Guy Fawkes night and the Ford Anglia

[Melanie Jonker]

Guy Fawkes night (5th November) I remember Dad nailing Catherine Wheels on the fence and us kids waiting and waiting for them to start turning. Also remember the penny bungers, rockets and sparklers. We loved Guy Fawkes night as it culminated in a braai. Dad was a champion at cooking the braai. When Mum and Dad went to others' places for a braai Mum would always make sure it was Dad who cooked her meat as no one else cooked it as well as Dad did!

Also remember the Ford Anglias which we call 'hire cars'. Still get a jolt when I see one or a picture of one as it instantly takes me back to Oranjemund.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Oh yes, real memory lane car. I have also always associated the Anglia with O'mund.

[Patricia Lotte]

The Anglias must have been before my time, coz I remember we could rent VW Beetles

[Michael Alexander]

What era where the Peugot's from, those one's that rise when you drive them?

[Teel]

I remember the Anglias very well plus also the Zephyr (spelling?) that we used to get when we went on holidays.  I remember sitting in the back while Mum or Nana cut up fruit for us then me throwing up all over the place!  I don't know how we survived the days before airconditioning in cars!

[Michael Alexander]

When you say you went on holiday, where did you go to? I know most people went to Cape Town, WHere did the tar road start?

[Teel]

I remember going to East London, Cape Town, Durban.  Not sure where the tar road started.... I was too busy trying to aim for the sickbag!  My memories are a little vague as I was quite young.  Mel?  Do you remember?

[Michael Alexander]

You can drive to Cape TOwn in just over 7 hours these days, I was wondering what the average time must have been in those days, and I guess everyone stopped at Clanwilliam dam to fill up.....!

[Cherry (Alcock)]

I think it used to take about10 hours but that could have just been my dad having to stop all the time to klap 5 fighting kids!  I do remember once going to CT on an off-weekend with friends and having to reverse up some of the Port Nolloth road because of the mud after rain - bizarre!  we'd do anything to get to CT!

[SandyB]

It was  Citroens Mike ... under  topic   my  first  car  , I  had  one , and old  ID 19  it  was  a  1963 model .. they  were  made  from   I  think  the  late  50's  right  through  to the 70's sometime

[Michael Alexander]

Thanks Sandy, I just remember Gilber Kermis mentioning that they were designated company cars at one time in the past, you know the french Connection that Gilbert see's in things.....

[SandyB]

Nope  Peugot 404    was  the  designated  company  car .. it  was  called  the sugar  coated  pill  in  its one advert .. Citroens  werew  never  on  the  company car  list ..

[Michael Alexander]

In that case , I have the two cars confused..... both french cars then?

[SandyB]

Did  a  quick  MSN search ..  for  citroen ID 19 ...  and  then  for  peogot 404.. do  it  you  will see the  difference .. Yes  both  french ..

[Michael Alexander]

Ok... I got them now....