Early family cars

[Les Freathy]

My first vehicle was a Bedford 15cwt van i had to carry our group around in it. it was a 1959 model which i purchased in 1962 for £150. As can be observed i was still a learner when this photo was taken i had it for a couple of years then changed for a bigger Austin J2, what a load of c--p that was kept it for 12 months then decided someone else could provide the band transport for a while, sold it to buy my first car this 1957 Hillman Minx. Geoff i also had a Frog eye Sprite it was my pride and joy it had a straight through exhaust and could it roar as a motor it was fast on acceleration but i found at about 80mph you hung in there for dear life, one twitch and you would lose it. mine was all original 1959 with a steel bonnet worth around £7 to8000 now if it was still around biggest problem the floor attracted rust i did a few mods to it but kept all the old parts. When i can locate the photos i will put them up
cheers
Les