Teachers' cars.

[Forty-two]

Just one car I recall, but at least it's worth of mention, an MG Montego EFI, not sure if they all did it, but this one talked! Just didn't talk the same stuff as Knight Rider which was prime time viewing in that era!

[Spiny Norman]

I remember quite a few of our teachers' cars. The Headmistress at my primary school had a lovely blue Rover P6 that was kept in a locked compound in front of the school gates where the brats (us) couldn't get to it.

Some of our secondary teachers had great cars, the Headmaster had a yellow Reliant Kitten, one of the classics teacher (a stern Russian lady) had a very early Lada 1200, one of the maths teachers had a Lancia Beta Spyder, a chemistry teacher had a Datsun 200 Laurel but my favourite was Mr Wilson's ancient (J/K reg) dark blue Daimler Sovereign, which was a real shitheap. I remember getting a lift from him once and inside it was littered with oil cans, fag packets and all sorts of detritus.

[Bren]

One of my maths teachers had a mustang.

 

Unfortunately it was an awful mid 70's one - red with a cream vinyl roof.

 

He had an old fiat 128 as well. This was the mid 80's, other teachers had golfs and astras.

 

Maybe a very early shitter?

[wackywacerwill]

Old form tutor had a mint early mk2 Astra Merit in white, I remember it very well as he went absolutely radio rental when I punted a football at it soon after a respray. In my defence I was never any good at football and was aiming at his head because I thought him to be a massive bellend.

 

Other ones of note were our science teacher with his brown and gold Mr2, english teacher with her milfy self and Alfa Spider, the PE teacher had one too and I rather suspect that he was doing her the lucky git. Lastly the dope smoking German teacher with a pair of P5's, what a dude.

[Shep Shepherd]

A teacher at my primary school (Mrs Dewen) drove a Triumph TR4A and a BMW 3-Series (E21) Bauer cabriolet, due to her husband being a total petrolhead

 

One of the art teachers at my secondary school (Mr Martin) owned a Triumph Vitesse and a Spartan kit car which he built using parts from a Herald 13/60

[trigger]

In primary school I remember Mrs Hughes had a gold Maestro VDP which lost it's rear window in the Burns Day storm in 1990 after a tile blew of the school roof and went threw it.

 

Oh and the Science teacher in secondary school drove a VW Beetle but that's normal for science teachers.

[daveb47]

Cant remember any teachers cars,but my woodwork teacher Mr Williams had an old bike that he used to park on wooden floor just outside building.

When he came out one day he couldnt move it.

Someone had let tyres down & nailed them to floor then pumped them up again.

In senior years i was only one allowed to ride my 1955 Ariel Colt motorbike to school.

[alf892]

A few years ago.........these would have been up to about 1977.

 

Headmaster had an 1100.........bought from Father Alf

Maths.........immaculate Mk1 Cortina. usually travelled by pushbike. An evil bastid with a nose like a bloodhound for sniffing out smokers.........

English.......Renault 16 followed by a succession of newer Renaults

Geography.......P6 Rover from Father Alf again

Some other..........Saab 96

History..........Morris Traveller.

School secretary......Triumph 1300

Matron/Cook/Nursey milf.......Capri

PE/RE........Landover wagon. This was used the transport the whole rugby team (inc reserves!) to away matches

[Fatchance]

I formed the view pretty early on in my time at school that teachers' cars were generally not particularly good, and therefore I didn't want to be a teacher when/if I grew up.

 

The late 60's/early 70's car park at primary school held the following:

 

A couple of BMC 1100/1300's, one owned by either of the "spinster" P1 and 2 teachers; a Mk 2 Vauxhall Victor estate, which was the gym (now PE) teacher's prototype "people carrier", rear seat folded down to accommodate his 4 children; our P6/P7 teacher's Mk 2 Cortina 2-door De-Luxe in MOD/austerity/shitty spinach dark green; a brand new Mk 3 Cortina 2000E owned by a teacher who lived with his mother, and not having the expense of his own house, could afford a decent car. The headmaster initially had some late 50's/early 60's Bentley thing, S1 or S2, which he replaced with an L-reg, so fairly new, BMW 7-series. After throwing my guts up during a sponsored walk I was allowed to lie on the back seat of the Bentley to recover; the aroma of wood and leather worked wonders and I managed to complete another two miles, lighter without the contents of my stomach.

 

Once I have been able to place myself in a shaman-like trance, I should be able to remember the more extensive list of secondary school teachers' cars.......

[UmBongo]

Good thread!

 

One of my first teachers who I remember as being quite hot, had a lovely, little red MK1 Civic.

 

I've wanted one ever since.

 

Another assistant headmistress had a Lada Riva in orange, I believe. I seem to recall she traded it for a Maestro in hearing-aid beige.

 

My guitar teacher at high school had a blue Acclaim.

 

Again, I've wanted one ever since.

 

An art teacher who was a baldy wank, tbh, had a flash white sports car. I think it was an MR2. My memory is terrible, sometimes.

 

The fat-bottomed PE teacher, Liz Reagan, in Grange Hill had a lovely Renault 4 which she must have traded in for a 5 at some point.

 

And Roland Browning got run over by a Ford Transit, I think.

[quicksilver]

The two that stick in my mind are the IT teacher with his shiny bald head and even shinier white Ford Probe, and the head of technology who had a lovely old Riley RM. The head of PE was a woman who looked like David Bowie and drove a shabby grey XR3i, and the headteacher had an ageing pogweaseled Merc 190E, a rather ropey car for someone in her position. Others I can remember:

Mk2 Astra

Renault 21 Monaco

Volvo 240 estate

VW Scirocco, later replaced with a Corrado

Daihatsu Move (looked so stupid we all used to laugh at it)

Peugeot 306 Sedan

Alfa 75

[carlo]

In the late seventies our Science teacher had a '72 black Opel Manta which he said was pretty unique, might have been a turbo one?  He loved that car and all the lads thought it was quite flash too.

[DVee8]

I had a chemistry teacher called Mrs Cheng that drove a A reg XR3i.Caspian blue i think

Mr Tate the head drove a black Audi 100

Mt Tate the PE teacher drove a Landy and a spitfire

There was a Porker 924

The re teacher lived in our street she had a rena 5

The maths teacher had a polo she lives in the next street to my mother she must be 140 and still has a polo

[burraston2006]

Can't remember names but at big school(85-92) there were the following:

Saab 9000- headmasters bought new

Mazda 626 montrose ( coupe thing) well used music teacher

Landy series 3 english teacher well shiny!

Austin seven woodwork restorted. IIRC he got a differnet on every couple of years

Misti Gallant deputy head- well rusty

Renner 4 totally foxed Art teacher

Renner 5 mk1 also foxed- head of English

Dutton kit car- english teacher

Everyone else had run of the mill 205's, orions and volkswagens.

[Mr Lobster]

When I was about nine or ten a new teacher arrived at my primary school. She was Welsh and called Miss Hughes, drove a Triumph Herald Cabriolet in Red and was probably in her early twenties and even at that tender age I knew that she was HOT.

[Guest BFleming]

Jeepers, this thread brings back memories of my childhood in Ireland...

From primary school in the 70's I can only remember one teacher's car, it was a Toyota Corolla 4 door in dark blue.  I recall dents & filler even then, but maybe that's just every Corolla I've seen since.

Secondary school memories are much more lucid, our French teacher drove an Opel Kadett, tech drawing guy had an '85 Corolla (reg plate 6 XIM), there was a few more Corollas (Toyota's have been the best selling cars in Ireland for some time), there were 2 early Mk2 Golfs, a Mk1 Golf 1.5D in bright orange that our Maths teacher probably still drives.  Not many Ford's, but our Physics teacher drove a Mk1 Escort - and I know he still owns it!

The best forum-worthy car though was 1985 Citroen Visa Diesel in Beige, driven by the chemistry teacher.  A mad car for a mad scientist!

[martc]

Head Master had a metallic gold Ford Granada (Consul?) - the fast back version, with a brown vinyl roof.

 

Assistant Head - brand new Ford Escort Mexico

 

Physics teacher - a MkII Land Rover - pick up version with canvas tilt - the back was filled with two enormous speakers.

 

Chemistry teacher (Mr Hunter) - originally had a Minx, but replaced with a dark green Hunter estate.

 

English Teacher - Renault 4 (knackered)

 

Beardy English Teacher - a type 2 camper 9at a time when these were just crap) with SDP posters in every window.

 

School mini buses a brace of Sherpa's with wooden benches running lengthwise - much slippage under braking!

 

Games Teacher - FIAT 128

 

Woodwork Teacher - Triumph TR6 - he made the mistake of showing off and telling all and sundry about the impact sensitive petrol cut out behind the front bumper he had fitted. Cue every pupil at the school kicking the front bumper and him routinely opening the bonnet to re-set the switch each evening before attempt to start it. But it was in VGC and was everyone's favourite in the teachers car-park.

 

 

And I joined in in the sixth form by going to school on my Neval Minsk - but it had a full size motorbike shape and a km/h speedo which made it appear to be incredibly fast to impressionable school girls. Bu not as cool as a fellow sixth formers Jawa 350 with lizards painted on it.

[scooters]

'Mad Pat' Dorman, Primary 6 - 1980/81, Poo brown Allegro Estate - legend!

Mr 'Forni' Caton -1983-1989 Head of Middle School-  triumph Spit w 6 cyls (still drives it as a giffer) 

'Pube' Marshall 1989 - Housemaster when I went all posh - early Scoob Legacy and poo brown Mini Clubman for the missus (paid more than other teachers)

'Maggot' Goode, 1989, Biology - Volvo 340 GL - 

'Yorkshire' Bellis 1990, Geog - Alfasud

'Lofty' Martin 1987, Maths - fiat 500 (he was 5'2")

'Hells' Benzies 1986, Maths, Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle - 

'Andy' Todd, 1985 History - Zavasta 311

Robin Morgan - Headmaster 1975-1987 - Rover P6 v8 THEN a Silver Ghost in beige with a poo brown VINYL roof - fucking legend

'Tam' Fraser 1985 english - citroen CX Safari - legend

[scooters]

When I was about nine or ten a new teacher arrived at my primary school. She was Welsh and called Miss Hughes, drove a Triumph Herald Cabriolet in Red and was probably in her early twenties and even at that tender age I knew that she was HOT.

 

Phowaoarrrrr!

[Junkman]

The hottest teacher I had was Ms Hotter (I is NOT kidding you!), in art. She had a yellow R17 TS.

English (m) - BMW 520 e12 in cypress green metallic

Maths (m) - Battered ca. 1960 Beetle in what was left of white. In stark contrast to the condition of his car, he always was impeccably attired and actually looked like Jason King

Biology (f) - Vanilla yellow 2CV

German (f) - Dark green DKW F102

Physics (m) - Honda CB750 Four - he also looked like he belonged to an MC

Chemistry (m) - Inka orange BMW 1800

Latin (m) - Land Rover 109 Station in zebra scheme, loaded with full safari gear and desert crossing equipment. I don't think it ever left the Munich city limits though

Greek (f) - Yamaha RD 350

History and Geography (m) - Alfa 2000 Spyder

Sports (m) - Pinarello lightweight and a Vespa P200E

Music (f) - Munich public transport system MAN Metrobus 750 HO

Philosophy (m) - Pre-War Opel gents' roadster

[jmsguzzi]

One of my music teachers was a lanky jazz type bloke who drove a Reliant Scimiter SS1 which was unusual in 2007, another music teacher has a Daihatsu Cuore which i still see her driving about in. My tutor who was French always had a Citroen which i thought was quite stereotypical. My Science teacher apparently had a Ferrari Dino 308 in his garage but he never brought it to school. My media teacher had a Fiat Multipla which was piled with all kinds of shit, mostly fag packets. The School minibus was a pre facelift LDV Convoy which was thrashed everywhere and it wouldn't surprise me if they still have it. 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Junkman, I think you're getting actual memories confused with some sordid schoolboy fantasy. Frau Hotter was probably a Rosa Klebb lookalike that drove a brown Rover P6.

[scooters]

 

Philosophy (m) - Pre-War Opel gents' roadster

 

- proper giffer then?

[Junkman]

Frau Hotter looked a lot like Kate Bush and drove a yellow R17 TS.

[Junkman]

- proper giffer then?

 

Yeah, nickname Sokrates, so go figure.

[Asimo]

The Head, Mr. Hopwood, parked his Morris 1100 (pale blue) outside his study, on the play yard and in full view of most of the classrooms. Headteachers perk, noone else could drive onto the school yard.

 

One Monday he arrived to find that double yellow lines had been painted (indelibly) where he parked. The whole school witnessed the Basil Fawlty like loss of cool. There was an enquiry but the guilty were never identified. (By him, I know who we were)

 

Sometime later he attempted to defrost the 'screen with hot water from a kettle. Shattered it. Again, everyone was watching, as we were another day after an unknown hero had placed a Durex on the exhaust.

[PhilA]

The only one that sticks out in my mind (mostly because of the colour) was from middle school.

 

 

Identical to this apart from the seats, which were totally black vinyl. She drove it like she was trying to break it all of the time.. which it never did. I think she px'd it in against an Astra eventually

 

--Phil

[Grundig]

An Allegro equipe in silver - the owner of which topped himself 

[chaseracer]

Miss Francois, my class teacher in what would now be Year 6, had a new Citroen Dyane every two years, later moving on to the Visa.  She must have been one the best customers at Chevron Motors of Malvern and has a great deal to answer for regarding my Gallic automotive enthusiasms.

 

Mr Southall (who, incidentally, I bumped into in town when visiting the parental units some years back) was a proto-shiter, his cars always being older INTERESTING barges: Rover P5, early Triumph 2000 and (spectacularly, for a car-mad 10 year old) a Vauxhall Viscount...

[brickwall]

Junior school

Headmistress had a spottess Metros, changes every other years.

Mrs Cook had a rusty VW in pea green

Mrs Burnett had a bicycle with a big basket on the front

Mrs Norris had one of those Rapport convertible Mini Metros

 

Senior School

Headmaster had a white XR4X4...he was a bachelor into extreme sports and stuff.

Our RE teacher was a Reverend and had a Calibra when they first came out.

Miss Smith was a classy bird who drove an older white golf convertible. She was really hot and left when she married a millionaire businessman.

Mrs unpronounceable  had a rusty grey Jaguar and then a Scirocco 

Mr McCloud  was  demobbed form the army and drove a sweet SRi . He was ex SAS and his language was foul and people feared him. He spoke with the harshest Glasgow accent you ever heard.

 

all I can remember for the mo.