Driven a car older than you?

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I’m just watching the Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (don’t bother).

The young lead was driving an old Volvo and I thought “how much older than her is it?”.

It then made me wonder if I’d driven a car older than me. I can’t think that I have. My first car was only six years younger than me though.

Have you?

[Super Sonic]

I have ridden a scooter my age.
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[Roofless Toothless]

The first car I owned was a 1934 Austin 12, and it was a good fifteen years older than me.

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Roofless Toothless said:

The first car I owned was a 1934 Austin 12, and it was a good fifteen years older than me.

We are the same vintage

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Super Sonic said:

I have ridden a scooter my age.
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[littleredrooster]

Yep - born 1954, first car was born 1947. Ford Model 10, DVN 969, side-valve 23bhp, rod brakes, vacuum wipers, no synchro on 1st, semaphore indicators - the complete works! Took me (us) all around the UK with lots of work almost every journey.

Big learning curve!

[Peanut130]

i was born 1962
i have owned a few cars older than me

Vauxhall pa Cresta x2 1958 and 1962
Chevrolet x2 1955 and 1951
ford x3 pop hotrod 1956 consul 1960 Zephyr 1961
Austin A35 A30 3 X A40 Devons A55 pickup

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Excellent

[Fessia fancier]

Nope but recently I bought a car exactly the same age (well almost, same year but a few months younger than I). It has aged well!

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Fessia fancier said:

Nope but recently I bought a car exactly the same age (well almost, same year but a few months younger than I). It has aged well!

Have you?

[The Rotrex Kid]

My first car was a mini 10 years older than me!

[miniman]

1973 Dolomite Sprint (3 years older)
1976 TransAm (maybe 1 month older!)

[ajprice]

Fessia fancier said:

Nope but recently I bought a car exactly the same age (well almost, same year but a few months younger than I). It has aged well!

A car the same age as me (1976) is a thing I want to get at some point, as a bucket list thing I suppose. Haven't worked out what car it would be though .

[slopes]

I have never owned a car older than me but i have driven one older than me, drove a 1961 100E that was 6 years older than me.

[Wish]

1911 Ford Model T - where the pedals are skew-whiff.

[SAS Tom]

Yes can’t remember the exact year but born in 92 and drove a Jensen interceptor. To be honest it was nice to drive and have a much more modern experience than I expected. It was very easy to drive.

I’ve had. 2 or 3 bikes from the 80’s too.

[Wish]

And my winter hack ….

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Wowza

[Faust66]

My daily driver (only car) for many years was a 1970 Volvo Amazon...

I was born in 1975.

The old Volvo will be up for sale soon: I don't have the time anymore to keep the old girl in fine fettle. Don't want to sell (owned for 13 years or so) but it's time for someone else to enjoy.

[DickyC]

Born 1954, driven a car built in 1922. Accelerator in the middle, crash box, gear change mirror image to modern convention. Oldest owned 1937. Oldest owned and driven 1959.