memoriesnmoans

Monday 18 June 2007

Another classic car



This is another classic car from the late 1960s in bright yellow with black interior. These cars had a distinct pin-toes front wheel arrangement which was strange to start with but, with practice, drivers got used to this. If, like me, you had a tendency to drive at speed over humpback bridges, brows of hills and got airborne, the wheels tucked themselves under when they lost touch with the road. On landing they quickly levelled out again. The steering went light so you had to keep hold with both hands or you ended up in hedges! The above car was well-known in rallying circles and was brilliant on hill climbs too. Once (and only once) I parked facing the sea on Southport beach only to return two hours later to find the bonnet under the Irish Sea. No Problem! The engine was in the boot at the back and the only things which got wet were sandwiches, my coat, a travel rug and shopping bag. And my feet when I got into the Imp. Sadly, during a rally, a big tree stump fell in love with the underside of the passenger seat and refused to part company with it. It might still be there somewhere in Yorkshire, a rusting lump of metal with flakes of bright yellow paint. If you find it take a photo and let me know!

Labels:


Great news for people who want to make money
on eBay but haven’t a clue what to sell!

Entrepreneur Magazine calls it “the hottest business
opportunity of the decade”…

Introducing the amazing eBay strategy that
can make you £500 a week part-time selling other people’s stuff
Click here now:

http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1952929