Cars your dad had when you were a young un'

[alb]

My Dad had the knack of picking dodgy cars.
An Austin 1100 which i learned to drive in. Not too bad.
A Triumph Toledo which i passed my test in. Quite troublesome.
An appallingly unreliable Fiat 128 which i eventually blew up, had repaired, and then it fell to rusty bits.
An Austin Allegro 1500 which was strangely reliable but still didn't inspire confidence.
Finally a Toyota Corolla, which was a breath of fresh air, but he never had chance to really benefit from it before he died.

[Alex_UK]

Couple of years later he got a Ford Corsair, anyone remember them, no, thought not.

See the You Tube on Andre's other post here: http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4549

If you can bear it, about 1:30 is a Corsair, I believe!

[Mick Parry]

Chaps

My father was a highly paid Toolmaker employed by BLMC.

His last car before he died was a 4 litre Vanden Plas with a Rolls Royce engine.

It looked good parked outside our council house.

Regards

Mick

[spendorman]

My dads 1st car was a Riley Elf when I was about 10, daft looking thing, a Mini with a boot stuck on it FFS, but it did have a red leather interior wot I thought was kwell. Couple of years later he got a Ford Corsair, anyone remember them, no, thought not.

I still have one, Riley ELf Mk. III 1969 Automatic with only 18,000 Miles.

[REM]

Alex said:

If you can bear it, about 1:30 is a Corsair, I believe!

Indeed it is, thanks for that, I think!

Spenorman said:

I still have one, Riley ELf Mk. III 1969 Automatic with only 18,000 Miles.

That sir must be worth a bob or two these days.

Mr. Parry confessed:
My father was a highly paid Toolmaker employed by BLMC.

That explains a lot, wasn't it always the toolmakers at the heart of all the militant union action at the old BL? So now we know it was MPs' dad who bears the responsibility for the demise of the British car industry.

Cheers

[Barry]

From memory they were:

Austin A35
Ford Cortina Mk I 1200cc

then

Daimler V8 250, a car based on the Mk II Jaguar; it even had wire wheels,
Jaguar XJ6, Series 2, 4.2 litre
Jaguar XJ12, Series 3 (can't remember the engine capacity)

and finally

Daimler 'Double Six', a 5.3 litre V12 engine.

[Rare Bird]

See the You Tube on Andre's other post here: http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4549

If you can bear it, about 1:30 is a Corsair, I believe!

Yes it is.. Luverly, they were a good car but the engine wasnt so great..They were shitty V4's..Didnt make this car for long..

[Alex_UK]

Jaguar XJ12, Series 3 (can't remember the engine capacity)

If it was an XJ12 it would have been 5.3 the same as the Daimler. Lovely motors, I also loved the first XJS.

[Rare Bird]

If it was an XJ12 it would have been 5.3 the same as the Daimler. Lovely motors, I also loved the first XJS.

You'll be telling me the Mk.X (10) jag was great next

[REM]

Yes it is.. Luverly, they were a good car but the engine wasnt so great..They were shitty V4's..Didnt make this car for long..

Same motor as in the original Trannie van, IIRC the Corsair ran from '65 to '69 model years....so it was discontinued at the dawn of prog.