Some of my Dad's old shite..

[mattblack]

As my Dad is on the point of giving up driving, I thought I'd share some of the old rammel he's had over the years...

 

First 'car' he had was one of these... Nobel.

 

First 'proper' car, A55.

 

This Victor replaced a 1500 Corsair.

 

Few years later... this FWD Triumph is the first car I remember.

 

This delightfully shite 404 7-seater was dragged to our house behind an Austin Gypsy!

 

This VDP 1300 cost £60 IIRC, and was the subject of a fairly extensive 'renovation'. However, a random cutting out fault (eventialy traced to a dodgy ignition switch) resulted in us going on holiday in a hired Ital instead. The VDP was sold to one of Dad's workmates when the auto box started making ominous noises when the car was loaded with bags of firewood, with a trailer full of wood on the back... It was replaced with a £90 Maxi.

 

He kept this Granada 2.0L for years. It had new rear arches and a respray while in the bodyshop for accident repairs after someone pulled out in front of him. Engine got tired, so was swapped for a low milage Sierra lump.

 

This replaced the Granada, Dad never took to it so bought a 'Y' plate 240 Volvo. I ran the skud for a while when an Ital I had died.

 

This Montego 2.0 Mayfair replaced an Ambassador that lunched a displacer. Pictured in Devon, when I borrowed it to go on holiday as my Pug 504 had 'issues'...

 

That's all I have photos of at the minute, but others he had at various times include MK3 and 4 Zephyr, MK3 Sceptre, A60 Cambridge, another Maxi, 2 Chrysler Alpines, MK1 Golf, 2 Carltons...

[warren t claim]

Ace pictures.

 

Do you mind me asking how old the pair of you are?

[garycox]

Nice pics!

 

VDP is still on a SORN...

 

The vehicle details for BNR 867K are:

 

Date of Liability 01 11 2011

Date of First Registration 15 10 1971

Year of Manufacture 1971

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1275CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status SORN Not Due

Vehicle Colour MAROON

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

 

 

 

 

I'm liking that a lot. You forget what a clean and smart looking car the Mark 2 Granada was - even the L trim models look good. Must have been a bit painful with the Pinto though? My Dad had a 2.3L Estate which was smooth and quiet but pretty slow. They had a lovely ride though these things. Big heavy bastards on soft springs and baloon tyres.

[pogweasel]

GR8!

 

How old was that 404 at the time of recovery / that pic? I am guessing it would not have been much more than 10 years old.

Can you imagine seeing a 51-reg 307 in that kind of body condition??

 

Good call on some others too. Fatha_Pog had a Granada like that, 2.3 V6 with a slug-box, and I have always loved those wheels. Has an identical Estelle too that supplanted the FSO Polonez, quite a feat to be even more embarrassing motor transport than an FSO...

[mattblack]

Yeah, the 404 would have been around 10 years old I recon...

 

Chap my dad bought it off (a mate of his) had all manner of tat lying about... as well as the Gypsy he had a Peugeot 504 Ti and a Trojan van and his missus tooled about in an early Hiace van, later replaced by a CF.