Guest grandad Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 driving has been my life since 1962, i never was a drinker so i would do 1000 miles every week out in the country lanes and highways, the police would chase me sometimes but i'd lose them pretty easily, i would be down to wire on my tyres within 6 weeks. the second stretch of the M6 was open august 1963. the bank holiday was the first monday them days, i was on my way to blackpool and it was raining, i had a car infront of me middle lane doing about 40mph, i was doing over a ton and as i pulled into the outside lane my back tyre blew there was no crash barrier in the middle and i crossed into the oncoming traffic, i cant believe how cool i stayed the traffic was very light and i did my manouver with my left hand hold the 2 year old kid in the front, i managed get back onto my own side of the motorway all the time telling those in the car i could handle it and they would be fine, from me picking up a centre pole to dropping it was 250yds the police said so i skidded more, when i hit the fence girl in the back butted her boyfriend and his bruise was the only damage anyone suffered. the motorway had been open 3 days and mine was the second crash. over the years i was banned 3 times for speeding dozen of offences endless endorsements. i started driving november 1962 and on the 10th dec it snowed heavy for 2 hours and froze on top right through till april 63, i learned to drive skidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grandad Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 austin A60 was my first car. the hillman minx was my schoolboy dream car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStoner Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) Wish i'd been around in them days, grandad.. I think i was born 30 years too late. Cars are my life, loved them since i was a kid but even if i hadn't had the (now expired) ban, I just couldn't and can't afford to run one. Been thinking about getting a 125cc bike but it's on four wheels where my heart rests. Maybe in a year or so i'll get myself an old Suzuki SJ413 or something like that, something easy to maintain, LPG friendly, cheap to insure, HIGHLY unlikely to get stolen or get me banned again etc.. If the bastardment don't make its tax cost too much. Wish i'd been around in the days of peace and love Edited August 3, 2008 by CaptainStoner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grandad Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 my second car.austin A55 mine was white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grandad Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) my 3rd car. sunbeam rapier will it or wont it ahh, to big,, i'll find another Edited August 3, 2008 by grandad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStoner Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Ah the rapier.. my dad's favourite car of all time so he says. Were they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 my second car.austin A55 mine was white used to have the van version of that grandad! we dubbed it the austin gypsy coz all the travellers seems to have them , both the shockers on the front had gone so if you hit a bump you were still bouncing 100yds later. moved onto fords after that though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grandad Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 i will get some pics of my next cars anon, when i first started driving taxi's i had a couple of fords 2 zodiacs i had a vauxall cresta and a vauxall cavalier, i had a rover 2000 that had no bonnet or back windscreen, then i srted driving other peoples taxi's, i drove the old london cabs for a long time, the i got my own and after a couple of old banger fx4's i got myself a brand new metro cab 1988, biggest load of crap i ever had, cost a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzaro Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 austin A60 was my first car. the hillman minx was my schoolboy dream car grandad is that there little ole you stood by the car???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grandad Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 no i got lots of hair and i was 16 when i got my A60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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