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Who am I?
Well, my name is Iain Cameron. I'm currently 30 years old (born late 1974)
and live in Manchester. I was brought up in the North East of Scotland, in a
little village called Garmouth,
half way between Inverness and Aberdeen. I'm married to Rachel with a young son
Daniel, born on the 29th Nov 2004. I'm a chemist by training, but now work in purchasing with a large
pharmaceutical company. Apart from the B my main interests are mainly
sporting, with squash and supporting Darlington
FC high on that list! This is my first ever effort at a website, so bear
with me!
Motoring History
As I have said elsewhere the B is my first classic. My motoring history is
something along the lines of:
 | 'B reg' Fiat Uno - my first car, it was already old when I got it. Used to
have to stop and clean out the carbs regularly. In retrospect it must have
had crud in the fuel tank! I sold it for scrap in 1995 when the head gasket
blew for the second time in a year. The first time had cost more than the
car was worth to fix, and I wasn't going to do that again! |
| 'C reg' Ford Fiesta - a great little car than I got to travel from Glasgow
to Edinburgh for a summer job between university and starting a PhD. Ran
very well for the time I had it, and got back almost what it had cost me
when I sold it. The flat myself and my new wife were renting had space for
one car only, and Rachel had a newer, more powerful Renault 5 ('H reg' 1.4,
really quite nippy). |
| 'B reg' Nissan Sunny - While doing my PhD I had had enough of traveling
from Abingdon to Oxford everyday by bus, and bought an old Nissan Sunny.
Another car that proved very reliable, although I paid too much for it! The
brake discs are a funny design, with the wheel bearings in them. Makes for
difficult changing! When I acquired my next car it sat in the garage for a
year, before finally being sold. |
| 'N reg' Ford Fiesta - My parents upped and left the country, leaving two
cars. They were going to sell one and I had a chance to take the other. The
choices were an 'L reg' Fiat Tipo 1.9D and an 'N reg' 1.1 Fiesta. I went for
the newer lower mileage Fiesta, but wouldn't do that again! This car put the Sunny
in the garage for a year, and became our only car when Rachel sold the
Renault 5. It was boring but functional for a few years. With a move North
to Manchester, my first proper job, and a tendency to use oil, it was time
for a change again in 2001. |
| 'V reg' Ford Focus - a much newer 2.0L Ghia Focus was the
replacement. A great car that we still own. I would recommend them as
excellent cars to drive, very reliable, and with the 2.0L engine, a fair
punch! |
| 'F Reg' Renault 5 - bought as a second car for me to get to work. As
always with old cars I bought it with a long MOT, ran it for a few months,
and then sold it for almost what I paid. It was a 1.1 engine and when I
first compiled this list I forgot to add it in. Enough said! |
| '51' Renault Clio - with a change of job I got a company car. Rachel
started using the Focus and I went for a 1.6 Renault Clio, which was a very
nippy little car. Really good provided you didn't sit in the back where
there was no leg room at all! The only new car I have ever had. |
| 'F reg' Ford Escort - With another change of job another car was needed
and I went back to budget motoring with an old Escort. A fine car, although
the speedo never did work! With only a couple of months till it's MOT I
decided to sell before I had to give it away and took the plunge and bought
a B! |
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Iain's 1970 MG BGT
