tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post8127164849990871205..comments2024-03-28T22:45:51.014+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Farewell Then, Vauxhall ? Bring on The Russians.CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-50545117494501482632009-06-04T05:09:27.489+01:002009-06-04T05:09:27.489+01:00Irina,
My first brand new car was a LHD bright gre...Irina,<br />My first brand new car was a LHD bright green Viva bought in 1965 for £482. I lived in Europe at the time and it took me all over the continent including up and down the Swiss and Italian alpine roads completely trouble free and in reasonable comfort for the four years I had it, before moving on to something with a little more fizz. One of my mates had a pink Cresta which he drove like a maniac; all the littl'uns on the road got out of his way in a hurry!Grumpy grannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-1652817312119323662009-06-03T23:45:00.458+01:002009-06-03T23:45:00.458+01:00I was thinking of Kate Hoey ... is that odd?I was thinking of Kate Hoey ... is that odd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-63474922358811846932009-06-03T21:57:39.843+01:002009-06-03T21:57:39.843+01:00My Dad bought his first new car in 1967 and it was...My Dad bought his first new car in 1967 and it was a Vauxhall Viva Estate for 795 pounds. <br /><br />It were crap, my parents spent many's the night broken down by the side of the road.<br /><br />He always bought a second hand car thereafter.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584366615828047395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-11246250721157858742009-06-03T21:45:40.101+01:002009-06-03T21:45:40.101+01:00Never had a Vauxhall, but a mate hired one recentl...Never had a Vauxhall, but a mate hired one recently and said it was rubbish. My parents had a good ol' Leyland when I were a lad. When did we stop being able to produce profitable mass-produced cars?Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-61503132466083631812009-06-03T21:44:33.025+01:002009-06-03T21:44:33.025+01:00I knew about the train station/Vauxhall thing but ...I knew about the train station/Vauxhall thing but I can't think why...Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-3689293876807560202009-06-03T20:56:44.030+01:002009-06-03T20:56:44.030+01:00Had a Cresta...gear shift on the steering column, ...Had a Cresta...gear shift on the steering column, bench front seat. White wall tyres. Magic. Nearest I could get to an American car. Heater never worked tho.....and it didnt impress the girls too much either. My mate and his TR3 always beat me hands down in that contest.Roy Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-9179600862905122692009-06-03T17:12:57.948+01:002009-06-03T17:12:57.948+01:00I had a Vauxhall Victor.
A bit like driving a ferr...I had a Vauxhall Victor.<br />A bit like driving a ferry.<br /><a href="http://classiccarsales.ie/files/cars/images/big/Vauxhall_Victor_Fe_09479e3d32657c6fc860b9637afb014b.jpg" rel="nofollow">Britain at its ?</a>Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-79527136136479390712009-06-03T17:05:25.317+01:002009-06-03T17:05:25.317+01:00We once had a very rusty Vauxhall. I think it was...We once had a very rusty Vauxhall. I think it was the model that Jasper Carrot called the Vauxhall Insipid.deariemenoreply@blogger.com