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The [[Dursley family]] have owned a few '''[[Automobile|cars]]''' over the years.
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The [[Dursley family]] owned a few '''[[car]]s''' over the years.
   
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===Early 1970s===
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This was the first car owned by the family. [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] drove this car to work on [[1 November]], [[1981]]. On this day Vernon saw a number of unusual things travelling to and from work.
  
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In the early [[1970]]s, when [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] first met his future wife [[Petunia Dursley|Petunia]], he drove what Petunia deemed a "perfectly correct car", which he used to take her on a series of dates. Later, on a date after their engagement, Petunia would confess to Vernon that his future sister-in-law [[Lily J. Potter|Lily]] was a [[Wizardkind|witch]] while sitting in this car.<ref name="PM">{{WW|vernon-and-petunia-dursley}}</ref>
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[[File:DursleyCar81.png|thumb|left|The Dursley's car in 1981, which appears to be a [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Chevette|Vauxhall Chevette]]]]
  
   
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[[File:DursleyCar81.png|thumb|The Dursley's car in 1981, which appears to be a [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Chevette|Vauxhall Chevette]]]]
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This car was owned by the [[Dursley family]] in at least [[1991]], possibly earlier. [[Vernon Dursley]] nearly crashed it while on the way to the [[Zoo]], when [[Harry Potter]] mentioned that he had had a dream about a flying [[Sirius Black's motorbike|motorbike]].
  
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Vernon drove this car to work on [[1 November]], [[1981]]. On this day Vernon saw a number of unusual things travelling to and from work.<ref name="PS1">{{PS|B|1}}</ref>
   
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This car was owned by the [[Dursley family]] in at least [[1991]], possibly earlier. [[Vernon Dursley]] nearly crashed it while on the way to the [[Zoo]], when [[Harry Potter]] mentioned that he had had a [[dream]] about a [[Harry Potter's motorbike|flying motorbike]].<ref name="PS2">{{PS|B|2}}</ref> Later in [[1992]], Harry was made to wash the car by Petunia as part of chores given for his taunting [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]].<ref name="COS1">{{COS|B|1}}</ref>
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[[Harry Potter|Harry]] was made to wash the car by Petunia as part of chores given for his taunting [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]].<ref name="CS1">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Chapter 1 - (''The Worst Birthday'')</ref>
  
   
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===Late 1990s===
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[[File:Dursley&apos;sCarDeathlyHallows.jpg|thumb|The Dursley's car in 1997]]
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At the beginning of the summer holidays, Vernon acquired a brand new company car. While the Dursleys stood outside "loudly" admiring the new car, Harry was able to use this time alone in the house to sneak some of his spell books out of the [[Cupboard under the stairs|cupboard]] that Vernon had locked them in. Presumably this was the same car that the Dursleys, along with [[Hestia Jones]] and [[Dedalus Diggle]], used to depart from [[4 Privet Drive]] for the last time on [[27 July]], [[1997]].
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At the beginning of the summer holidays, Vernon acquired a brand new company car. While the Dursleys stood outside "loudly" admiring the new car (so the other residents could hear them), Harry was able to use this time alone in the house to sneak some of his spell books out of the [[Cupboard Under the Stairs|cupboard]] that Vernon had locked them in.<ref name="POA1">{{POA|B|1}}</ref> Presumably this was the same car that the Dursleys, along with [[Hestia Jones]] and [[Dedalus Diggle]], used to depart from [[4 Privet Drive]] for the last time on [[27 July]], [[1997]].<ref name="DH3">{{DH|B|3}}</ref>
   
 
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*[[File:Dursley&apos;sCarDeathlyHallows.jpg|thumb|The Dursley&apos;s car in Deathly Hallows, a black 2008 [[wikipedia:Opel Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan]]In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', all of the cars on [[Privet Drive]], including the one owned by the Dursley's in [[1991]], are the same model, a circa-2000 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] estate. During the short scene in [[1981]], every car on the street appears to be a 1990 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Cavalier|Vauxhall Cavalier]].
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*In {{PS|FA}}, all of the cars on [[Privet Drive]], including the one owned by the Dursley's in [[1991]], are the same model, a circa-2000 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] estate. During the short scene in [[1981]], every car on the street appears to be a 1990 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Cavalier|Vauxhall Cavalier]].
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' the car is a 2008 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan.
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*In {{DH|F1}}, the car is a 2008 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan.
 
*In all three instances, the cars are taken from a timeline which considers the film's release date as the present day. This means that using the original timeline, they are all anachronisms, as none would have been available at the actual date.
  
*In all three instances, the cars are taken from a timeline which considers the film's release date as the present day. This means that using the original timeline, they are all anachronisms, as none would have been available at the actual date.
   
 
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The Dursley family owned a few cars over the years.

History

Early 1970s

In the early 1970s, when Vernon first met his future wife Petunia, he drove what Petunia deemed a "perfectly correct car", which he used to take her on a series of dates. Later, on a date after their engagement, Petunia would confess to Vernon that his future sister-in-law Lily was a witch while sitting in this car.[1]

1980s and 1990s

DursleyCar81

The Dursley's car in 1981, which appears to be a Vauxhall Chevette

Vernon drove this car to work on 1 November, 1981. On this day Vernon saw a number of unusual things travelling to and from work.[2]

This car was owned by the Dursley family in at least 1991, possibly earlier. Vernon Dursley nearly crashed it while on the way to the Zoo, when Harry Potter mentioned that he had had a dream about a flying motorbike.[3] Later in 1992, Harry was made to wash the car by Petunia as part of chores given for his taunting Dudley.[4]

Late 1990s

Dursley'sCarDeathlyHallows

The Dursley's car in 1997

At the beginning of the summer holidays, Vernon acquired a brand new company car. While the Dursleys stood outside "loudly" admiring the new car (so the other residents could hear them), Harry was able to use this time alone in the house to sneak some of his spell books out of the cupboard that Vernon had locked them in.[5] Presumably this was the same car that the Dursleys, along with Hestia Jones and Dedalus Diggle, used to depart from 4 Privet Drive for the last time on 27 July, 1997.[6]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Vernon and Petunia Dursley" at Wizarding World
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 1 (The Worst Birthday)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1 (Owl Post)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 3 (The Dursleys Departing)
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