What memories are brought back, 1961 we went by ferry from Southampton to St Malo( I think) the car was loaded by crane. We came back from Le Touquet to Lydd on the ubiquitous 170. We had two further holidays in France and Switzerland in my teens when we flew and returned one year to/from Geneva in a Carvair and another to/from Basle also in a Carvair. I seem to remember that we went from Southend. This thread has prompted me to trawl through parents photos and cine to see what they recorded of the trips. An autumn challenge to find and post on web...