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Do you now own a relatives' old car?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:56 pm    Post subject: Do you now own a relatives' old car? Reply with quote

Prompted by another thread, who amongst us owns a car that once belonged to a relative?

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used to own a Ford 100E that belonged to my Mother. What wasn't fair was that I only got the car because she acquired a Mini... I was not allowed to drive the Mini... Evil or Very Mad

Having a sibling take over the ownership of a much cherished car can also be a mistake. When I took possession of my first Company Car (a Marina Rolling Eyes) I handed my younger brother the keys to my lovely, low mileage Mk1 Austin A55 Cambridge. He promptly sold the registration number for a handsome sum and shortly thereafter was rid of the car.

My other brother took over our Dad's two door Ford Corsair 1500 GT ( almost extinct now) and ran it into the ground through sheer neglect. Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I had my Sunbeam Alpine back in 1972 my cousin Ken and I decided to do some touring in Norway but back then I had previous experience of Norwegian roads (rough unlit tunnels with pot holes at least 4" deep) and decided that the Alpine was unsuitable. Our uncle (not the father of my cousin) was trading in his 105E Anglia for a new MkI Escort so Ken and I gave our uncle the trade-in price and had trouble free motoring for our tour and sold it for a small profit on returning home.

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/105eanglia.htm


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Mk1 Escort was bought by my Bro-in-Law to teach my sister to drive, (she is 9 yrs older than me), it rapidly became apparent she couldn't drive sheep. The car went under a tree until my nephews had a go at destroying the clutch on their way to their licences, and occasionally being used for spare car cover when they went to Uni (and bent their current cars). It then went back under the tree.

My youngest son Jon bought it off my sister when he was 16 to rebuild it ready for his 17th birthday. He drove in various forms until he was doing his Masters, and it went into a barn, then into a lock up. When he bought his first house he was shy on the deposit and due to collusion with his Mother I discovered I owned a very expensive and rusty Mk1 Escort!!

I left it until it was required for Jon's wedding, so another small fortune left my fingers but the paint was done very cheaply and hurriedly and 5yrs later needs doing again.

So it has been in the family over 30yrs, and I'm not allowed to sell it because of this.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BigJohn wrote:
My Mk1 Escort was bought by my Bro-in-Law to teach my sister to drive, (she is 9 yrs older than me), it rapidly became apparent she couldn't drive sheep. The car went under a tree until my nephews had a go at destroying the clutch on their way to their licences, and occasionally being used for spare car cover when they went to Uni (and bent their current cars). It then went back under the tree.

My youngest son Jon bought it off my sister when he was 16 to rebuild it ready for his 17th birthday. He drove in various forms until he was doing his Masters, and it went into a barn, then into a lock up. When he bought his first house he was shy on the deposit and due to collusion with his Mother I discovered I owned a very expensive and rusty Mk1 Escort!!

I left it until it was required for Jon's wedding, so another small fortune left my fingers but the paint was done very cheaply and hurriedly and 5yrs later needs doing again.

So it has been in the family over 30yrs, and I'm not allowed to sell it because of this.


"Couldn't drive sheep" - I'll have to remember that one, could be very useful in this part of Wales... Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bitumen Boy wrote:

"Couldn't drive sheep" - I'll have to remember that one, could be very useful in this part of Wales... Laughing


Quite a strange analogy really. I'm sure most people would find driving a car much easier than driving sheep. Of course if you are a dog the situation reverses unless you happen to be Gromit.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I lived in the Yorkshire Dales for 20+ years and it was a saying the local farmers had.
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