At one point in my life, somewhere in the late 1970s, we had a car just like this, a pale blue Morris Traveller. It was much loved though not in quite such good condition as this one. Ours had moss growing on the window sills! I can't quite remember for sure but I think that may have been the car that met a very sad end, when some hooligans set light to it outside our house.
For 'Cars I have known # 1' see here. Isn't it awful when the cars you most fondly remember are 'classic' now (not quite vintage yet!) and featuring in car shows.
An absolute classic car. A while back my wife and I saw one driven by an elderly couple. It was trailing a tiny caravan. Both car and caravan were in immaculate condition. We thought that it looked a bit romantic.
ReplyDeleteThey don't make em like that any more. I hate it when they're demolishing "old" ofice blocks which I can remember being built!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents had one like this. I owned three saloons, at one time or other, and our daughter's first car was an almond green Moggie. Fond memories!
ReplyDeleteIt's what we would call a "woody." Very popular in the 70's.
ReplyDeleteYou had some fine looking cars. (I clicked the link and saw Car Number 1, which is quite dazzling.) My early cars were pretty dreadful. I didn't have a decent car until the mid-1980s.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very posh car to have in those days. I know the feeling about seeing items in museums that we used to own. I guess we must be classic items too.
ReplyDeleteA great vehicle - my former flatmate in Oxford used to have one and she had a pet name for it too. Nothing wrong with being classic! Thanks for sharing Jenny.
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