[QUOTE=petrolhead611;8381417]Born in '49 near London. Can vaguely still remember the end of rationing, eg virtually no new furniture for sale, so my parents bought genuine antique stuff, or the utility wardrobes from solid oak that were available from new and are still in use today.
Good thread John. I can relate to a lot of this car stuff because I was borne in 1946 and we lived near Leeds. My father had a car dealership. It was BMC/Austin/ Morris etc but he sold other cars too. We were located at Cayton Bay near Scarborough, Yorkshire. He would take me to a car dealer in Leeds by the name of George Binns. I remember some of the bombed out buildings in Leeds in the 1950's. My father would pick and choose which cars he thought would sell. I remember him rejecting a Renault. I thought it was kind of quirky and cool.
The first time I went over 100 mph was either in a Ford Zephr or Zodiac. That was neat stuff.I remember lots of Morris Minors and Austin A30's . We lived above the garage for a while. As recently as 15 years ago the garage was turned in to a restaurant which we sat in for old time's sake. Now it has been levelled to make way for an expanding holiday trailer park.
Cheers, Guy