What was your first car?

[Dave Bruce]

A 1963 Mini which I chopped the roof off to lower it, airbrushed Pegasus on to the doors then gave it to the gippsies for scrap.

Still got a Mini, five infact 😳

Dave

[Marcella Ross]

😀 that’s truly awful Dawn!!!! I love the idea of the emulsion finish…. bet that had a great shine to it :lol1:

mine was a red Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6, an old ‘Y’ reg. I had it only a month then I changed it for a Vauxhall Carlton, A395HAD, I still remember the registration of that one 😀 I’ve never had a ‘wee’ car… need something substantial of my big butt! 😮

[Marekdlux]

Renault "sports" wagon.
Nothing sport about it. 😀
I think I had the only Renault in California. I don’t think I have ever seen another one.

-Marek

[John & Dawn Roddick]

quote Marcella:

😀 that’s truly awful Dawn!!!! I love the idea of the emulsion finish…. bet that had a great shine to it :lol1:

It wasn’t awful – it was a rear engined 970cc flying machine? I’d have one again in a minute – it would make me feel 18 again

[David Rowland]

my mothers Morris Minor H reg in Trafalgar Blue…
my 1st was Ford Escort 1.4L F reg 😮

[Marcella Ross]

I meant the emulsion finish was truly awful … sorry I didn’t word it well! 😀

[Brian Little]

hi John & dawn my first car was a vauxhall viva …it looked total crap and thats putting it nice .My brother done a deal with his friend to get me it . that was 25 years ago i dont think ive spoken to my brother since 😀 😀

[Peter Normington]

I gave a whiz kid away last year, my first car, If you can call it that was a messersmchitt. First 4 wheels, hilman minx, reg 24 ETC

It got drunk the fisrt christmas I had it, and it fell into a ditch!

Peter

[Andrew Boyle]

A white renault 4 like this one with rusty wings………. 😀
loved the gearstick……

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[Brian Little]

message for rob …i think we should have a babble forum for cars …next to women its what guys talk about the most 😀 😀

[Brian Little]

quote Andrew Boyle:

A white renault 4 like this one with rusty wings………. 😀
loved the gearstick……

andy did that have the same set up as the citreon 2cv ?

[John & Dawn Roddick]

John reckons if he could find one for me and get it looking good, it would be a great advert for the business. I’m sure he could, he’s quite a handy soul. He’s just finished restoring an old Vw. The car had been accident damaged in the rear. He repaired the damaged bit, replaced rust metal with new and resprayed the car. It’s a year older than me but it’s bodywork has lasted much better!

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[Brian Little]

yep that does look good ….looks a bit 911 ish

[Peter Normington]

quote Brian Little:

yep that does look good ….looks a bit 911 ish

You wearing your beer goggles again Brian 😀 😉

Peter

[Carrie Brown]

Mine wasnt anything exciting but I loved her to pieces and was so proud when I bought her … felt all grown up and everything at 17 and having my own car :lol1: …… "Ellie" the Escort, E reg, blue, 4 door hatch. Dont have any pics though.

I then moved onto "Olly" the Orion, M reg, white , 4 door hatch and then onto "Penny" who I have now … Peugeot 306, nile blue … who is costing me a fortune … more than the kids 😮 :lol1:

Im sure Im not the only one to name my cars ……… am I ?? 😕 😳 :lol1: 😛

[Marcella Ross]

My hubby’s first car was a 1969 VW Karmann Ghia type 1…….. now I wish he still had that. I love them! They are soooo cool, slow, but cool!

Brian what end of a 911? 😮 😮 😮 …. same number of wheels right enough! :lol1:

[Brian Little]

quote Peter Normington:

quote Brian Little:

yep that does look good ….looks a bit 911 ish

You wearing your beer goggles again Brian 😀 😉

Peter

how can you tell peter (drink1) ive only had one …are you telling me im starting to haver already :lol1: :lol1: …your always the last to know

[Peter Normington]

quote Carrie Brown:

Mine wasnt anything exciting but I loved her to pieces and was so proud when I bought her … felt all grown up and everything at 17 and having my own car :lol1: …… “Ellie” the Escort, E reg, blue, 4 door hatch. Dont have any pics though.

I then moved onto “Olly” the Orion, M reg, white , 4 door hatch and then onto “Penny” who I have now … Peugeot 306, nile blue … who is costing me a fortune … more than the kids 😮 :lol1:

Im sure Im not the only one to name my cars ……… am I ?? 😕 😳 :lol1: 😛

Dont think its a bloke thing to name cars Carrie, I may be wrong though,
depends also if you think they are male or female?

Peter

[Andrew Boyle]

quote Marcella:

My hubby’s first car was a 1969 VW Karmann Ghia type 1…….. now I wish he still had that. I love them! They are soooo cool, slow, but cool!

Brian what end of a 911? 😮 😮 😮 …. same number of wheels right enough! :lol1:

Marcella, fantastic looking retro car……….. used to pass a wreck of one in a driveway in Horley [W.Sussex] never had any money even to make an offer
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[Peter Normington]

They used to call them a sheep in wolves clothing, not far wrong

Peter

[Nicola McIntosh]

my first one was a left hand drive black mini imported from switzerland… 😀 great wee car except i used to hate relying on my mates to tell me when it was ok to overtake :yikes:

nik

[Martin Cole]

quote Peter Normington:

quote Brian Little:

yep that does look good ….looks a bit 911 ish

You wearing your beer goggles again Brian 😀 😉

Peter

:lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

My first was a Ford Corsair pre reg, bought off a commercial artist I used to work along side, We worked in Charring Cross Road, so he parked in Battersea. The night I bought it and went to pick it up it had been nicked.

Bad Omen. It was found, I owned it for about 3 months for it to be stolen for good from a multi storey in Slough.

Moved up market to a Viva HB after that.

[Andrew Boyle]

can we all chip in?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-VOLKSWAGEN-K … dZViewItem

[John & Dawn Roddick]

Just dug out an old pic of a Beetle he restored about 7 years ago. It had been lying in a barn for about 10 years when he came across it.

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[Peter Normington]

Ive just had a brilliant Idea, Why dont we have a babble forum for stuff like this! 😀 😀

(OK I know Rob you are on the case)

Peter

[Andrew Boyle]

Dawn,

how was the floor pan?,,,,,,,,,, 😀

[Brian Little]

quote Peter Normington:

Ive just had a brilliant Idea, Why dont we have a babble forum for stuff like this! 😀 😀

(OK I know Rob you are on the case) oh youve just had a good idea have you Peter ….was that now or after you red my post :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

Peter

[Brian Little]

quote Andrew Boyle:

quote Marcella:

My hubby’s first car was a 1969 VW Karmann Ghia type 1…….. now I wish he still had that. I love them! They are soooo cool, slow, but cool!

Brian what end of a 911? 😮 😮 😮 …. same number of wheels right enough! :lol1:

Marcella, fantastic looking retro car……….. used to pass a wreck of one in a driveway in Horley [W.Sussex] never had any money even to make an offer
😥

oh come on folks that does look 911 ish ….everyone knows that porsch and VW were inter related at one time ….i aint that drunk ive only had one :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Andrew Boyle]

I know, I know,…….. but the badge 😀

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[Brian Little]

i know Andy your right but im not thinking of the modern day 911….more of the type that kelly magilus drove in top gun

[Marekdlux]

Speaking of Top Gun, a lot of that movie was filmed in my neighborhood.
http://www.sohosandiego.org/reflections/2005-2/graves.htm
This is the house that Tom Cruise rode his motorcycle up to in the movie.
-Marek

[Brian Little]

lucky you Marik …wheres miramar to you …my geography aint that great

[Marekdlux]

quote Brian Little:

lucky you Marik …wheres miramar to you …my geography aint that great

Or your spelling. 😉 :lol1:
I’m about 30-40 minutes away from Miramar. They have a great airshow there once a year.
The restaurant/bar where they sing "Great Balls of Fire" is in downton San Diego. I pass by it whenever I go down there.
-Marek

[Andrew Boyle]

on my wish list 😀

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[John & Dawn Roddick]

John had a left hand drive Mk1 Escort about 6 years ago, and told my mum that he had a stick with a cup glued onto it that he put his 60pence in, then poked through the window to pay the toll at the Erskine Bridge. It was ages before she realised it wasn’t true!!

[Shane Drew]

I learnt to drive on a double cabin Kombi 2 ltr ute. I loved that vehicle.

We used it to transport rubbish in the cleaning business we owned at the time.

Never forget my very first date. A romantic evening in the double cab, until a cockroach walked over my dates leg, hands and hair.

My first date was my last date for some time. 🙁

My next 2 cars were Golfs.

Dad was an accredited VW salesman that could get a job anywhere in the world, and as a result we had VW’s in the garage from the Tear Drop kombi, Tear Drop ute, Type 3 fastback and Station wagons, Superbugs… you name it.

I restored a 67 beetle about five years ago, painted it monza red, lowered, blue printed the motor, leather trim with the VW motif embroided in the seat backs, burgundy carpet throughout, sports exhaust….

… I loved that car too. Business got tough and I had to sell it. The kid that bought it off me detsroyed it 2 weeks later in an accident.

All I had left to do was rebuild the gearbox and it was my plan to enter it in street drags.

I’ve had automatic beetles,a ’63 lowered beetle, automatic microbus, manual microbus, Kombi utes etc since…. now I am feeling all nostalgic 😕

[David Rowland]

lol.. good pics and cars… but something’s missing from the thread… its Hugh Potter!

[Brian Little]

my "must have" car is the one stevey Mqueen drove in bullet …what a car
a 1968 mustang ( i think 😳 ) i beleive the car is stored in some barn in the states with the camera mounts still attached …the guy wont part with it ….i wouldnt part with it if i had it …even if shania twain came over for the night and offered me a night of passion would i give her the keys :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Kenny Ramsey]

Started off in 97 with a zetec Fiesta. I’m now on my 3rd Focus since then 😀

[Chris Wool]

a mini van that was £30 and only because it had 4 new tyres and a new battery i was a apprentice mechanic and the boss taught me to gas weld no mig welders in them days cars of interest since

escort rs1600 mk1 mini marcos 1275 capri 3ltr capri 2.8 special 2 x cavalier gsi (still have one in loverly nick ) cavalier V6 present fun car robin hood (like a lotus 7) and the odd bike in between Honda VFR750.

chris
ps the lad has a nissan 300 zx twin turbo i dont know where he gets it from.

[Phill Fenton]

My first car was a mini van – NSY 285.

I bought it for £20 but the starter had packed in. I bought a starter from a scrap yard but even though it spun the engine – the engine failed to start. I had to push start the van every time. I lived with the situation for about 3 months – periodicaly I would try and start it using the starter when one day I had left the van in first gear. On pushing the starter button the van jumped backwards – it was then I had a eureeka moment:

The starter I had fitted was spinning the motor backwards. Then I discovered my van was positive earth – newer minis had changed over to negative earth and the starter I had fitted was for a newer mini. A quick trip to the scrapyard to pick up an older starter motor cured the problem.

I hand painted the van yellow and orange using ordinary gloss paint. My next car was another mini (though not a van this time) which I also hand painted – this time black.

Brian – Steve Mcqueens Mustang or a night of passion with Shania Twain – Tough call 😕 But what on earth made you think of that :lol1: :lol1:

[Brian Little]

phill just happened to be playing shanias greatest hits at the time i was talking about cars …nothing more than that …if i was playing maddonas greatest hits i would have dropped shania like a ton of bricks ….im so fickle 😀 😀 😀

[Lee Ballard]

My first car was a Ford Cortina MK5 estate. Brought if for £60 a few months before my 17th and spent the summer doing it up and respraying it.

That was a great car. Also used to love my 74 Spitfire I got a year after the Cortina.

Moved from the Tincorner to a Capri (Call me Bodey, or was it Doyle).

[Ian Higgins]

Hi..

Mine was an Austin Allegro…. But not just any ordinary Allegro….. It was the Vanden Plas!!!!! It had a square steering wheel… In fact that is the only good thing I can say about it!

Cheers
Ian

[David Rogers]

Ah, memories. Of a sieve called an E962 JTS (I think) reg 1.1 Fiesta in Maroon with a top downhill, tailwind speed of 85, whew!. Got me mobile though after umpteen years of pedal power (distance no object, only time) – how things have changed since then!!

Had a Maestro, Cavalier, Mundaneo and a couple of V6 Omegas since. I get bored easily, and now my insurance is reasonable I want, nay NEED more power. Har har har. 😉

Dave

[Patrick Donaghey]

mine was a 1972 vw beetle in mars red my dad and me restored it and i drove it for 2 years from i was 17 to 19. Im 27 and still have it plus 3 other volkswagens and id never sell them. Im a vw nut I must post a picture tomorrow

[Neill Hague]

mine was a Y reg Mazda 323 in black (with rust patches to add character!!)
Now drive a 206 van/Mondeo V6.

[John Gregson]

My 1st car was my dads old Datsun 180 bluebird, old t reg. Engine was great but the bodywork fell apart. Bought a scrap mark 2 escort with the intention of doing it up, scrapped that 6 months later. Next was a mark 2 gold Capri with GOLD alloys bought for £100, went through a car wash and all the side bumpers fell off. I was that embarresed I drove off without picking them up. Even with its faults I loved my capri.
Traded that in for a brand spanking new Seat Ibiza, bad mistake, drove it off the forecourt and the speedo didn’t work. Had 3 years of trouble then traded the Ibiza in for a VW Jetta, (Golf with Boot). excellent car and did me for about 145,000 before the head went. Sold that and bought an Audi 80, best car I’ve ever owned. The wife still drives it now with 213,000 on the clock. I drive a vectra estate for work.

Dream car Audi or saab convertable. (has to fit wife and 2 kids in).

[Neill Hague]

I know what you mean about the Ibiza John, I had one that didn’t work properly to. When you turned the key to switch the engine off nothing happened, had to stall it to get the engine to turn off, needed to have a new loom & wiring in the end. Expensive!! (especially when I was only a trainee in the sign business).

[Shane Drew]

quote Neill Hague:

mine was a Y reg Mazda 323 in black (with rust patches to add character!!)
Now drive a 206 van/Mondeo V6.

I am curious about your rego over there

Y Reg? H Reg? what’s that about then?

[Marcella Ross]

year of manufacture Shane…… a ‘Y’ reg would be round about 1981/82… I think!

[Phill Fenton]

Shane – the letters indicate the year the car was registered. Y reg was 2001, H reg was 1990, K was 1991, L was 1992 and so on. After Y we changed to a more complicated system which I don’t understand anyway so could’nt explain it to anyone else 😕

My Van (NSY285) was built before the system of initials were introduced. I should have kept the number as it would have been quite valuable now.

[Shane Drew]

Thanks for that. It was starting to really annoy me 😕

Our year of manufacter is printed on the yearly rego label. With the VIN and engine size etc..

[Phill Fenton]

Marcella’s right. Originally it was the first letter that indicated the year of registration. When they ran out of letters the system was repeated except it was the last letter that indicated the year. Now it’s even more complicated so no one has a clue and everyone buys private numbers anyway which further swells the coffers of her majesty’s government

[JOHN BEEDHAM]

hey shane..
I think they can even paint there own number plates over there…
Can you image us being pull over by the cops..
..seeing a home made number plate……
….you would be in all sorts of shit.

[Lee Ballard]

quote Phill:

Marcella’s right. Originally it was the first letter that indicated the year of registration. When they ran out of letters the system was repeated except it was the last letter that indicated the year. Now it’s even more complicated so no one has a clue and everyone buys private numbers anyway which further swells the coffers of her majesty’s government

Personally I think the new system is easier to immediatly identify the cars age;

02 March-Sept 2002
54 Sept 04 – March 05

Then in 2010 they will change to 1 and 6 as prefixes.

[Shane Drew]

quote JOHN BEEDHAM:

hey shane..
I think they can even paint there own number plates over there…
Can you image us being pull over by the cops..
..seeing a home made number plate……
….you would be in all sorts of (oh i swore !).

Personal Plates Queensland would have something to say about it too mate.

Got on to ppq.com.au the other day to see what it would cost for my own ‘special’ plate, $2000 😮 got to be kidding. 🙁

My opposition got my plate tho. My business name ‘sign it’ was taken by a sign co near me that has a name nothing like it. He can have it tho for the money.

Having him drive around with my name on his plate, driving a new holden ute, will not hurt me in the slightest :lol1:

[Adam McGuire]

My first car was an F reg Austin Metro 1.3 L done up with a few MG bits 😀

Wish I still had it, not because I’d prefer it over my Peugeot 306 GT HDi, but because I loved it for what it was…my first car! I polished it every week! Still do with my latest car, but the first is always special!

Adam

[John Childs]

My first car was an end-of-life 1949 Ford which my old man gave me to learn to drive in a neighbouring farmer’s field when I was about eleven years old. Great fun.

Legally on the road was a Hillman Imp.

Illegally, and way before I turned seventeen, was my mum’s Cortina which I used to "borrow" on the nights she went out. 😳

[Dale Hughes]

My first car was a Mini 1275gt in black with gold gt decals down the side it was a great little car

Dale

[Simon Kay]

Ha what a memory quiz.

Let’s see….

1st – Austin A40. Painted black with house paint with a Starsky and Hutch stripe in white. Eventually became a paddock basher with no wings at all – looked like something out of Mad Max. Great wee car. I can still remember the smell inside!

Honda CB350
Suzuki GS 250 Custom 😉
Suzuki GS 550 Custom 😉 😉
Yamaha XT 500 – completely rebuilt with high comp pistons etc loved it to bits until some lowlife followed me home cut the 6 locks off it outside my flat in Edinburgh. Never ever forgiven him for that.
VW Transporter – magic
Toyota Hilux Ute – wide wheels, big feck off roll bar, crappy 1600 engine!!!
Yamaha TDM 850 -Black of course. Only new vehicle I’ve ever bought. Absolutely fantastic bike. Went all over Europe a number of times.
Harley Davidson – FXRS 1340 SuperGlide – bought just north of Milwaukee and ridden around the outside of the USA and then back in to do a loop arouind the middle. Saw Harleys 90th aniversary and Sturgis in ’93. Would not swop that experience for anything – best thing I ever did.
Moved to Australia and bought a ’76 Kombi – It self cremated 🙁
Mitsubishi station wagons.
Mitsubishi V6 Magnash1te.
Toyota Landcruiser.
Mini Moke
TDM 850
XTZ750
Mitsubishi Delica Chamonix
WR450R
and I’ve just bought a ’72 F100 straight 6 for $400 😀 The ‘project ute’ for work.
And to think, they said I’d have no memory left. 😀

Good exercise, thanks.

Simon.

[Phill Fenton]

quote Simon Kay:

Ha what a memory quiz.

Let’s see….

1st – Austin A40. Painted black with house paint with a Starsky and Hutch stripe in white. Eventually became a paddock basher with no wings at all – looked like something out of Mad Max. Great wee car. I can still remember the smell inside!

I remember it too. I tried to steal it once in Edinburgh city centre. I managed to get inside and was going through my range of keys to try and start it but the smell put me off…. I stole a MK1 Capri instead that night 😕 😳

[idgni]

ford escort 1.4 ( wrote it off after 3 weeks)
Fiat uno 1.0ie ( the best motor i ever owned)
vw golf driver ( class car) currently restoring
vw caddy
Mitsubishi Shogun swb
My new motor arrives next week
VW Touareg 3.0 V6
Nine years of hard work 1st present to my self 😀 😀

[Martin Forsyth]

My 1st car (back in ’84) was a Cortina MK3 1972 (NVB 919L) Daytona Yellow, black vinyl roof -loved it.

Then (if memory serves….)

MK3 Escort (1982)
MK3 Cortina GT (1976)
MK4 Cortina estate
MK2 JPS Capri
MK 4 Cortina (auto)
Fiesta 950 MK1
MKV Cortina
Fiesta 1300 ghia
Transit Van
Maestro (co car)
Sierra
Sierra Saphire
Cavalier 2.0 (Yuk!)(co car) 1991 NEW
Escort 1.8 1992 NEW
Fiesta 1.3 Ghia 1993 NEW
Mondeo 2.0 auto 1994
Escort 1.8 ghia x 1996 NEW
Galaxy 1997 NEW
BMW 730 1994
Fiesta 1.25 Zetec NEW 1999
Escort 1.6 Estate NEW 1999
Mercedes A Class NEW 2000
Citroen Picasso NEW 2001
Volvo 760 GLE 2.9 V6 1990
Citroen Saxo 1.1 2002 NEW
Renault Scenic 1.6 2000
Cortina MK3 200E auto 1976
Dodge Charger 1968 5.2 V8
Renault Grand Scenic 1.9 TDi 2004 NEW
Capri 1.6 laser 1987 (absolutely mint – like a new car)
Dodge Coronet Hazzard County Sheriff car 5.2 V8 1975
Peugeut Partner Van 2002

Think that’s all of em in 22 years. Oh – had a Suzuki sv650 back in 2001 as well!

so – currently still have the Partner Van and Grand Scenic – Charger has been in resto for 2 years now….

I would have a lower mortgage now, I f I hadn’t bought all those cars!!!!

[Brian Little]

Martin you had a dodge charger …..now im seriously jealous …..did it have the dukes of hazard striping ? :lol1:

[Martin Forsyth]

Brian

I have some pics here – although haven’t updated for a while now…..

http://www.dodgecharger.co.uk

[Dave & Rob Lowery]

My first car was a bond 😳

You had to open the bonnet and kick start the engine. 😳

But it could turn on a sixpence 😳

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[Adam McGuire]

I might be a young one, but I love old cars! Hence the 3 classic Minis I’m restoring. No wonder I can’t afford a mortgage to give my Mum and Dad some peace!

Adam

[Brian Little]

quote Martin Forsyth:

Brian

I have some pics here – although haven’t updated for a while now…..

http://www.dodgecharger.co.uk

…thats it Martin i think youve taken that to far ..im seriously jealous i dont think we can talk again 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 …hey martin my friends just bought a dodge pickup….v8 in it …black ….what more could you ask for …a preaty female to go with it perhaps 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote Brian Little:

hey martin my friends just bought a dodge pickup….v8 in it …black ….what more could you ask for …a preaty female to go with it perhaps 😀

… or a friendly bank manager 😉

[Rodney Gold]

Mine was a hillman imp , bought 30+ years ago (I was 16 didnt even have a liscence) for the princely sum of 5 quid (partially earned by playing father Xmas in a dept store selling lucky dips to kids " Tell your mummy she must buy you a lucky dip or Santa wont bring you a pressie" – nice job for a good jewish boy:)
It lasted for a year , my last year in school and was an amazing bird puller – but I suppose any wheels when one is 16 can pull birds. Used about 2 pints of oil a week due to a totally knackered engine and some 400 zillion oil leaks. I think the top speed was round 70 kph and if the incline was more than 2 degrees with a passenger about , one of us had to get out and push.
One day , upon coming out the cafe , I found it alight and it cost me more to have it removed than I paid for it. Remembered with fondness!!!

[Marcella Ross]

Good story Rodney! 😀 Sad thing is that those days are well gone, nowadays teenagers don’t want an old banger…. they all have illusions of shiny new cars with nice alloys and a doof doof mp3 player in it. But the advantage with a brand new car for them is that very often they can get a years free insurance with it, we all know how hefty their premium can be!

[Brian Little]

quote Shane Drew:

quote Brian Little:

hey martin my friends just bought a dodge pickup….v8 in it …black ….what more could you ask for …a preaty female to go with it perhaps 😀

… or a friendly bank manager 😉

naaa Shane id still go for the preaty woman …every time if i wasnt in a realationship you understand 😉 😉 :lol1: :lol1:

[Leon Winslade]

:car: My first car was a citron AX forte which locket like a GT for a 19 year old person the insurance was only £700!!!!!!!!!!

I sold that and got a 1983 mini Mayfair I loved and still love them.
I did a lot of work on it sending thousands of ponds doing the engine and body work(mini the big est rot box car from the UK) I fitted

Spax
Twin SU carbs
bucket seats
1.3 gt engine
spot lites
Large wheels ( tyres 175 X 50 X 13)
and on……and on……and no……..

what a bout the roof i hear you say it looked like the on on the main page???!!!.
I got this done 4 years a go from P&L minis he did a great job and they have won awards for there work..
And no I am not a CHAVE If you do not now what one is go on http://www.barryboys.co.uk you will see. If you do go on it any way you will love it!!!
I had it rote of by a Chave in a nova when he took the full front of the car with his the ba*tard!!!!!!! :shake: :worry:

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[Carlos Cavanagh]

Hate to admit it but my first car was a 1921 Ford Model T made into a pick up truck… 🙄
My nightmare car was a 1976 Jaguar XJ12C pillarless coupe.

[Garrie]

my first car was a ’92 Vauxhall Astra GSi, got it in 97, loved it too bits (I was young) but it was stolen from the Metro centre, never to be seen again 😥

Heres a pic – looks a bit charver now though..

[Hugh Potter]

first car in 1992 was a 1976 1.6GL capri,

then….

84 capri 1.6LS
81 hi-lux,
84 capri 1.6LS,
74 chevy 350ci camaro
76 chrysler 400ci newyorker
70 plymouth 360ci barracuda
77 dodge 318ci van
80 mk2 escort 2.0L
85 mk3 escort 1.6GL
82 capri 2.8I
68 dodge dart 440ci
85 capri 2.8 special
91 mazda
ldv400 van
range rover V8
range rover V8
69 aussie valiant 440ci
66 plymouth belvedere
range rover diesel
nissan patrol
71 plymouth 440 cuda
nissan maxima,
isuzu trooper,

thats just from memory, i’m sure i’ve missed a couple !! several of the yanks were race cars, so were owned in conjunction with a daily driver / tow car.

btw, the yank conversions……

318 / 5.2L
350 / 5.7L
360 / 5.9L
400 / 6.6L
440 / 7.2L

😀

[Hugh Potter]

quote Martin Forsyth:

My 1st car (back in ’84) was a Cortina MK3 1972 (NVB 919L) Daytona Yellow, black vinyl roof -loved it.

Then (if memory serves….)

MK3 Escort (1982)
MK3 Cortina GT (1976)
MK4 Cortina estate
MK2 JPS Capri
………………………
Cortina MK3 200E auto 1976
Dodge Charger 1968 5.2 V8
Renault Grand Scenic 1.9 TDi 2004 NEW
Capri 1.6 laser 1987 (absolutely mint – like a new car)
Dodge Coronet Hazzard County Sheriff car 5.2 V8 1975
Peugeut Partner Van 2002

Think that’s all of em in 22 years. Oh – had a Suzuki sv650 back in 2001 as well!

so – currently still have the Partner Van and Grand Scenic – Charger has been in resto for 2 years now….

I would have a lower mortgage now, I f I hadn’t bought all those cars!!!!

trust you to remember them all too !!!

[Lee Ballard]

Right if memory serves correct;

1980 Cortina Estate
1974 Triumph Spitfire
1982 Capri
1989 Orion
1989 Granada
1962 Land Rover SIIA swb
1988 405
1986 Metro
1992 Citroen BX
1989? Sierra
1976 Land Rover SIII swb
1978 Land Rover SIII Safari
1992 Subaru Legacy (best of all the ‘normal’ cars we ever had)
1992 Renault 21
1999 406
1959 Land Rover SIIA swb (still got a few bit of)
1989 Land Rover 110 CSW (still got)
1982 Range Rover ‘in vogue’ (still got)
1995 Discovery
1994 Defender 110 CSW (still got)

[John Stevenson]

My first car was a Vauxhall Viva in 1971.

I remember that my new daughter slept best after a short car journey so used to find myself doing a few mils every evening.

One night I stopped to buy an evening paper and opened the passenger door to place the paper. My new baby was in the passenger seat and this was before proper baby seats.

I did a u-turn; the passenger door opened and my darling baby fell ou onto the road. I panicked and did an emergency stop.

Luckily all was well – not nearly as much traffic then as now.

She’s a mother herself now, to my two wonderful grandsons and I’m pleased to tell you that she takes vehicle safety extremely seriously. They both sit in very secure child seats.

Regards
John

[Nicola McIntosh]

wooow john thats a scary story to remind you of your first car & daughter….. 😕

glad she has taken the safety route 100% good for her 😉

nik

[Martin Forsyth]

quote Hugh Potter:

quote Martin Forsyth:

My 1st car (back in ’84) was a Cortina MK3 1972 (NVB 919L) Daytona Yellow, black vinyl roof -loved it.

Then (if memory serves….)

MK3 Escort (1982)
MK3 Cortina GT (1976)
MK4 Cortina estate
MK2 JPS Capri
………………………
Cortina MK3 200E auto 1976
Dodge Charger 1968 5.2 V8
Renault Grand Scenic 1.9 TDi 2004 NEW
Capri 1.6 laser 1987 (absolutely mint – like a new car)
Dodge Coronet Hazzard County Sheriff car 5.2 V8 1975
Peugeut Partner Van 2002

Think that’s all of em in 22 years. Oh – had a Suzuki sv650 back in 2001 as well!

so – currently still have the Partner Van and Grand Scenic – Charger has been in resto for 2 years now….

I would have a lower mortgage now, I f I hadn’t bought all those cars!!!!

trust you to remember them all too !!!

yeah – sad innit 🙄

[Ivan Morley]

I had a Suzuki SC100x, like the picture in the first post, only in silver.

It was a great little car, looked good and performed well on the road. The expense of keeping it on the road (rust, suspension etc…) meant this would be the only second hand car I purchased for over 17 years (the next being a specially modified off-road prepared Jeep used as a 2nd vehicle).

Ivan

[David Rowland]

I had 3-4 cars
Morris Minor! 😛
Blue basic Ford Escort 1.4L F reg
Black Ford Escort GTi thing F Reg
then had a break.. on the road with a 306 TD now and adding up the miles!

[Leigh]

WOW some of you guys have had WAY too many cars for one person 😀

my first car was a
1985 Pontiac Firebird……and I still miss her
then a
TransAm – that was stolen out from in front of my apt. in West Hollywood CA ( I think a guy I was dating at the time had something to do with it…little shit)
a Gold 1986 (?) Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
then another
TransAm for a bit which I traded in for a
WAY TOO FAST FOR ME Convt. Mustang…that I had to get rid of before I died
then another
1989 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, which I still have….what a piece of crap, but I can’t part with it for some odd reason (it has what I like to call "character" 😉 — or what you might call —RUST)
Isuzu Rodeo
Isuzu Trooper
and
now that Alfa that sits in the driveway (doesn’t even start and the brakes have seized)
and a Toyota Tundra Pick-up (gas guzzler)
Which I hate driving cause’ I’m just not a pick-up type ‘girl’ but I’m stuck with it for work 😥

edited: ooh I forgot, my second TransAm was Also STOLEN
but I got it back…..bad shape but I got it back

no one in their right mind would steal the Alfa :lol1:

[Craig Gibson]

1968 vw beetle 1303s 😎