Spire Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Dad has always had Jags and still does since I was born. Best is the E type he bought in 78 and he used to let me borrow it when I was 19. Most fun was his Morris 1000 van used to love bing in the back with no seat as a kid or his Mk10 except when he put me in the boot to get in to the British Grand Prix. Funny, my son is 19 now and I wouldn't trust him with my electric screw driver never mind the westy Quote
davidgh Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 my son is 19 now and I wouldn't trust him with ..... the westy Don't blame you -- he'd beat you. If there were a "brow-beaten-father" award in the SS, I'd have made it my own by now Quote
RedditchJay Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 infact we had a 1974 M reg range rover......... loved it..... lasted for years and years Quote
Tubs Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 I was lucky as mt old man was as much a petrol head as me. I just wish I had his skills with the greasy bits. Anyway, in no particular order :- Ford Sierra Cosworth - Black with the whale tail. It was the first one to come to Jersey. Loved that car. Rolls Royce Silver Spirit II. I never realised just how good a car this was. I would have bought from my mum if I'd had enough garage space. Best car I've ever been in. I even Chaufeured the Belarussian Ambassador to the UK in it when he made a visit to the Island. His wife liked it so much she wanted him to get one for the Embassy!!! There was also a Triumph Stag & a Rover P5 V8 amongst his collection. Tubs. Quote
pistonbroke Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Ex WD Dodge Ambulance , me and bros Peter used to sit on the front wings straddling the huge headlamps. All the kids on the block would pile in the back and head out to southport for fun and games on the beach . Not many car owners in them days so we were very lucky to have transport Quote
Captain Colonial Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Probably his 1962 Chrysler Imperial (to which we sometimes added the tag Super Star Destroyer). 19 foot long, and 4635 lbs of Detroit pig iron, couple to a 413 cu in (6.3l) V8 with a four barrel carb and 340 HP. I spent a lot time driving my disabled mother around in it. I also spent a lot of time fixing it, and occasionally pushing it, which helped give me the bad back I have today! Turning circle of an oil tanker. But overall, a great car, very well built. Believe it or not, it did 15 miles to the gallon. His was just like these photos (which are in my web space and not copyright infringement before anyone gets militant): Check out the tail lights: Finally, the dash. I draw your attention to the push button transmission on the left, push button A/C to the right, a brake pedal that would fill the footwell of a Westy, and the nightmare of a oblong steering wheel. The headlight dimmer switch is on the floor on the left, as is another foot switch to make the valve radio scan for the next station. Vacuum actuated wipers, interior vents and cruise control ("Auto Pilot") made life interesting. Only involved in one accident - hit from behind while stationary by a woman doing 30mph in a Toyota Corolla, which wrote that car off. The Super Star Destroyer wasn't even scratched. It transported my bride to our wedding on the day, finally being sold to a collector after 26 years of loyal service. I had some great times in that car, and also the longest, most terrifying aquaplane in my driving history, which went on for about 500 yards. Happy days! Quote
Bananaman Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Probably his 1962 Chrysler Imperial (to which we sometimes added the tag Super Star Destroyer). 19 foot long, and 4635 lbs of Detroit pig iron, couple to a 413 cu in (6.3l) V8 with a four barrel carb and 340 HP. I spent a lot time driving my disabled mother around in it. I also spent a lot of time fixing it, and occasionally pushing it, which helped give me the bad back I have today! Turning circle of an oil tanker. But overall, a great car, very well built. Believe it or not, it did 15 miles to the gallon. His was just like these photos (which are in my web space and not copyright infringement before anyone gets militant): Finally, the dash. I draw your attention to the push button transmission on the left, push button A/C to the right, a brake pedal that would fill the footwell of a Westy, and the nightmare of a oblong steering wheel. The headlight dimmer switch is on the floor on the left, as is another foot switch to make the valve radio scan for the next station. Vacuum actuated wipers, interior vents and cruise control ("Auto Pilot") made life interesting. Only involved in one accident - hit from behind while stationary by a woman doing 30mph in a Toyota Corolla, which wrote that car off. The Super Star Destroyer wasn't even scratched. It transported my bride to our wedding on the day, finally being sold to a collector after 26 years of loyal service. I had some great times in that car, and also the longest, most terrifying aquaplane in my driving history, which went on for about 500 yards. Happy days! Holy Moly thats a peice of kit......................... Quote
barney Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Best, a various flavours of Capri,loved them and the 8 track that they all had.. worst Fiat Panda he bought new,remember having a standup argument with him when i was 15 asking him how he could do that to me.. he finally got rid and bought an Uno... Quote
Bean Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Lotus 11, non road legal with Coventry Climax engine. Worth a small fortune now, wishes he'd kept it rather than sold and got married Marcos 1.6 in the early 80's, sold due to us kids using up to much of his time Marcos 3.0 V6, bought once his kids grew up and stopped bothering him Quote
stephenh Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 My Old Man wasn' really into cars, but did have a couple of V8 P6 Rovers, in fact they were his last 2 cars, he still had the second one when he died. First was an automatic, then swapped it for a manual gearbox one when that became available. Quote
Kevin Wood Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 He's never been much of a petrol head but let me see... Triumph Herald... Nope Austin Maxi... Nope Morris Ital.. Later owned my yours truly... Nope Volvo Estate... Nope Renault Espace... Nope Vauxhall Senator 3.0 24v... Bingo! There was something about that car.. It's the reason I currently drive an Omega, but not quite sure the Omega's got it. If only they weren't all rotten by now. Kevin Quote
Richard1970 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Memories Whilst growing up the memory of my first time behind the wheel was in his Rover P6 2200TC - I was only 5 and sat on his knee at the time! He also had a Lancia Gamma 5 door, and Gilbern Invader - loved them both I kind of gloss over the Granada's, Renault 30 and 25 as well as scores of Jags, as none of them impressed me! Wish he was still here to climb into my Westy Richard Quote
greenandmean Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 First car he had a Wolseley ex police car (can't remember if it was a 4/44 or a 6/80) still had the bracket on the front that held the bell, waaaaaay before sirens were thought of. Followed by a Morris Isis that I used to drive down the country lanes to grans house on sunday after noons at the tender age of 12, that was swapped for a Vauxhall (F1 i think) where the exhaust used to come out of the back bumper, which also rotted before your eyes. Quote
Liam Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 He would be about 110 now. Nothing special in the way of cars although I wish I still had the Riley even though it wasn't the more desirable Kestrel. 1935 Riley Falcon. MG 4555 (wonder if that's on an MG somewhere now) 1936 Daimler Light 15. CEL 519. Get in with your top hat on. First car I drove aged about 8. Wilson preselector box and very tricky for the unwary. ? Wolseley 6/80 (Evenin' all). RAL I leant to drive in that. 1960? Wolseley 6/99. UBK 6. Passed my test in that. 3 speed+ two overdrive and a freewheel that was just scary. Steering wheel the size of a Leyland bus wheel. 1963? Rover P5 3 litre. NCP 149. Surprisingly nippy but rotted away. ? Wolseley 6. His last car. A dog but enough room in the back for a good party. Quote
s2k7 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 my chichi san has toyota 2000gt---> similar http://tinyurl.com/492t5f8 Quote
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