Like the VW before it we had this station wagon as a second car, second to our Ford Escort. This Hillman Minx was in quite good condition, we named her Lizzie, I can't recall where I brought her, but I think I saw her sitting in someone's yard with a cheap price on her, and like a sad puppy I took her home...actually we had sold the VW (for a profit) and as Pam was still in the learner driver mode I thought it would be good for her, the little station wagon had quite a bit of room in the back.

In the mid-70s, Pam and I were invited to a wedding at Petrie. We were living at Kallangur at the time, I had too much to drink and Pam drove us home!!..fair dinkum!...now that wasn't far, maybe 3 or 4 km but we hit nothing and got home safely.

Not the actual car above but identical colour.

Pam, however, decided she didn't have the nerve for driving, and when her learner's permit expired she never renewed it....Lizzie went to a new home, and we reverted to a one-car family...this car was one of the very few that we gave a name to...oh, except for some that I often called 'go ya bastard' or 'sh*tbo'x of course...