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Peter Walker
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When my dad was beginning to sow a few wild oats while still living with his widowed mother, she bought ON 6270, a Morris 8 four seater with soft top and a spare tyre on the offside running board. I suspect the idea was partly to keep him under control, as hed did most of the driving, usually with her.
!n 1934 she bought AOB 859, a little two=door Austin 7, with the pare wheel on the back, and by the following year she got a four-door Austin 10, I can't remember the number.
In 1939 she got her first 'modern' car, COP 496, a four-door saloon, theb sort with pair of kidney-shaped windows at the back. In 1940 or 1941, my dad had to deposit the distributor head at the police station to immobilise it, and it remained in the garage until about 1947y, when it was toed away for scrap or reconditioning.
My Nan could have felt like buying another car, but in 1956, my mum's aunt died, and we got our first post-war car on the proceeds - Ford Prefect in silver grey - the previous cars were all black of course. I learned to drive on that one, although I was delayed by petrol rationing because of the Suez crisis.
In 1959 I left Brum to come to London. As I worked for the railways I could travel round for almost nothing, and I never bought a car of my own. In fact I have not driven a car for 40 years now, but I still get round very well.
And now we have three tram routes passing the end of the road.
Peter
When my dad was beginning to sow a few wild oats while still living with his widowed mother, she bought ON 6270, a Morris 8 four seater with soft top and a spare tyre on the offside running board. I suspect the idea was partly to keep him under control, as hed did most of the driving, usually with her.
!n 1934 she bought AOB 859, a little two=door Austin 7, with the pare wheel on the back, and by the following year she got a four-door Austin 10, I can't remember the number.
In 1939 she got her first 'modern' car, COP 496, a four-door saloon, theb sort with pair of kidney-shaped windows at the back. In 1940 or 1941, my dad had to deposit the distributor head at the police station to immobilise it, and it remained in the garage until about 1947y, when it was toed away for scrap or reconditioning.
My Nan could have felt like buying another car, but in 1956, my mum's aunt died, and we got our first post-war car on the proceeds - Ford Prefect in silver grey - the previous cars were all black of course. I learned to drive on that one, although I was delayed by petrol rationing because of the Suez crisis.
In 1959 I left Brum to come to London. As I worked for the railways I could travel round for almost nothing, and I never bought a car of my own. In fact I have not driven a car for 40 years now, but I still get round very well.
And now we have three tram routes passing the end of the road.
Peter
Di.Poppitt
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
NUMBERS?
Peter they do say 'What goes around comes around'
Peter they do say 'What goes around comes around'
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Wendy
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Peter I love your stories!
sylviasayers
master brummie
Ratbag, I had just reported the "Advertiser" to Keith and within a couple of minutes he had banned the intruder. Fast work or what? I always report dodgy messages to Keith or previously his dad Rod.