Nope, the only proper car was a Mini Metro.
Mine was brilliant, lasted me years, I think I put about 150k on the clock.
Learnt how to fix cars and engines on that little beauty.
I once was the proud owner of an Austin Allegro. There, Iāve admitted it! The colour was lime green, or affectionately known as vomit green. What was I thinking of! In my defence it was very cheap and I was strapped for reddies at the time. My kids refused to let me pick them up at their school, I had to park round the corner at the bottom of the hill. Admitting this must be similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, āMy name is nottarf krap and Iām an allegro driverā.
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A touch of class.
I split up with a girlfriend back in the 80s, and the price of buying her out of the house was to let her have my beloved racing green MGB GT. I got her white Allegro.
This wonāt sit well with purists, and I feel slightly ashamed to admit it, but I really liked that car. I liked the handling, the driving position, and the overgrown Mini feel to it. I didnāt even mind itās looks. There, Iāve said itā¦ I liked the Austin Allegro. Donāt judge me.
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Youāll be saying you like the clutch on a princess next, I realised what I wrote there and canāt be arsed to change it.
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My wife asked me just for once to treat her like a princess.
So I pimped her out to an arab, and had them both killed.
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My name is Polski_Phil & I was an Austin Allegro driver.
1300 orangey/red colour, round steering wheel.
I was very popular. One of the few cars at college capable of driving to The Dell on matchdays
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We could form a support group, phil. We canāt be the only ones.
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Weāre the only ones brave enough to admit it.
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Go on then, after the Metro I too had a squatting toad.
It had a leaking water pump so used to overheat regularly making meaning the engine would continue running even after you turned the ignition offā¦
Using the gearstick was like stirring a pudding in a pudding bowlā¦
Enjoyed it whilst I had it though, my girlfriend at the time didnātā¦
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Just to raise the tone again this is my friendās '52 Porsche 356 Coupeā¦he also has the convertible version of this car in the same colourā¦
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You need some moss magic on that driveway.
Very niceā¦looks like a high end restoration. Porsche 356A 1956- 57?
Not sure, as did not see the full descriptionā¦ but it is in very nice condition. The red leather is original, so lovely patina/cracking but all complete. Real class
Yep left hooker so likely to be a dry state US carā¦356A cars were 1955 - 59
Ah just found the full story and pictures. 
Yesterday Speed Demon (the first steamliner in video) became the fastest piston driven vehicle at Bonneville with a speed of 481mphā¦
Dilemma.
Need wheels. Limited budget.
Hyundai I30 Combi (estate) fits the spec & budget.
It is also a factory conversion to LPG making fuel 60% cheaper than gas.
But.
The LPG tank takes the space for a spare wheel.
So the question is.
Would you buy a car with no spare tyre?
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Mu current car doesnāt have a spare tyre as thereās no room for it, instead they provided us with some stuff that youāre supposed to pump into the tyre if you get a flat. Itās supposed to stop any leaks and you can drive on it for about 30 milesā¦
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