiki.

First own car was a Citroen Dyane 4 (24 PS !!)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Dyane

I learned to drive in one of these:-


Took my test in one of these:-


My first car was one of these:-

My dad taught me to drive when I was 17 in his cortina but because we lived in central London I never got round to taking my test, as I didn't have any need for a car - nowhere to park (my dad rented a gaage), horrible insurance and by the time I was 18 I was working in IT for Lloyds Bank and spent all my spare time in the West End

13 years later, when SHMBO fell pregnant, I thought I had better pass. My wife already drove, so spent 6 months driving round in her Mk1 Escourt (with her in the car too) then took 6 lessons in a Nissan Sunny and was put in for my test by my instructor. TBH I was VERY confident by then, I'd been round Hyde Park corner about 50 times and driven throughout central London, and was very put out when I failed

The examiner said I failed to use my mirrors enough which was complete BS, tests results seem so arbitary

Drove like a complete idiot the second time and passed

I remember the date well - 29th Feb 1988, just in time because our daughter was born 3 days later