Peter H. I lived in South Manchester - Northenden through the 50 & 60s. My two friends migrated from Minis to Marcos 1800s in 1969, one yellow, one green - Jonty and Richard (Oli) , both based in Northenden. There were two guys we knew at Manchester Uni, Persian, at least one had a Marcos, he used to bolt a spare wheel onto the roof and drive back to Tehran. Oli still has one, a Mantula.
And I learnt to drive in a Viva in 1968, but not the GT. Reversing it around a corner was a doddle you looked over your shoulder and line up the kerb with the bottom corner of the rear window.
