Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Having the utility mark on everything from clothing to beds! Mind you that was earlier than the sixties... But roadsigns pre the Worboys report were 1960s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 M6? What M6? I was driving when the new Preston bypass started to break up a few weeks after it opened! That eventually became the M6 didn't it Bernie? Yep it did MOTCO, contrary to popular belief the first motorway opened in the North West and was not the M1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicks100 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Real wax candles on a real Christmas tree...that burned with real with fire!!! How mad was that!? Indicators that flipped out the side of the door pillar. The tangible fear of Suez. The seemingly guaranteed snow every year for sledging and snowballs. Knowing how to use a starting handle. No salt on the roads. No traffic jams. (But no M-ways either) You were sometimes the only driver on the A74 at Beattock or Shap. Not the places to break down in those days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Keep your thumb tucked in when using a starting handle! Plenty of traffic jams on the roads through Honiton in the school summer holiday weekends... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Remember us driving from Sheffield to Minehead in 1969 and going overnight to avoid the traffic. Still took about 8 hours, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry H Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Prior to the introduction of VAT in the 70's there was Purchase Tax. Thankfully, cars in kit form were exempt and....................well you know the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Prior to the introduction of VAT in the 70's there was Purchase Tax. Thankfully, cars in kit form were exempt and....................well you know the rest Indeed! I was a student in the early sixties and couldn't afford the £650 or thereabouts for a Lotus Super Seven kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPeffers Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 No smoking here as asthmatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2rrr Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 MOTCO, Agreed the full lotus kit was £970 when I priced one after I passed my driving test in 1968. £970 what can you buy for that now ?? I paid way more than that for my fuel injection. How times have changed, pink specs off now Clegster. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain m Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 An E Type Jaguar and a new Range Rover were priced over £2000.00 outrageous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 1965 Vauxhall Victor 101 De Luxe £905 on the road , my very first spanking new car , I remember the salesman threw in a free aerial for the optional extra radio I had fitted , thought at the time " what a nice man " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housebeautician Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What a great thread, Loads of old gits dragging out some good memories I remember 4 gallons for a pound in my old 100e POP And as MOTCO said keeping your thumbs in when using the starting handle (Learned that one quick) Oh btw its nearly impossible to do it in a Hillman Imp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 There used to be a advert that said: "You can do it in an MG" Well you can't - not with the hood up anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housebeautician Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 There used to be a advert that said: "You can do it in an MG" Well you can't - not with the hood up anyway! Is that a B or a midget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry H Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Come on! You could manage it in a matchbox as a teenager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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