Thought I might give this a try!

[deepee]

My name is David and I have been caravanning for almost 40 years. I would not call my self over experienced, just someone who drags the Wendy house out a few times each year. Nearly always spend 1 long holiday in France each year, either on the west coast or down south. In addition we now use it for taking the children to university and back twice a year as well as week ends away.
I am involved with classic car trialling and spend most of my spare time behind a computer in an organising role.
I have some useful contacts for motorhome, caravan body repairs and home servicing in the Taunton area if needed.

 

[PhilHo]

Hi David,

Welcome to the Club! That looks like the kind of Ford Escort I learned to drive in.

 

[deepee]

Hello PhilHo, Ahh looks can be deceiving! Standing on level ground, in profile it looked similar until you spotted that it stood about 2 inches taller, and had 2 spare wheels on the boot lid. A 1600 engine, lower dif ratio, this was a trialling Escort. Sadly no longer with us, and to replace it today would cost not less than £4000 providing you were an ace mechanic and body builder. Recently a rusted body shell and a box of bits sold for £4.500. A very clean road going Escort these days is worth £9000 of anbodys money!!!!!!! It is now in the realms of " Oh, I wish I had never sold it"!!!
deepee

 

[PhilHo]

I remember the one I learned in was a yellow "Sport" model. The instructor a Mr Stokes taught me to drive fast safely between home and Buxton in the Peak District. I guess he thought that as I was probably going to drive fast I might as well learn how to do it well. He did me a major favour until they invented speed cameras.