School Car - Which Car Did You Learn To Drive In?

[ruston]

That' right, luck of the draw.

 

[telectrix]

Hi Ray, I once owned a Ford Zephyr mk11 low line. 3 speed bench seat.

i had a MkII zodiac. straight 6 2.9L.

 

[R G]

I did have a hillman imp after the minx , It had an ally engine , 875cc , and had rubber axle drive couplers , which I had to replace once , economical and fun to drive ,

The breakers yards were my second home when I had some of those old cars back in the 70s , you don't see many of those around anymore ....

 

[Rpa07]

I spent my time at the breaker yards and those were the days when you could go around the yard between all the cars - that was fun, used to take the bits off yourself and go to the counter for pricing up, boy those were the days - happy memories although trawling through eBay , finding, ordering and it being on your door step in two days makes up for it a little - ok, a lot!

 

[Dan]

We still have a scrap yard that you can walk around and take your own bits off.

 

[Rpa07]

Ooh, were do you live - I may holiday there! I'd be just walking around taking bits off and not needing them. I wonder if they do a risk assessment every hour of everyday - although the types of people going for bits are probably not the stupid types like the general public - no offence to the general public!

 

[R G]

Ooh, were do you live - I may holiday there! I'd be just walking around taking bits off and not needing them. I wonder if they do a risk assessment every hour of everyday - although the types of people going for bits are probably not the stupid types like the general public - no offence to the general public!

They wouldn't let you walk in and clamber over the cars these days , I used to climb 3 or 4 cars high to get the parts sometimes, there was one time a yard called chamberlains that I couldn't find the guy so i went in and started looking around to see if they had the right car , and got chased by a pack of alsatians and managed to jump into a car quick ....

 

[westward10]

Datsun Cherry for me as well.

Me too.

 

[Rpa07]

They wouldn't let you walk in and clamber over the cars these days , I used to climb 3 or 4 cars high to get the parts sometimes, there was one time a yard called chamberlains that I couldn't find the guy so i went in and started looking around to see if they had the right car , and got chased by a pack of alsatians and managed to jump into a car quick ....

Sounds like a scene from a movie - were you faster than the dogs? Love to see that on YouTube

 

[R G]

Sounds like a scene from a movie - were you faster than the dogs? Love to see that on YouTube

I was cursing my father in law
It was for parts for his car
Luckily I can afford new vehicles nowadays but I suppose when we're young and just past our Erving test we have to live with old bangers and resort to those ways

 

[ruston]

We still have scrapyards up here that you can take your own stuff off. I think they are only allowed two cars high now though, If they know you they will lift them with the forklift and let you take the parts off.

 

[Rpa07]

I almost googled Erving test then!

 

[7029 dave]

We still have scrapyards up here that you can take your own stuff off. I think they are only allowed two cars high now though, If they know you they will lift them with the forklift and let you take the parts off.

I like to pick my own.

 

[Dan]

Ooh, were do you live - I may holiday there! I'd be just walking around taking bits off and not needing them. I wonder if they do a risk assessment every hour of everyday - although the types of people going for bits are probably not the stupid types like the general public - no offence to the general public!

Not sure how to link to google maps on my phone but "mcGuinnesses Stoke on Trent" you'd search for. Cars used to be piled up but these days there's a gap and they're all on the floor. If any are squashed in they will come over and pick it up with a magnet for you and drop it in the isle.

 

[telectrix]

just heard that mcguiness have shut down. site now flattened.

 

[Rpa07]

just heard that mcguiness have shut down. site now flattened.

. . . but I got my bags packed and put the cat in a cattery! Oh well, sorry @Dan, I won't be coming to yours for my summer break after all!

 

[Dan]

just heard that mcguiness have shut down. site now flattened.

Whaaaaat?!?!

 

[Dan]

Bloody hell you've right.

http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/dave-m...ter-75-years/story-29562805-detail/story.html

And now there's a family fued over it.

http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/scrap-...o-his-sister/story-29459436-detail/story.html

And then it was set on fire!

http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/mcguin...picion-arson/story-28874609-detail/story.html

Wondered what the smell and smog was the other morning when getting on the D-road.