28-06-14, 12:05 AM
Oh yeah...... The Renault Dauphine, we had one when I was about 6 or 7, I remember thinking it was a good car until we got our new Morris Traveller. Wow, that car had wood bits stuck on the sides, how cool was that.
Then, in the early 70's, we got a Simca 1301 estate car. That was awesome. First car I'd ever been in where I saw the speedo indicate 100mph (down a long hill!!). The rear "tailgate" hinged at the bottom (bit like a Range Rover) and the glass could be wound down (like a side window) inside the tailgate. Made the car great for picnics - and also great for getting carbon monoxide poisoning in the summer, when my dad would drive around with tailgate window wound right down, open (right above the exhaust) - Maaan, in those days we really did love the smell of exhaust fumes. Maybe explains a lot about the way I turned outÂ
Then, in the early 70's, we got a Simca 1301 estate car. That was awesome. First car I'd ever been in where I saw the speedo indicate 100mph (down a long hill!!). The rear "tailgate" hinged at the bottom (bit like a Range Rover) and the glass could be wound down (like a side window) inside the tailgate. Made the car great for picnics - and also great for getting carbon monoxide poisoning in the summer, when my dad would drive around with tailgate window wound right down, open (right above the exhaust) - Maaan, in those days we really did love the smell of exhaust fumes. Maybe explains a lot about the way I turned outÂ