My Dad bought a Herald in the mid 70s
as a fixer-upper.

and an old split-screen Moggy 1000.

I'm ashamed to say that, in one school holiday, I spent several hours ruining the dash and fascia in both with a penknife and the ingenuity only possessed by small naughty boys.

Poor Dad. I feel really bad about it now.

Mind you, he was the type to buy a cheap car as a fixer-upper, and then leave it to rust because he'd never quite get around to it, so I think my Mum was secretly rather grateful.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 15:02, Reply)