Mike Packwood

47 bikes and cars. 1 write-off (the Opal Kadette). 3  lessons to pass my test (£3.50 each). 12  points.  3  the fewest weeks of ownership: Civic Type R.  4  the days it took to pass a bike test (which is stupid really).  18,000  the most pounds spent on one car, (TVR).  3  Alfas.  4  Triumphs . 3  Peugeot's.  5  Fiats.  3  TVR's.  3  Yamaha TDM's.  2  BMW's.  0 bans, but I've been mighty close.  1 Volvo.  6  track days:  1 VFR and 4 Blade and 1 E-Type Jaguar. 12,000  the most pounds spent on a bike: (Harley Roadking).  33  years on the road.  4  MG's.   4 Fords

Like lists? This is, I think, every car and bike I have ever bought or had given to me by a company.  My own pictures are few and far between unfortunately, but I've added them where I can and pinched the rest from the internet. There are some cars where I can't bring myself to find or even pinch a picture, like the Vauxhall Cavalier for example which was rusty from day 1 and the brand new Sierra Sapphire which hadn't been pdi'd and wouldn't do over 50mph. Just for a bit of context I'm 61 now, so the list starts around about 1979/80 when I passed my test in a Fiesta Mk1 after 3 lessons - which if memory serves cost £3 each and which were given to me as a present for my 18th birthday. OK, lets go.....67 and counting Lambretta SX150   Bought for £100 from an old chap in the Semilong area of Northampton who I used to work with at Boots the Chemists, (my Saturday job at the time). He had given up riding it and entrusted his pride and joy, which he had owned since ne...