answers to the classic cars

(in melbourne) quiz

mitsubishi sigma (in s'pore, it was called the mitsubishi galant sigma)



ford festiva



honda city

anonymous got two out of three, missing out on car number 2.
pck was the only one who identified the 2nd car correctly.
chun see got a hit with car number 1.
nah also got the 1st and 3rd cars, correct.
victor would have done better if he had not been distracted by birds

classic cars in melbourne

just got back from melbourne with flu symptoms - cough, sore throat and body aches. quarantining myself at home, so no chance to go for my morning walks and mini expeditions around singapore.

melbourne has no dearth of old cars but i only managed to capture a few. there were some 'dinosaurs' but i missed taking pictures of them. anyway, it is not fair to make you identify cars which had never been seen on singapore roads.

all the three cars shown in this blog have made their appearance here before although we might not have the cabriolet version of the third car.

something about the learner driver scene in melbourne. you have to be 18 before you can qualify to sit for the driving test. there are three components - the highway code, the hazard perception test and the actual driving test.

a practice which has been discontinued in s'pore is still being practised there. you do not need to have a licensed instructor to teach you driving. anyone who holds a valid driving licence can be your driving instructor on the road. all you need to do is to display the 'l' plates at the front and back of the vehicle.

over here, when you get your new driving licence, the probation period is one year and you have to display the triangle signs in your car. in melbourne, you carry the red 'p' plate for one year, during which you are not allowed to carry more than one passenger in your car. after the one year, you graduated to a green 'p' plate, which will be with you (in your car) for two years.

car number 1

car number 2

car number 3