I’ve found another ‘before’ and an ‘after the dustcart event’
Hello Rachel, I now own this car and would be interested in any memories or old pictures you may have of it :-D. I did email your website address, not sure if you ever saw it?
regards, John
A dark green Austin A30. It came with a gold-seal factory reconditioned engine but I always asked for far more speed out of it than it was capable of giving. It wore out in about a year.
I had a Robin Reliant, like Del from Fools & Horses. That would have been about 1969. I’d had a bike Yamaha 50, and when i past my test i wanted a Daytona. I had visions of being a Hells Angel. But my Mum wouldn’t sign the HP, i was only 16. She said i’d kill myself. Someone she worked with had a Reliant and you could drive them with a motorbike licence. Turned out to be a good thing 'cos by the time i was 17 and old enough to drive, i’d had a years practise on the road. Then after i’d passed my car test, i traded the Reliant in, and bought a Moggy 1000. Use to spend most weekends in the scrapyard getting bits off other cars, to keep mine on the road. Learning as i went on.
In 1969 your Reliant would have been a Reliant Regal not a Robin. The Reliant Robin was launched in 1973. Del and Rodney also had a Regal (Van) not a Robin as is often incorrectly stated. ;-)
My first car was a split screen Morris Minor convertible Reg. LBT 65.
When that hit the dust, I had an A30 with handle but my pride and joy came next an Austin Healey Frog Eye Sprite Reg. 741 RBH. She had twin SU’s with a 4 branch manifold, a terrific car with character, I drove all over the country in her, those were the days when driving was sheer pleasure, many happy memories.
If any one knows someone with a frog eye, I have a new door which I had made and never got a chance to use.
Hillman Imp here too it was a burgundy sort of maroon type colour:)
Your first automobile
What was your first car?
What do you drive now?
My first care was a 1960 Pontiac Parisienne.
I am not driving now. I sold my car to my brother. Much too early, I should have kept it.
You might want to have a look here:
[thread=43423]Your First Car[/thread]
Hey Bruce, thanks for that link. I didn’t realize it was already on the forum. I will look through it…
By the way, how did you find that so fast, is there a trick to finding something so I don’t post again?
You just have to read all 45,200 threads but Bruce is a fast reader. 
Stop teasing me now Longdogs, hahaha
Click on ‘search’ at the top of the page and then type in some key words. also it helps if you know the posters name. Choose threads or posts lower down then click ‘search now’.
My first car was a sunbeam Alpine …
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe 2plus2, 1973, bought when I was in Germany, my wife and I did most of Europe in that little motor luggage on the back seat, the boot only big enough for the sandwiches.
My first was a blue Ford Anglia 1965 just like the Harry Potter one bought for £50 off a mates brother. I got it when I was 17 after passing my test.
After that messed round for a few months in a red Hillman Imp.
But the next one was the best. An F series Vauxhall Victor. It was given to me by my Uncle in Belgium. He brought it over for me. Had to be re registered so was an L reg.
It had that swept back windscreen,3 gears column change, left hand drive, bench seats and lots of chrome to polish.
I only learned to drive 10 years ago so mine was a 1litre corsa
They never called those FA Victors did they?
I didn’t learn to drive till I was 34. My first car was a Mk2 Ford Escort estate
I learned about car mechanics on that car, working my way up from checking the oil to repairing the brakes, & changing the gearbox