tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4299032632832634842..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: A New CarThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12350155063349973072011-02-02T20:25:26.696-08:002011-02-02T20:25:26.696-08:00My first car was a 1961 VW bug, purchased on my 16...My first car was a 1961 VW bug, purchased on my 16th birthday with money I'd earned and saved. I've been driving a 1986 Ford pickup for the last 25 years - still going strong - it's a great vehicle!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41737824788431842782011-02-01T04:16:23.512-08:002011-02-01T04:16:23.512-08:00Mmm, we change our car every third year, and you&#...Mmm, we change our car every third year, and you're right: the regularity does rob the event of some of its excitement.<br /><br />(And my dad was stationed in Northalerton during the war - I keep picking up echoes from your blog. It's uncanny at times!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15364356915071935332011-02-01T02:12:35.614-08:002011-02-01T02:12:35.614-08:00Lovely post Weaver!
The first I drove was my mothe...Lovely post Weaver!<br />The first I drove was my mother's 3.5litre Rover, which I crashed running a red light in London outside Olympia about four months after my test. I can still remember the registration number, EBJ 853T.<br /><br />My own first car was a very basic goldy-bronze Ford Escort, but I bought it with my own money and was enormously fond of it. It rusted away to be replaced by a Cavalier, which I also crashed. Hmmm...Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74502763379070126762011-02-01T02:00:40.900-08:002011-02-01T02:00:40.900-08:00The very first car I owned was a ford escort caspi...The very first car I owned was a ford escort caspian blue metallic registration YHN 519Y. The first experience I had in a car was an Austin A30 - my Uncle's. Would you believe Jon's first car was a robin reliant? He could drive it using his bike license. On one occasion when it started rolling down a hill he opened the door and stuck his foot on the road! lol! Typical biker eh! Having sais that Pat I was pleased to read it was bikers who came to your aid! Look for ward to meeting up soon. Dxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11946338279560981352011-02-01T01:24:55.327-08:002011-02-01T01:24:55.327-08:00Ah what a lovely collection of old cars is massing...Ah what a lovely collection of old cars is massing on my blog. They don't make them like that any more do they?<br />Reading EB's comment about a Wolseley Hornet - oddly enough on our way to collect our new car we met one, driven by an old lady = my husband thought it was a good sixty years old - we wondered if she had had it from new!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25111636785477813192011-02-01T00:43:23.178-08:002011-02-01T00:43:23.178-08:00I've never had a car in my own name, which is ...I've never had a car in my own name, which is something I'm slightly proud of, although granted for no good reason. I learned to drive in a Wolseley Hornet (imagine a Mini in a tweed cap), but that was a "classic car" (ie it was old) at the time. The first car I drove regularly was a Citroen AX called Katy. She was red. We currently have a Seat Alhambra called Percy. He's blue. We've had him for about 5 years and will keep him until he's too old to repair - another 5 years or so, since he's diesel. The only petrol car I've ever driven was Willy Wolseley.EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28092760329562317472011-01-31T19:46:03.774-08:002011-01-31T19:46:03.774-08:00It was a 1962 VW bug, already well-used by the tim...It was a 1962 VW bug, already well-used by the time I got it in 1972. Nothing since has rivaled it!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29367821229971713532011-01-31T15:36:28.859-08:002011-01-31T15:36:28.859-08:00weaver i've never owned a car but my dad's...weaver i've never owned a car but my dad's first car was a beautiful 1939 armstrong-siddeley. it was ridiculous - we had no money - not even a regular sixpence for the gas meter but there was this luxurious beast in the back. nowadays, i walk, ride my high-end carbon fibre bicycles and cadge lifts off my wife and friends!!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74520659493110112682011-01-31T13:05:17.761-08:002011-01-31T13:05:17.761-08:00I love Reliant Robins, they're so cool and the...I love Reliant Robins, they're so cool and the people who drive them always look friendly. I can't remember what our first car was, some sort of Ford, but I do remember that it was in such a state the police stopped us coming up the M6 and took it to the skip. We had to get a taxi the rest of the way home which cost more than the car had!Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28315735552100293782011-01-31T11:42:43.623-08:002011-01-31T11:42:43.623-08:00What a lovely story Pat. We bought our first car f...What a lovely story Pat. We bought our first car for £35 back in the early 6o's. I think it was a Riley and looked like one of those police cars in old black and white films. It was the most luxurious car we have ever had with it's leather upholstery and walnut dashboard - wasted on us as we filled it with carrycots, babies, nappies and dogs!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49352922066608212832011-01-31T11:30:07.296-08:002011-01-31T11:30:07.296-08:00Come on! Tell us what your new car is! (love, Je...Come on! Tell us what your new car is! (love, Jeremy Clarkson).Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10702091992176921972011-01-31T10:41:57.187-08:002011-01-31T10:41:57.187-08:00Our first car was a 1932 yellow Chev roadster with...Our first car was a 1932 yellow Chev roadster with a rumble seat and wire wheels, - I have posted about this precious car before, it is the one that Charles attached a locomotive whistle to on VJ day - I wish we still had it!!! After we sold it (why did we ever do that...)we bought a Model T Ford.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31248063033680642782011-01-31T09:15:41.260-08:002011-01-31T09:15:41.260-08:00I remember my first car which I got after passing ...I remember my first car which I got after passing my second driving test around 1975 ish - a 1960 Ford Popular - three forward gears and windscreen wipers that went slower the faster you went! Cost me all of £30 - well actually - cost my dad.<br />XRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90892849855259102782011-01-31T08:56:30.991-08:002011-01-31T08:56:30.991-08:00A yellow VW bug that was painted blue not long aft...A yellow VW bug that was painted blue not long after I got it. Had it for years and often wish I still did - even though often the heater wouldn't stop running which can be a nightmare in Phoenix during the summer :). Thank goodness you weren't injured in the bus reverse accident!jeanette from everton terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.com