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Seat belt regulations and their like had not even been
contemplated in this period of the development of motor
transport. I was working at the “Standard” and still living at
home. I had an arrangement with my parents that I shared the
second car. I paid part of its running cost and did all the
servicing.

(Renault Dauphine from the internet, same model but
colour different.)

The car of the moment was a bright red Renault Dauphine
because father had a passion for the marque and a good friend
in Pete Taylor the local Renault dealer.
These remarkable little four door cars had independent
suspension, (no cart springs) and the engine in the rear. This
left the whole of the internal floor area totally flat with no
transmission tunnel and no exhaust pipe running front to back.

LOADING
One of the main selling points of the “Dauphine” was their
economy. Easily capable of 50 mpg, I could make my £1
weekly fuel allocation from my £5 per week wages, last the
whole week.
(In 1964 “Jet” petrol was 5 gallons for £1)

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