tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435894645091403903.post461989890234053475..comments2024-01-10T09:21:52.531+00:00Comments on YoungManGoneWest: Triumph CarledoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435894645091403903.post-59971046441899972212013-03-27T19:37:27.494+00:002013-03-27T19:37:27.494+00:00This takes me back. I had a 1974 Toledo as my firs...This takes me back. I had a 1974 Toledo as my first car, in the early 90s; it had been my mother's, and originally came from William Lewis in Shrewsbury - OUX 780M? I think, so not so far from this one's origins. Much less common than the Spitfire, and a bit less racy, more solid. The steering wheel seemed huge, and I can still remember how it felt in my hands. There was a choke lever to be pulled out, which seems incredibly archaic now - and lovely wooden dashboard. Rust finished it off in the end, in 1996. Proper cars, those....<br />Rachel Georgehttp://www.rachelgeorge.co.uknoreply@blogger.com