Cars you passed your test in.

[Ducklakeview]

Austin Allegro with square steering wheel in 1978

I remember the "quartic" wheel well... Indeed, had a long argument with someone on another forum a few years ago, who reckoned I was talking bollocks about them..

Mike

[Ducklakeview]

Personally, I passed my test in an, at the time - Brand new Nissan Micra

My instructor had recently left a bog driving school that I was originally with, so I went with him - Rescued me from the Austin Metro..

Mind you, he spent most of my lessons listening to my Pioneer cassette Walkman, only commenting when he heard wheelspin as I was taking off from junctions

Same instructor had me service that car for the following 3 years, as I worked at the Nissan dealership.

Mike

[obewan]

Damask red 1.8 Austin Maxi
Passed first time but getting it in first gear was a nightmare!

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Mark 1 Cavalier, my Dad's car, he taught me to drive. Then he sold it to me as an early 21st birthday present I had it another few years till I got married then traded it for a Mk 1 Fiesta.
I remember it fondly, it had fantastic brakes for the time and the ride/handling was pretty good, but my wife hated the long bonnet so it had to go.

[Graeme_NI]

2.0D Nissan Sunny, should have called it the grey and mizzly

[bowler]

Passed my test in my Dads Audi 80. Knew i was onto a winner when the other examiners, rather large gentlemen were prizing themselves into BSM Mini's when my examiner pointed out to his colleagues he was in the new Audi.

[eleflo]

here's what I passed mine in

[maxman]

Personally, I passed my test in an, at the time - Brand new Nissan Micra

My instructor had recently left a bog driving school that I was originally with, so I went with him - Rescued me from the Austin Metro..

Mind you, he spent most of my lessons listening to my Pioneer cassette Walkman, only commenting when he heard wheelspin as I was taking off from junctions

Same instructor had me service that car for the following 3 years, as I worked at the Nissan dealership.

Mike

Sounds like the chap who gave me driving lessons,his name was Tim Devine.

[IRD]

Passed first time in a British School of Motoring Morris Minor in 1963. My dad didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He had just bought his first new car, a red MG 1100 and he knew I would want to borrow it! Within a month he helped me find an old 1956 Morris Minor which he made roadworthy for me. I wonder why?

[blackabbot]

Passed in July 1968, blue triumph herald

[Maniac]

I’m a bit worried about ‘pasting my test’ into anything...

[Gaffa22]

Passed in 1977 in a new Mini, I was an apprentice mechanic for Kennings a large British Layand dealer who also had a driving school, so I had free lessons.
Being 6'4" I did find the mini a little cramped

[firebobby]

1978 MK1 Fiesta belonging to my instructor

[firebobby]

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Mark 1 Cavalier, my Dad's car, he taught me to drive. Then he sold it to me as an early 21st birthday present I had it another few years till I got married then traded it for a Mk 1 Fiesta.
I remember it fondly, it had fantastic brakes for the time and the ride/handling was pretty good, but my wife hated the long bonnet so it had to go.

I bought a MK1 Cavalier from my brother, it was the same colour and year as yours

[buzyg]

Mk1 Nissan Micra. I had been driving for 10 years at that point. Though away at sea most of the time. My wife had a licence, but I used to drive us every where. I had 1 lesson, the hour before my test and passed first time.