George Harrisonâs first car was a blue 1959 Ford Anglia; here he is with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and that car in Liverpool, sometime in 1962, as photographed by Mike McCartney. Photo © Mike McCartney.
âGeorge with the first car owned by any of the Beatles. A Ford Anglia, not very classy but it was all he could afford.â - Mike McCartney, Remember (1992)
Ringo Starr: âI took you to get that car.â
George Harrison: âDid you?â
RS: âYeah, I took you to Warrington, and as we were coming home â you may not remember â you were speeding and I was speeding, and we were both close to each other, and then you overtook this car in front, and I got right up to this car and just as I got right up his ass, a dog ran out in front of him, so he slammed on his brakes, I smashed right into him, broke the fuck out of my car. It was lucky it was by a garage, so I drove it, pushed it, into the garage, because I had no license or insurance.â - The Beatles Anthology special features
This car was also the subject of a fan requestâŠ
Once, [Georgeâs mother] Louise let me sit in the front of Georgeâs Ford Anglia. I asked if I could wash the car. âAre you soft?â she shrieked. âWell, I suppose so, if you really want to. You can come back on Sunday and do it.â During that week I had a letter from George [sent from Hamburg]. I tore it open to find heâd written tongue-in-cheek instructions on how to wash his car.â - Sue Houghton, Yeah!, November 1995
An excerpt from Georgeâs letter:
âThank you for giving my mum flowers and chocs. [It was you wasnât it??] Thanks also for the card, in fact THANKS A HEAP SUSAN. [âŠ] 7/. Now proceed to [Paul McCartneyâs house, at] 20 Forthlin RD. with about 6 buckets full of dirty muddy greasey water, where a shiney Ford Classic will be seen. Spread contents of the buckets evenly, so as to leave a nice film of muck over the car. You can now return home knowing you have done your deed for the day. Thank you!!!âŠâ (x)
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