1964 Volvo Amazon. This white 4 door was my second car, and my first proper car as my first car was a Triumph Herald that had a tiny engine with no power and I had no idea how to drive it. So this Amazon was my first real car.

Bought it for £500 from friends of friends who loved it and were sad to see it go. I knew nothing about Amazons, let alone Volvo's. It was a pretty car and I needed something to learn to drive in...

The photos don't do it justice as it looks very tatty, but it was a good straight honest car that had it's faults but was pretty straight. I think I tried to patch a few of the holes up and made it look a lot worse than it really was. I had no idea about cars back then, I took an evening class in Brixton on car mechanics and restoration. Made the terrible decision to take it apart and restore it.

The car was left out in the street (partially stripped and with a cover over it) over the Christmas holidays, when I went back to it a few days after the New Year the car was gone! So all I had left was the interior, bonnet, engine and some trim. I still have the number plate and documents for the car...but no car.