I began driving in the year I graduated from high school - in other words, the year I turned 17. As soon as I was allowed on the road, I headed out there. My parents had a Toyota Blizzard that I drove out to Carnarvon Gorge, but the first car I bought myself was this little Toyota Corolla. Of course, that's the year I also looked like this:
Hmmmm...So my question today is: what year did you start driving and/or what was your first car? Also, what country did you live in at the time?
I first drove at about six years of age. A Chevrolet 1928 model truck carrying hay for drought affected stock on my Uncle's property in Central NSW. I could hardly reach the clutch to put it into gear, it had a hand throttle, I used first gear only, whilst my cousins were distributing the hay on the back to the starving sheep.
ReplyDeleteMuch on farm car and tractor driving before I got my licence at 16+ for which I did not have to pass a driving test.That's another story.
Bill started driving in 1950(age 19) - his first car was a 1926 Essex Super 6 (made by the Hudson Co.)
ReplyDeleteI started in 1961 (age 24) in a 1939 Ford Prefect. We paid 20 pounds (can't find a 'pound' symbol) which is $40 and had to pay about twice that much to register it!
Love,Valda
Hi Tamara
ReplyDeleteMy first car looked just like yours!!! A Corolla but my waist did not look just like yours at the time!!!! I was 21 at the time of purchase and a poor medical student so borrowed money from mum and dad and 9 days later someone ran into the back of the car. I first drove a Torana which belonged to my sister - she had entered the convent.
Regarding books to take to Leunigs quiet spot on the riverbank I would go for Anam Cara by John O'donohue along with whatever I was reading for bookclub, the Good Weekend magazine from the Sydney Morning Herald which I always intend to read before the next one arrives and probably a lovely romance with a beautiful cover if I wanted just to escape. Now there's an interesting study of my psyche.
love Loretto
PS thought I had posted something similar a few day ago but obviously didn't hit the right button.
My first car was "Fred" - a 1963 Morris 1100, generously given to be by Pa (Fred) Hills. I started driving when I was 17 - almost 18, as I was in Georgia for my 17th birthday and as an exchange student could not drive. When Pa donated Fred to me, he had a little less than 50,000 miles on him. After one year of burning up the Brisbane-Toowoomba highway and the streets of Brisbane, he had 100,000+ miles! Fred ran on the smell of an oily rag and was a great first car to learn to drive in!
ReplyDeleteI didn't read the question thoroughly...that could cost marks on an exam!
ReplyDeleteI started driving in 1984.
Hi Tamara Well my first car was a Datsun 1000, midnight blue colour and his name was Roger. I went for my licence on my 17th birthday, failed,i couldn't reverse around a corner. went for it again a week later and passed! Living in Perth at the time! :) Cute photo by the way of you! Suzanne.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading the comments. It's interesting how many memories are tied to the "First Car" milestone. Thanks for sharing, everyone!!
ReplyDeleteTamara
I have to put my thinking cap on here: I never really had my own car; when I started driving at 18 years of age my dad was also taking driving lessons. He bought a VW (bug) and I was allowed to drive it before he got his license. Several years into our marriage we could finally afford a 2nd hand Citroen (zg. Lelijk eendje) It had the cancas roll-top roof; not that you could use that often in Holland though! Our first car, after immigrating to Australia, was a Holden Commodore Stationwagon. And guess what: just recently, after (as you know) many, many car changes, we are driving another Citroen again;
ReplyDeleteso the circle is round...
Sorry for my late reply!
Love
Anny