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1970s basic Mini for the car test. Honda CB200 for the bike. first car a 1968 Triumph Spitfire
my test was a Yamaha DT250MX, went straight to Motorcycle City and bought on finance a Suzuki Gs1000! yee ha
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Took my bike test on a CB200, went straight out and bought a Triumph Bonneville T140V.
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Took my bike test on a CB200, went straight out and bought a Triumph Bonneville T140V.
I was a student so it went CB360, CB 400 F, T140V, MG Le Mans MkIII, Enfield 350 in Kenya. BMW K75S
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Passed my bike test on a Harley ( military Dispatch Rider )bike . First car was an 850cc Mini cost £90 paid it up over 1 year kept it for 3years and only parted with it when I was posted to Hong Kong in 1972 .
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Russet (pooh brown) Mini Clubman 1100. Lovely car which i nearly crashed about ten minutes after passing my test!
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Likewise , in 1968, I was driving around Malvern and Worcester learning , and took the test in Worcester. I'll swear it was the same examiner who passed me 3 years earlier on a Lambretta LD150 scooter.
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Austin Morris 1100 (might have been 1300?) Front wheel drive was great for hill starts but gave no experience for anything driving rear wheels, like my first Moggy.
The year was 1967, passed 1st time, school was the Co-op and I think it was 17s 6d per lesson....what fun
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1966 Bedford van ( looked like a Viva ) . Went 4 times and past on the third. Now work that one out.
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It was one of these A 1982 Subaru 1600 4WD Ugly thing but great in the snow. My dad bought it because we were living in the Yorkshire Dales at the time, in Grassington Terrible turning circle so my 3 point turn turned into a 9 point turn on a narrow street in Skipton on my test Passed anyway
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