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Post by bladeowner » Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:15 pm

Passed in 1974 driving the instructor's Toyota Corolla of the same period.
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Post by Mad Professor » Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:19 pm

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Post by Rusky » Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:31 pm

1989 nissan micra :oops:
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Post by Zoomer » Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:33 pm

Passed mine in my mums Datsun Violet with an 8 track fitted :tumbleweed:
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Post by oldgitdave » Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:49 pm

I learnt in a 1975 Mark 1 Escort 1.1L N Reg, then the week before my test my instuctor was given a brand new Mark 2 Escort 1.3L 1978 S Reg. The latter had servo assisted brakes & drove quite differently; much tighter too with it being new. Passed first time & bought a 1969 Vauxhall Viva HA G Reg :oops:. All I could afford at the time :(
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Post by thanatu55 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:57 pm

Great idea for a post!

I learn't and passed in a Peugeot 206, nice easy car to use.

Then I went and spent £50 on a 1981 Vauxhall Nova SRI, relying on a choke that didn't work, no power steering, not much of anything really and seemed to have been put together with chewing gum... So it was like having to learn all over again.

Man that car was dangerous.
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Post by MJJamieson » Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:58 pm

BSM Austin Metro............ :|
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Post by RickRob » Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:05 pm

Passed my test on (Friday) 13th July 1973 in my Mum's 1966 Fiat 500. I regard passing my test as being my best and most life-changing achievement. It was at the second attempt - the first examiner clearly did not recognise the innate brilliance of my driving!

In those days you had to wait at least a month for a re-test. When I phoned up I was asked if I was superstitious. I said no and was told that they had slots on Friday 13th due to cancellations from superstitious people.

Dad taught me, just had 4 lessons. The Fiat had a crash box so you had to double-declutch going from high to low gears. It looked a bit like this, but with more rust:
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Post by gov » Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:21 pm

Bought myself a 1961 Minivan for £75 in 1967 - used to jump out of 4th gear ( had to learn to drive with my left leg wrapped round the gear stick to stop it jumping out of gear ) registration number was DOG 756 :D

Took my test in my Instructors Austin 1100 - passed first time - used to pay £1.2s 6d for an hours lesson if I recall correctly :)

Still got my pink licence - never been nicked for anything in 50 years of driving :D - shouldn't have said that should I :cry:

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Post by jamie_z4 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:01 pm

actually passed in my instructors 1.25 Fiesta Mk6 - but then went home to celebrate and jumped in my 1.0 3 cyl corsa C 'comfort' spec with windy windows and SANYO house speakers I'd zip tied into the boot :lol:
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Post by Hilly30si » Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:18 pm

MK 2 Escort 1979
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Post by Mr Tidy » Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:36 pm

Great thread OP. :thumbsup:

Brings back many memories of being in the 6th form!

It was a big competition among my petrolhead mates to be the first to get a full licence, but being born in April I was never going to win that!

There was about a 3 month waiting list, so our standard practice was to book a test about a month before we were 17, wait a month and book another just in case - if you passed the first then cancelled the 2nd you got the fee back.

So after getting up at about 6 am to tear around on my motorbike all morning on my birthday on 24th April 1976 I had my first lesson that afternoon - as you do! Instructor said he thought I had driven before, but I thought I'd better not let on about the car park "lessons" with my Dad.

Passed my test at the first attempt on 30 June 1976 in my instructor's M-plate Navy Blue MKI Escort 1300XL, and having passed my bike test the day before I was the first in our school year to have a full licence for both.

So the next few weeks I sat in the passenger seat when my mate wanted some practice in his Dad's Cortina as his test wasn't until the end of July. :lol:

Maybe we need another poll - How many driving tests did you take? :rofl:
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Post by gemeit » Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:06 am

Vauxhall Nova Salon 1983.




Then of to my first car 1981 Vauxhall Viva had it three years never let me down once passed every mot all I did was add fuel :D
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Post by EssexZed » Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:23 am

My dad taught me how to drive in his Mk2 Cortina but I passed my test first time in a driving school HC Vauxhall Viva after just 4 ‘proper’ lessons. I remember it had a 1,256cc engine and moved at glacial speed - probably why so many were used as learner cars :lol:

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Post by Number5 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:54 am

I passed 2nd time in March 1983 at 17 and 4 months in a Driving School's Fiesta Festival exactly like this one :-
(I failed the first time for soaking an old lady on the pavement !)
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