Classic British Flight Sim

When I was a First Officer on those Vanguards I drove to work each day in this:-



That my brother leaning against it as if he owns it!...I owned that car for five and a half years :flying:

Sadly I gave away all my best slides of that car when I gave away my slide projector and screen...They were in the magazine in the projector

Well, I'm pretty sure that's not a Moggy!

I'd plump for a Jaguar XK150. Now that's a classic! I'd bet you'd give up your Smart for one of those, Peter.

Ian

Yes, it was a Jaguar XK150 Special Equipment model in Cotswold Blue with red leather upholstery. It had chromium wire wheels with white walled tyres...Mmmm I loved that car and for some of the time that I had it, there was no speed limit on the motorways...I used to cruise motorways at 110 mph and was always a bit surprised at how quickly I came to the end of the motorway and had to slow down for normal roads.

I see from that photo that the tax disc is due to expire sometime in 1964, so that means that I was still studying at Avigation to get my CPL and then ATPL. I did not join BEA till 12th October of that year and started my training on the Vanguard.

I do love my little Smart though and it is about to go in for its first annual service :flying:

I thought at first that was you in the photograph Peter. The first time I ever had a ride in a Jaguar was when I was at school, a friend of my mother picked me up one day in a new Jaguar, though cannot remember what type it was but one thing that always stays in my memory is that of the smell of the leather interior.

Regards
Nigel.

Oops, looks like I set off an avalanche... :o

Ah, first of all YES, I do think that it was a great era of british motoring! And YES I think a car like the Minor is a perfect proof for that, even more the Mini though. But for sure it's not necessarily the expensive sports cars writing history and defining particularly that era! However I have always been impressed by British motor heritage and myself own a UK-built 1969 Ford Escort Mk1 that has covered only 63.000 km in its 40 years life. Still a great daily runner ;-)

And as you've figured out I would agree with Dave the car next to the Moggy must be a Rootes Car, most probably a Hillman Minx MkVIII Estate, please compare:
http://www.britishmm.co.uk/jpg/hillman002.jpg
http://www.sa.hillman.org.au/ID_MinxMkVIIIestatecar.jpg
(by the way how do you guys embed pictures here?)

So much fun this place here!!

Best wishes from LOWW,

Nick

WhisperJet wrote:(by the way how do you guys embed pictures here?)

Just put {img} at the front and {/img} at the back like this:-



BUT THOSE Squiggely Brackets must be SQUARE BRACKETS like this "[" "]" (They are disruptive to normal text so I had to show them as "{" "}")

WhisperJet wrote:and myself own a UK-built 1969 Ford Escort Mk1 that has covered only 63.000 km in its 40 years life. Still a great daily runner ;-) Nick

First car I ever owned was a 1956 built Ford Escort purchased in 1966 for £60.00. I drove it for two years and only had to replace the hand brake cable and fuel pump.




Graham

My first car was a good old Morris 1100, bought it off my cousin in 1972ish for £300.

Funny though, I still remember the registration number as MOF 434F but can't always seem to remember the reg on my present one.....got to be me age!!



Regards
Nigel.