TheCarsOf My Life

Noel Edmonds'Car Challenge

The Cars
Of My Life

10 cars that are part of your life journey, whether you owned them or not

  • The family car on the school run
  • The first car you owned and the first you crashed!
  • A poster or film car and your "first kiss" car
  • The one you've always wanted and the one you wish you still owned
  • The car you were relieved to sell and the one that means the most

Name the cars of your life

GBMY 10 CARSGBNOEL'S 10 CARS

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How it works

  1. 1

    Sign in with your email

    We send you a link. No password, and the same link brings you back.

  2. 2

    Fill in your ten

    Ten cars, a story each, in whatever order they matter. Add a photo if you have one. It saves as you type, so come back whenever you remember another.

  3. 3

    Send it in

    A person reads it. Then it goes on the Memory Wall, with a page of your own to share or print.

Forget horsepower. Forget price tags. The ten cars of your life are the ones that left a mark: the family car, the first one you drove, the one on your bedroom wall, the one you couldn't wait to sell.

Owning them was never the point.

Noel Edmonds

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Stuck for ten?

Ten questions that shake them loose

Your ten can be any cars at all, in any order. But if you're staring at a blank page, these usually find a few. Three is enough to send it in; ten is the challenge.

  1. Job No. 01

    The family car on the school run

    What did your mum, dad or grandparent drive? What did it smell like? Where did it take you?

  2. Job No. 02

    The first car you owned

    Your first set of keys. How much did it cost? What was wrong with it? Why did you love it anyway?

  3. Job No. 03

    The first car you crashed

    Where were you, what did you hit, and whose fault was it really?

  4. Job No. 04

    The poster or film car

    The one on your bedroom wall, or the one you saw on screen and fell for. Why that one?

  5. Job No. 05

    The first-kiss car

    Where were you? Who was with you? Romantic, awkward, hilarious, or all three?

  6. Job No. 06

    The one you've always wanted

    The one you always said you'd own one day. Maybe you still will. Maybe your knees say otherwise.

  7. Job No. 07

    The one you wish you still owned

    The one you sold, or nearly bought, or let go. What is it worth now, and do you want to know?

  8. Job No. 08

    The one you were relieved to sell

    Which car tested your patience, your wallet or your sanity? What went wrong?

  9. Job No. 09

    The one that means the most

    Forget value and status. Which car carries a memory you'll never lose?

  10. Job No. 10

    The first one you drove

    Who taught you? Where were you? Were you brilliant, or absolutely hopeless?

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So. What are the ten cars of your life?

Ask your parents too. Start with "what was your first car?"

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