After I passed my test (at the second attempt) in 1967 or 8, my Gran very kindly let me use her car - an Austin 1100. As a hot-headed 18 year-old, I drove it very 'enthusiastically' and I soon found the hydrolastic suspension was terrific at dealing with bumps and potholes in the road driven over too fast. On one occasion I was driving far too fast down a Kent country lane and encountered another young fool doing exactly the same thing in the opposite direction. We failed to miss each other and each car got scraped. We stopped, agreed we had each been equally at fault, and so didn't exchange details.
My Gran wasn't best pleased. I then had to pay the £75 bill for repairs (in 1968 pounds). As a new Technical Assistant (TA), my BBC payslip at the time was for £60 a month...
Steve
My Gran wasn't best pleased. I then had to pay the £75 bill for repairs (in 1968 pounds). As a new Technical Assistant (TA), my BBC payslip at the time was for £60 a month...
Steve
