Saw this on another site and thought it quite interesting as we usually remember with a pang of nostalgia

Mine, Daihatsu Charade with the seat stuck in the forward position ( I am 6"4") passed even after ignoring a red light. 1981

all instructors cars were Mini's in my day so i passed in a Mini, 1975.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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A bright yellow Triumph Dolomite 1300, courtesy of BSM. I even remember the reg no, LAR150V. Passed on 4th July 1980.

I then spent the rest of the summer careering around the lanes of Worcestershire in my 1159cc Vauxhall Viva HC.

Ford Cortina

White Fiat Ritmo, diesel, 1985

I learnt to drive in my Mother's 1974 Mini, RGE70M well before it was legal, happy days ...

That Viva I mentioned was originally my mum’s and I learned to drive in that when I was about 14, just shuffling about the drive, but sometimes that meant driving up and down the lane when nobody was looking......

Took my lessons in a Vauxhall Viva but took my test in VW Polo in 1979. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

My own 1965 Mini Traveller (1979)
Still got it, rotting away in my father's "scrapyard"
(there is a rotting MG Midget, rotting Mini Moke, rotting Triumph Herald and rotting Triumph Dolomite there too ) .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

Vw mk2 golf match

1974 Bedford HA van. it was a private light goods vehicle test iirc. the difference was using wing mirrors to reverse around corners. you had to pump gas to prime it before it would start

My 1938 Vauxhall Model J 14hp in 1965. I bought it when I was 16, did my licence test soon after turning 17 (back then we could get a learner’s licence at 16 years and 9 months).

(It’s hard to convince someone from the UK that a nearly 30 year old car of that era was almost rust free.

Motorcycle: 1966 on a borrowed Bridgestone 90 - the first time I'd ridden it. I got caught out a couple of times by the rotary gearbox. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

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Morris minor 1000
first time, 1959 RR 2005 4.4 petrol
Any spelling mistakes are the fault of spellchecker
Previous MG J2, CITROEN light 15 x 2 gone unfortunately
Present MERC 180e, RANGE ROVER L322, JAGUAR XJS, MERC 280SE, MG F, JAGUAR S-Type 6v 2003, jaguar s-type 8v 2004, Ford Cougar

Austin A35 in 1957. John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

Dad taught me in my first car , old m plate mini, custom paint , big arches , mini lites, what a wonderful POS that was. It was a 60% car, always broke down , looked good doing it though