My parents had one of these

Triumph Herald. It was the car I got extra lessons in from Dad. But Mum probably drove it the most.

Exactly the same colour and date, but ours probably had 40,000 miles+ on it in 1964 when it was part exchanged for a Rover 90.

Triumph Herald covered 20 miles in 52 years

Hey, I learned to drive the same kind of car
when I was stationed in West Germany back in 1967.

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I learned to drive mainly in a car that the Driving School used, though I got extra practice with My Dad in His '72 Mercury Marquis Brougham 4 door sedan, it looked like this 2 door coupe, He later owned one like that was painted white. Oh and this car came with a 460, not a mere 351.

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I learned to drive in a 1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 hardtop, automatic (FMX).

Like this one:



Except this one is a convertible; and the scoop and tail fin are for show, as there was no official Cougar Eliminator for 1971-1973 models.

Mine was Wimbledon white with the Ginger full vinyl top and matching Ginger interior.

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My Dad said it was just a stretched Mustang, He didn't like the stubby tail, too short, but that was His opinion, not Mine, I've always likes Cougars and Mustangs, I wonder why? ;)

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My Dad said it was just a stretched Mustang, He didn't like the stubby tail, too short, but that was His opinion, not Mine, I've always likes Cougars and Mustangs, I wonder why? ;)

He was incorrect... While there was a regular Mustang that was a foot shorter than the XR-7; the XR-7 was actually the sister car to the Mustang Mach 1 of the same era, (71-73), and was exactly the same length as the Mach 1. :-)

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My Dad said it was just a stretched Mustang, He didn't like the stubby tail, too short, but that was His opinion, not Mine, I've always likes Cougars and Mustangs, I wonder why? ;)

He was incorrect... While there was a regular Mustang that was a foot shorter than the XR-7; the XR-7 was actually the sister car to the Mustang Mach 1 of the same era, (71-73), and was exactly the same length as the Mach 1. :-)

Still that was His opinion, right or wrong, though I like the more modern Mustang GT, like this one, though beware the 2005-2006 had a problem with the Master Power Relay, it could and did suck a battery dry of charge, it was under recall by Ford, the only reason I don't have that car now, is cause the Dealer wouldn't fix the recall, just charged the battery up and sent Me on My way, turns out the Barstow CA Dealer(avoid Soutars Ford/Nissan/Toyota/Dodge) wanted to buy the car back, but didn't want to ask if I wanted to sell it back to them.

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I learnt to drive very sideways in one of these:



To such an extent I was thinking about putting a wiper on the passenger door window....

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Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

For going sideways I used one of these



Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF

edit] photo changed.

A 1969 Ford Falcon, though not as pristine as this one:




I bought it in 1975 when I was 16, before I had a driver's licence. I'm one of those strange creatures who gets things then figures out how to use them.

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I used to play with this type Triumph Vitesse motor when I learnt to drive, way back before 1964. Originally it was the 2 litre six cylinder, but we replaced that with the Triumph 2.5 PI six cylinder 2,500 cc motor. It fitted without real modifications and went like stink (especially compared to the cars around then).

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

Hey, I learned to drive the same kind of car
when I was stationed in West Germany back in 1967.

I'm told that in 1967, my parents had a VW with the German style flags for turn signals. I don't really remember, as my age was being counted in months at the time. The first car I remember was a blue '63 Corvair.

The first thing I ever drove was whatever the Plymouth compact with front wheel drive was called in 1982-3, which is what my high school used for driver's ed. At the time, my parents had a '77 Vega, red, and a white '79 Monte Carlo. It ended up being the last car my mother owned; she donated it to the fire department for training when she couldn't drive any more and I had enough money to buy my own again. (I went for a couple of years without a car of my own. Then in '98, I bought a '94 Caprice formerly owned by the Sheriff's department in Peru, IN. It moved nicely, until it started having trouble. Just this May, I donated it to my employer's auto shop for practice.)

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

The first car I ever drove in a Citroen, known in Germany as die Ente.

Then with various permits, a 1970 Chevy Chevelle, 1983 Chevy K-5 and with a driving instructor a third generation Chevy Camaro.
Took the test in a Minivan, not sure what make it was.

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Come to think of it, I passed my road test to get my first license in that Monte Carlo.

I think I also had my first accident in it.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I learned in old Holden FE, an older Series I 80" Land Rover, an old Fordson Major tractor and an old International Harvester C1800 concrete agitator when I was 10 yr old.

Cheers.

My Road test was done in My Dads car in San Pedro CA on it's narrow streets, I passed with a score of 99 out of 100, not bad for a 19yr old, but then I wouldn't own a car until about 1985 or so.

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My Road test was done in My Dads car in San Pedro CA on it's narrow streets, I passed with a score of 99 out of 100, not bad for a 19yr old, but then I wouldn't own a car until about 1985 or so.

My car road test was in a brand new 1976 Datsun 1200 instructors sedan and my motorcycle license was done the same day on my '74 Suzuki TS360.

Cheers.

My Road test was done in My Dads car in San Pedro CA on it's narrow streets, I passed with a score of 99 out of 100, not bad for a 19yr old, but then I wouldn't own a car until about 1985 or so.

My car road test was in a brand new 1976 Datsun 1200 instructors sedan and my motorcycle license was done the same day on my '74 Suzuki TS360.

Cheers.

I also tested for My Motorcycle addendum that goes with the CA Drivers license, though that was on a Honda Twinstar, a vertical inline twin motorcycle, I still have that addendum on My license to this very day, though I'm now unable to own anything but My current car, I'd have to reimburse the SSA for the value of the 2nd vehicle, so that's that.

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My first new cycle:
Kinda looked like this...



1969 Yamaha 250cc
What's red and warm and vibrates between your legs?

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Mine looked like this, minus the pink article strapped to the bike of course.

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