Who didn’t start their driving career in a 7.5 tonner?? Not many I’d guess. We all have to start somewhere and for most they were happy days, especially pre-speed limiter days. Up and down the country we went, pedal to the metal, usually doing a days work you’d struggle to do half of these days. After my little request to see your own #littlebigcabclub members and your 814’s, an old pal Darren sent me these photos and the anecdote below;

“Hi Ben, G180 SEW was the reg and we brought it brand new, believe it or not I actually drove this on a car licence at 18, I managed to convince my Dad it was legal as it was only a 3,500kg trailer !!
I used to go to London a couple of times a week and drop the trailer at a delivery point in Enfield on the way in and then go into the city with 15+ drops around the railway stations delivering polystyrene cups and lids to the platform coffee shops and then collected it on my way back out. I also went to Cornwall or Scotland weekly. It used to go like a train and was limited to 70mph with the throttle jumping in and out when you hit the limiter! I used to think I was the king of the road at 18 believe me.”

I had a dog and called him BINGO!! That is exactly the little tales I want to hear more of please. We all did it and we all just got on with it as we were green and keen, you could even say keen as mustard. If you get that reference then you are a big fan of the blog! Loving the photos of Darren’s 814. Great to see the before when it was new and then the after, once Darren had added his first pay packet purchases. All 7.5 tonners need an air horn or two and the of course the obligatory, pre-VOSA windscreen flags. I wanted a trailer for mine but never got round to it. How I’d go back and do it all again.

If you’ve got a tale to tell and a photo to share then please please please send me a message or an email. I’ll share what you send and we can all have a little reminisce.