Cars you passed your test in.

73 Mk 1 escort,car changed on the day to a brand new one with brand new fierce clutch! Think the examiner took pity on me with first time pass :)
 
In 1977, I passed (first time) in a pale blue Vauxhall Chevette.

It was about a year or so afterwards that I could afford my first car. In the meantime I was added to my mum's car as a named driver but was in fact the main driver (you could do things like that then :roll: )
 
TR4man said:
In the meantime I was added to my mum's car as a named driver but was in fact the main driver (you could do things like that then )
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You could, but you still weren't supposed to! (1977 was the year I started my first job at an insurance company). :lol:
 
Paulr said:
Passed in 1978 in my Grandads old 1969 Austin 1300 with a strip-speedo. It had a red strip that went from left to right instead of round dials.

I Googled strip speedo. Wish I hadn't.
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Passed in 1972 in Mothers 1965 Austin 1100, with a strip speedo. I drove that and Dads Rover 2000, the only other car with a strip speedo (as far as I know). It was expensive, I had three lessons before my test!
 
Paulr said:
Nanu said:
A Hillman Avenger tiger and coincidentally that was orange which hid the rust.
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A Tiger! Worth a small fortune now!
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It was back in the late 70's so doubt it would have lasted. Recall I paid £700 for it second hand and all of around 100bhp?
 
Passed my test in my mk1 escort Mexico drove like miss daisy on test passed first time then left the examiner in a cloud of tyre smoke :rofl: identical to this one wish I still had her awesome car AB04CACB-46B1-4195-93F8-5F345CC23861.jpeg
 
bz4kev said:
Passed my test in my mk1 escort Mexico drove like miss daisy on test passed first time then left the examiner in a cloud of tyre smoke :rofl: identical to this one wish I still had her awesome car AB04CACB-46B1-4195-93F8-5F345CC23861.jpeg
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You could exchange it for a house up your way Kev, those things are worth a fortune now :)

Oh and I passed 1st time car, 2nd time motorbike and 1st time HGV :thumbsup:
 
I passed first time in a 1990 Metro back in Jan 1991 after 12 lessons, and went on to drive a £300 1985 Mk2 Fiesta into the ground - I did about 60,000 miles in just over 2 years
 
Grumpyowl said:
1972 Ford Escort 1:3 XL White.
It was Bonfire night November 5th 1974 :driving:
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Grumpyowl said:
1972 Ford Escort 1:3 XL White.
It was Bonfire night November 5th 1974 :driving:
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I think that's the year they changed the age limit for buying fire works. I was 14 and it was legal to buy them. 1975 I was 15 and too young to buy them. Well legally any way. Oh the joys of being a teenager in Liverpool back in the 70's :D :evil:
 
My first driving licence was a military qualification "Driver, Wheeled, classes 1 to 5" after a training course in Montreal in 1959. Next was an Ontario licence test in my 1950 Ford Meteor coach. When I returned from Germany where I had held an international licence for three years, I was obliged to take the test again because of my three year absence. The tester enjoyed his ride in my 1963 Morgan 4/4 as I performed the obligatory drive around the block to earn my new Ontario licence.
 
February1966 in an Austin A40 Countryman 9 lessons and 1 pre test lesson.
Lessons were expensive in those days, £1 - 2/6d (£1-12.5p)

I had to use Indicators and Hand Signals.

My instructor was a part time actor / comedian and his routine was the same as Dave Allen - jokes the entire one hour lesson.

Same as this car
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