10 best-selling family cars your dad (probably) drove
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be – it’s better, as you can now drive classics that were part of everyday life. Here’s the top ‘dad cars’
24 April 2021 • 9:29am
Family favourites: clockwise from top left, the Ford Escort Mk2, Morris Marina, Vauxhall Astra Mk2 and Austin Allegro
A new, interactive museum opening in May will allow visitors not only to see but also to drive some of the cars from yesteryear that their parents owned.
The Great British Car Journey will feature more than 160 classic cars on display, and offer visitors the chance to try one of 32 examples prepared for use on the museum’s private test track.
Lewis Wilkins Drug dealer Lewis Wilkins spat at and bit police officers following his arrest for stealing a wallet from a clubber in Newport city centre. He “adopted a fighting stance” after he
pickpocketed James Phillips as his victim was leaving The Courtyard at around 4am. Wilkins, of Dolphin Court, Pill, Newport, pleaded guilty to possession of a class A drug with intent to supply, theft and assaulting police officers. The 27-year-old was jailed for three years and eight months.
Leon Wells A convicted killer and drug dealer was jailed after police caught him breaching his serious crime prevention order with a “burner phone” hidden in a Mercedes.