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yngwies Cat 7:42 Mon Aug 29
Bank Holiday Mondays in the 70s..

Bored.

Dan M 1:21 Tue Aug 30
Re: Bank Holiday Mondays in the 70s..

So Bank Holiday Hillmans in the 70s.

My grandad had a Hillman Minx. Nicknamed The Tank. Every weekday morning at 5 he drove from Custom House to Billingsgate to pick up stock for the chippy. No matter what it just ploughed on. If anyone else's car broke down, The Tank would rescue you. One winter (81?) was so cold the diesel in my Dad's taxi froze. Out came The Tank. By then it was held together with plate steel welded straight on top of the chassis and bodywork.

It stank of decades of being used as a fish n chip shop's van of course, but that was part of its charm. Eventually it failed its MOT and a Honda Civic was bought to replace it. Always thought that a bit of my grandad died that day. Shame it didn't last a couple more years so I could have driven it, lap belts, horizontal speedo and all...

BubblesCyprus 10:02 Tue Aug 30
Re: Bank Holiday Mondays in the 70s..

Early 70's was an interuption of School Holidays as a kid.
Late 70's with Car head off to Southend or Margate for a piss up.

solidbond 12:24 Tue Aug 30
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Jumping up and down on a dirty pikey rockers head.

twoblow 10:02 Mon Aug 29
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Bruuno, still doing that?

Hasans Fish Bar RIP 9:40 Mon Aug 29
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District to barking, rattler to Southend central. Peter pan's playground, being fucked off every year being too young to go on the go carts.

Fights between mods and rockers. My nan never ever learning that it happened every year. Never again she'd say, but we still went. Walk the pier, Pepsi and tavern snacks in the jolly fisherman. Train back dow the pier.

stomper 9:13 Mon Aug 29
Re: Bank Holiday Mondays in the 70s..

My uncle had a Hillman Hunter once. He was fucking shit

Hello Mrs. Jones 8:52 Mon Aug 29
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Margate...get bladdered in the Bali Hai followed by a tear-up in Dreamland.

eastend joker 8:49 Mon Aug 29
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11am kick off at home to West Brom , then strait over the fair at Wanstead flats .

bruuuno 8:37 Mon Aug 29
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French kissing an eight year old

stomper 8:35 Mon Aug 29
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Newquay without fail in my dads Vauxhall Victor(?)

Far Cough 8:34 Mon Aug 29
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Hillman Imps were for raspberries weren't they?

Gavros 8:31 Mon Aug 29
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I drive a Hillman Imp, because im a hipster cunt.

Far Cough 8:26 Mon Aug 29
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I had a Hillman Hunter once, it was fucking shit

Leonard Hatred 8:16 Mon Aug 29
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Trips to BOGNOR REGIS in my dad's Hillman Avenger.

Bungo 7:59 Mon Aug 29
Re: Bank Holiday Mondays in the 70s..

Can't really remember as back then they generally fell in school holidays.

Used to get quite excited when the fair was on at Hampton Court though.

Then I had kids myself and realised just how expensive it was...