Watsons Yellow 1100 in Practical Classics?

Looks like Watsons fab bright yellow '79 Golf in this months Practical Classics article about non-hot hatch versions of 70s/80s hatch backs. Very nice.

The Renault 5 in the article is very similar to my first ever car (mine was a 10 year old P-Reg not N) but it was bright yellow like the Golf. I also had a red 205. Spooky.

How scary is this, cars that I grew up with are now classics  8O

my first car was a renault 5…and in canary yellow …and it was a p reg. 8O
How weird is that?? ill scan some old pics of it if i can find some. had gear lever coming out of dash and rolled around like an old boat  

oh, and i had a black 205 gti  

Mine had floor change and rolled that much that it felt like it might end up on two wheels or its roof. Cost £50 and had Fred Flintsone floors.

Keep your eyes peeled for the 'Buyers Guide' in Classic Car Weekly, should be next week or the week after.

The 2 page spread is all about the running, parts, insurance etc aspects of the cars.

Dan

Early-1800 said

Mine had floor change and rolled that much that it felt like it might end up on two wheels or its roof. Cost £50 and had Fred Flintsone floors.

de je vu, mine cost £50 too!!!. spent the same again on filler and yellow paint. drove down to newquay in it( i live in halifax) and back, 40mph max all the way     it gave up the ghost just round the corner from home, timing belt snapped i think. :cry:  :cry:

waddya think? I remember it was called lewey cos of the reg number  

Hummm, think of the tree sap!!!

Dano said

Hummm, think of the tree sap!!!

 
Thats the first thing I remembered when I looked at the pic after all these years( near Warwick Castle 1986 ) The bloody sap or is it aphid poo ? all over the car, took some right getting off.
 And we didnt have jet washes in them days, just a bag of dust and a rolled up newspaper…    :wink:

Happy days.

Photos courtesy of Rory Game, Neil Campbell and Practical Classics magazine.

Forgot to say have a look on the Practical Classics website for a behind the scenes look at the making of the feature.

check the guys grin while he's driving your car watson!! he's lovin it! the guy in the Renault 5 doesnt seem as happy tho! HAH!!

Well spotted Brucie  

Congratulations Dave, i did spot it when i was at tesco.

For a moment i thought you must have sold the car.

Good to see a familiar car in the magazine.