Ahhh, the Alphasud Sprint, the first car I drove in excess of 100 mph...(Don't ask....)

You're right John.............the thing that sticks in my mind was how many of them wouldn't start in the rain. WD40 was my constant companion.

I had a lovely Triumph 1300 TC that was the best car in the world until there was any damp in the air.

The other thing I remember is points going out of setting and having to re-set them with a fag packet in an emergency. Oh and using Chinese chip shop containers to repair the bodywork on my girlfriend's treasured Mini

Those were the days for many things but not reliable cars......!

MikeT

The Sprint was a beautiful looking car and great to drive Cabbie.

Just a shame that you could start to use the bodywork to drain a pan of peas!

MikeT

I used to tow our 6-berth family WWB with this ....

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Dave

My 1st and favourite car was bright yellow VW Beetle 1300
Changed for a Renault 1800TS
Followed by a Vauxhall Cavalier
Ford Sierra estate
VvW Golf
Fiat Stilo estate only car I bought brand new and it did live up to its name, Fix It Again T#@t
Saab 93 Vectra
a 2nd Saab 93 estate (my mate had a garage specialising in Saab)
Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDI
Volve XC60 R design

I brought a yellow 1302 beetle years ago, it had been sat on a farm for a few years. When ever I got in it to work on it, I came out in hives and lumps. Doctor said I was allergic to the car.My brother had it next and he was fine LOL

And I also had a bright yellow 1303 Beetle around 1975. I was sharing a house in a very hilly area and it was the only car that could get uphill in the snow.

Bit of a theme here,

My first car was a 1966 Morris Minor, which I got after I passed my test in 1979. What an incredible difference to my current car, a 2019 Audi Q2 - thinking back, the advances in technology are phenomenal. My 27 year old son simply can’t believe that when we were children in the 60s and 70s, cars broke down so frequently that you never could tell when you set out if you would arrive at your destination without incident!

I remember my dad got a Bedford HA van and us kids had a great time sliding around in the back. He put an end to it when he fitted a safety device...a piece of carpet.

Modern cars don't have anywhere near the same character as the older ones but I can't remember the last time I saw a modern ish car with gaping rust holes. It is probably a lot easier to get a set of newish wheels now that it was when I was in my teens. On the other hand I learned a lot about keeping my old wrecks going.

The last "real" rusty cars I remember, was the Ford Focus. My mate had a couple and both had rusted out tailgates and back doors. They were less than 10 years old at the time.