Talking of early Skodas, a colleague bought one new in the early 70s - cheap as chips. He called his manager, who lived nearby, one morning to say it wouldn't start. The engine was completely shagged and the car was a write-off. BUT, he'd done over 100,000 miles in it, and never had it serviced - not once. He claimed he'd never even lifted the bonnet. We did high miles then, running a big territory, so the car wasn't very old.
!! Must have been thing with these, one of these knocked me off my push bike into a Hillman imp. Lost 6 teeth and bust my jaw in 2 places!! The $%$% never stopped.
!! Must have been thing with these, one of these knocked me off my push bike into a Hillman imp. Lost 6 teeth and bust my jaw in 2 places!! The $%$% never stopped.
I had the blue Regal too (and a Robin and a Rialto) when I first opened the door and the interior light came on it was like climbing into a frdge . . . .so we called it Frosty.
My Dad had one of these beasts (not the original picture)it was a tank three on a tree colum change and bench seat handbrake on the right I used t blast it around the block aged 13 1980 good days
Grew up with Anglia`s I remember they always needed welding lol Manta A (my 1st car) was the same lol
In order my Grandad had. ( my dad didn't drive he had Motorbikes) Loved this Car And this one Ball of Shite more Shite Loved this one, In fact i had it after he packed up driving and then my then girlfriend had it after me. really nice drive .
I Had My first car Loved it Loved it Slow but loved it I could have taken out shares with Esso Good until it went wrong, I sold it and it was used in an Armed robbery Sweeney My last owned car at the time Then so many Company Cars/Jeeps i forget
I had the same Hillman Minx. The one in the picture is a serials III, before they got 'wings'. Mine's was same colour, powder blue over charcoal grey. Bench seat and a column change. Loved mine, especially getting six people in it and no seat belts.
1600E Nearly bought one as my 1st car for the sum of £725 taxed &Mot`d+ same place had a Mexico for the same money! Coulda woulda shoulda etc TiT yes!
Ha I wouldn't have swapped that tape deck either!!!!!!! My Dad pinched one of these from his works showroom just to impress us lol It had an 8 track stereo, bloody loads of em on the floor/back seat. Mahoosive things. 3.0GXL white with black vinyl roof was awesome to a 9 year old.
My dad's Singer Gazelle, sat on his lap on Middleton Sands near Heysham. Bet you can't drive on there now.
Yes, and Brean Sands, but idiots keep ignoring the signs of where not to drive and get stuck, often losing the car to the tides!
