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The first car I drove on the road in the UK was one like this.



Except it was painted metallic gold. The car was new at the time. I later learnt to drive and passed my test in a Triumoh Herald.


I felt I was cheating in the 3 point turn, those cars had a tiny turning circle. I had a full motorcycle liceence for about 4 years before passing my car test.. It was a lot simpler and easier then, I thnk they make it hard now so no one can get their licence and so no new roads are needed.

rog1963 wrote: wrote:

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 had an Orange (ADO16) 1300 GT, she was one of the last 25 off the production line. I sold her to get my first F back in 2008.

I learned to drive in a 1976 Chrysler Fleetwood Brougham 360 cu in displacement and took my test in a Dodge Omni!! I started to restore a 67 MGB Roadster when I was 14 and had it on the road when I was 18!!

I had "sort of" learnt to drive off road before i got a driving licence, in a SS Jaguar and an Austin 7 ~ Had six lessons from a driving school in an Austin A60 Cambridge and in between lessons drove my Father's MG Magnette Mk IV which was a company car! Took my test in the instructors Cambridge and passed first time That was 50 years ago

The first car I drove was my parents new 1987 Fiat Panda 4x4 and I then learnt to drive and passed my test in a Fiesta 1.6 diesel. Due to a mix up with my instructor I almost had to take my test in a slightly different Fiesta - my uncle's XR2.

I learned in my instructors



He changed it every August when the new reg came out so I got to drive 2 of them.

I also practiced in my fathers



I failed my first test pulling out in front of someone, would have been brilliant driving if I hadn't been blinded by the sun and the road had been clear. The retest was short notice and the instructor couldn't fit me in so I did it in the Lada and passed. A couple of years later my father gave me the Lada and that's when the fun started - Lada were rallying at the time.........

I learned to instruct in several



I can't remember what LGV's I learnt in, think they were mercs....

andy1970h wrote: wrote:

Due to a mix up with my instructor I almost had to take my test in a slightly different Fiesta - my uncle's XR2.

I usd a mk2 1.1 ghia as a teaching car for a while, 1 of my pupils boyfriend had an XR2 which she drove more so took her test in it and passed.

learnt to drive in a hilman avenger HHP39L
PASSED MY TEST AND USED MY MOMS HILMAN IMP then her mini mayfair till i dented it

then got a mk3 cortina MAW398P

ONLY problem is i have photos but they did not have computers and digital cameras

the cortina ended up with a 3ltr v6 grady essex engine and boy was that fun and nice cheap insurance them days

passed car test first time when 18 but had been on bike for 2 years pased bike test 2nd time round
failed first time due to pulling a wheely from the lights opps

I did my driving lessons in a seat ibiza system porche lol

I learnt in a Mini, my Mum had a Mini, then my first car was a Mini-just have to love em, don't ya?

I learnt to drive and pass my test in an Austin Allegro, the one with the almost square steering wheel. My first car was a Ford Capri 1.6 GT XLR. It was in red with a matt black bonnet. Even now when I go to classic car shows I always go to the Capri stand and think of the good old days.

I learned to drive in my 1973 metallic purple Mini - it had an 1100 Allegro engine and gearbox fitted and went like a rocket. Sold it to a person in Portland, Dorset and when I checked it last on the DVLA site it hadn't been taxed since 1993, but it doesn't say it's been scrapped so it could be sitting in a barn somewhere!

brand new 2004 Vauxhall corsa SRI which had already got through 2 steering racks and went through 3 more before my instructor had enough of it and bought a golf.