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Some great first driving experiences surfacing here boys, thank you all for responding I am amazed at the variety 
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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A grey 1960's Morris Oxford at around 12 years old, Dad used to take me to a local field on a Friday evening.
David
Aero S4
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Roadster Guru Member of the Inner Circle
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I took my daughter to a facility on an old RAF base when she was 15.
We used to go every two weeks. There were roads laid out and early morning we had it to ourselves.
Early on she would suffer input overload and freeze. We would run off the road up the grass bank.
I would just look at her and say "what happened?"
But by the time she was 17 she could drive a car, reverse round a corner, do a three pointer. She just had to learn road craft.
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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Needs to Get Out More!
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TVO David Brown tractor and my own Commer pickup around the age of 14.
Richard
2018 Roadster 3.7
1966 Land Rover S2a 88
2024 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450
1945 Guzzi Airone
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When my older sister was 17 my dad bought a Ford Anglia for her to learn in. Bunking of school early when I was 14, I came home whilst everyone was still at work / school and took the Anglia for a drive. I managed to get it up the road, past the police station (that wasn't well thought through), round the next village and home agin without incident.
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Such a Velosolex... ![[Linked Image]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Solex_3800._Ano_1966-1.jpg/800px-Solex_3800._Ano_1966-1.jpg) It was great!
2003 Morgan 4/4 2-seater
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Such a Velosolex... It was great! I lived in France in my early 20's and owned one of these for about a year - used it every day. No crash helmet in those days either. I recall it being very reliable and great fun/easy to ride.
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When I was 15 or so I drove dad's car on the disused runways of RAF Spanhoe, an airfield in Rutland.
The first car I drove with a licence was Dad's ford Zodiac and the first car I owned was a Ford Prefect 107E.
A good condition Ford 107E sells today for over £8,000. Peter, that was actually quite a rare car in period let alone now.
Here for a good time not a long time!!
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When I was 15 or so I drove dad's car on the disused runways of RAF Spanhoe, an airfield in Rutland.
The first car I drove with a licence was Dad's ford Zodiac and the first car I owned was a Ford Prefect 107E.
A good condition Ford 107E sells today for over £8,000. Passed my test in Dad's Mk3 Zodiac with column change. Rear L plate was propped up by book against inside of rear screen. Examiner not impressed when it fell down on emergency stop but still passed me. .
Richard
2018 Roadster 3.7
1966 Land Rover S2a 88
2024 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450
1945 Guzzi Airone
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Formerly known as Aldermog Member of the Inner Circle
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When I was 15 or so I drove dad's car on the disused runways of RAF Spanhoe, an airfield in Rutland.
The first car I drove with a licence was Dad's ford Zodiac and the first car I owned was a Ford Prefect 107E.
A good condition Ford 107E sells today for over £8,000. Peter, that was actually quite a rare car in period let alone now. Mine had been re-engined with a 1200cc OHV Ford Anglia engine and was "quite quick"....
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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