Although we always had a car, my father needed it for his business, my father had no interest at all in them.
Mine was from an early age with a red Mobo pedal car.
An Austin J4? would have been nicer!
As a child my reward of choice (eg tooth extraction) always a model car.
Initially Matchbox then Dinky and my favourite was Corgi.
As a teenager went to Motor Shows, both in Glasgow and London (Earls Court and Olympia) in mid 60 to early 70s. It was at the 69 Earls Court Motor Show that I saw and sat in the Morgan Plus 8.
I had a paper round and I had a weekly order of Motor magasine when I was still at school and I would often top up reading with Practical Motorist.
Although I had a push bike, I could not wait to learn to drive and get my licence.
I have always had an interest in driving.
Early years of car ownership, I would do all my own maintenance; clutch changes, brake cylinder rubber changes, ball joints, dynamo polarity changes, steering column bearing changes, universal joint changes, replaced petrol tank
And much more. After 3 or 4 years I realised two things, 1, having old bangers were costing a fortune to maintain and 2 I could earn more by working overtime and paying someone to service my car.
