Trade-IN Tales

Graham Dungworth brings us more pictures of his models, looking ‘just like the real thing’, along with some revelations about his driving career…

What do you think it is that we, the readers of Vintage Roadscene, might have in common? After all, we come from different backgrounds and different age groups. Some of us can even remember a time when you could walk down the street, without having to avoid someone staring so intently at the piece of electronic gadgetry in their hand, that they are obviously oblivious to everything going on around them.

A time when almost every motorist was courteous, and only used their horn as a warning and not as an instrument of abuse. I would suggest that we read this, our favourite magazine (yep I’m going for Brownie points from the editor), because we like to look at pictures from bygone times and hear about other people’s driving experiences. OK, we haven’t all driven Leyland PD2 buses or AEC Mammoth Major Mk V eight-wheelers, though we have nothing but admiration and respect for the people who did, but I’m sure that one of the things we all have in common is that we have bought a second-hand car at one time or another.

There’s the feeling of excitement and anticipation leading up to the great day, when you actually pick up your ‘new’ car and drive it home. Then there’s that slightly different feeling a couple of weeks later, when you discover why the last owner had traded it in! I have only bought two brand new cars since I passed my driving test (first time, naturally!) in September 1967, in my 1957 Standard 8. All the other cars I have owned have been bought second-hand, or ‘pre-owned’, to use the current jargon.