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[Lizzie Zoom]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Yep, my first company car was a brand new L reg 1972 Ford Escort Mk1, in red.  I thought I was the bees knees as none of my friends had such luxury!

[STEMO]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

.........perhaps the mighty Imp was a few years old by the time you got your hands on it. You could have been 30 if the Imp was a decade old.

[STEMO]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

.........perhaps the mighty Imp was a few years old by the time you got your hands on it. You could have been 30 if the Imp was a decade old.

Brand new hire car.

[Viral_Jim]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

.........perhaps the mighty Imp was a few years old by the time you got your hands on it. You could have been 30 if the Imp was a decade old.

Brand new hire car.

A very smart motor for a young man from up North! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

.........perhaps the mighty Imp was a few years old by the time you got your hands on it. You could have been 30 if the Imp was a decade old.

Brand new hire car.

A very smart motor for a young man from up North! 

Agreed......no indoor crapper or bath but a brand new car. Lino everywhere.

I imagine they thought you were getting too big for your boots.

[Auto Addict]

Personally speaking I thought the Imp from 1963 far superior to the Mini.........despite it's many faults.

One parked outside the local Halfords the other day, immaculate condition.

[ronnyd]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

.........perhaps the mighty Imp was a few years old by the time you got your hands on it. You could have been 30 if the Imp was a decade old.

Brand new hire car.

A very smart motor for a young man from up North! 

Agreed......no indoor crapper or bath but a brand new car. Lino everywhere.

I imagine they thought you were getting too big for your boots.

You forgot about having the old newspaper on the dining table as a cloth.

[STEMO]

What year was L reg? 74? I must have been 21 when I hired that car, seems a very distant memory 

'L' reg ran from 1st August 1972 to 31st July 1973.

Right, I must have been 20 then.

.........perhaps the mighty Imp was a few years old by the time you got your hands on it. You could have been 30 if the Imp was a decade old.

Brand new hire car.

A very smart motor for a young man from up North! 

Agreed......no indoor crapper or bath but a brand new car. Lino everywhere.

I imagine they thought you were getting too big for your boots.

You forgot about having the old newspaper on the dining table as a cloth.

Old newspaper?   

Ahhhhh.....you mean toilet roll. 

[BazaJT]

Had an Imp van[early ones were badged Commer Cob]that was a great little car.Always liked the look of the Sunbeam Stiletto/Hillman Imp Californian even though they were less aerodynamic than the standard saloon.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Aero doesn't matter much with a top speed of 64mph. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A nice example here for 20 grand ! 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-imp-californian-82-miles-from-new/254297817328?hash=item3b3554c0f0:g:B9YAAOSwzD9bTu2O

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A nice example here for 20 grand ! 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-imp-californian-82-miles-from-new/254297817328?hash=item3b3554c0f0:g:B9YAAOSwzD9bTu2O

Hmmm......perhaps not.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Priced using the tried and tested ' think of a big number ' method.

[New POD]

1959 was a vintage year. 

Issigonniss launched the Austin Mini Seven, and in great British tradition, it was under *developed, poorly engineered and still a great success for 40 years. 

*My dad had one that leaked from the floor when it rained and had 3 gearboxes under warranty.

I remember seeing one or two early Mini badged as Austin Seven.

There was a Morris Mini Seven and an Austin Mini Seven, and later a BLMC mini and a leyland mini, and eventually a Rover mini. all as shite as the last. (Says the man who despite his father's advice owned 4 at different times. (2 at once)