Frenchieboy Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Here's a thought especially for those of us that are of "more advanced years"! Can you remember what your first car was that you owned, how it performed and what you thought of it? The first car that I bought after leaving the army was a Mark II Ford Zodiac! It was a wonderful car to drive with (What I thought was) loads of power coming from the straight 6 2.6 litre lump that was under the bonnet. Bench seats both front and back were a great advantage (I was free and SINGLE then so that front bench seat could have told a fair few stories) and with a three speed colum change the gear stick never got in the way . I can't quite remember what sort of MPG I was getting (I think it was somewhere around 25 to the gallon) but petrol was a bit cheaper in those days (I actually laughed at my boss one day when he said he believed that it would not be long before we saw petrol prices reaching £1.00 PER GALLON! So come on Guys, what was your first car - If you can remember back that far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintime Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 My first car was a triumph herald vitess,Then an Austin Maxi (double bed on wheels) then a 3,lt ford capri,1979 model then i set about tuneing it "odear" (westfield performance parts) it passes anything but a petrol station .then a rover p4 3.8 lt v8 now that was a car at the time plod were useing them they didnt like a then 18 year old running round in one got stopped more times than a prostitutes had clients lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themacclad Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Vauxhall Viva ............ it was a wreck !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapperz1991 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 1971 Mini mk2. Cooper looks, 998cc performance! handled great, just dint go to fast! lol i am still only 20 mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Ford Cortina mk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Mine was a Mini, nearly 40 years ago . Absolute pile of sheeeeyte. Fun to drive though. Reg no CRA 596B - the crab Why do we remember **** like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Mk1 Escort 1300GT, paid £325 for it which was enough back then. Strangely enough 30 years later and all sorts of **** in between and I still have one today. Not the same one as that didn't survive my ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELIMINATOR Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Vauxhall Viva pile of scrap got pulled in it the first day and scrapped it the second day, then Allegro Maxi Ital MkII escort estate MKII Capri MKIII Capri 1.6 MKIII Capri 2.0 XR3i Carlton 2.0cdi Porche 924 & Robin Reliant (both in the same week) MK4 escort Renault 11 Turbo Volvo 480 Turbo Volvo 480 LPG Volvo S40 1.9 TDS Volvo 850 T5 Volvo S40 2.0i Volvo V40 and I have forgotten at least half of the cars I have owned, lol Best car I ever owned ? FORD CAPRI (in the wet, on a round about 3rd gear and foot to the floor) Pure fun ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 My first car was at the age of 16 I got a 1937 morris 8 I had plans of making it in to a hotrod after much work and no help from others I gave up with it and scraped it. Then when I past my driving test I got a 1951 Ford prefect lovely condition but god what a horrible thing to drive every time you went around a corner you thought that it was going to turn over I soon got rid of that and got a 1955 Vauxhall Cresta six cylinder 2262cc that was a car bench seats you could put you feet up and have a kip on if you wanted colum gear change so three on the front seat happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Vauxhall 101, I was given it by my grandfather when i was 16 O what a toy for a 16 year old to have, taxed Mot and sat outside, was I ever tempted, well that would be telling my 2nd car was a Hillman Minx estate £130 and it went every where, up and down Newquay. Had a Spitfire Mk4 and a couple of Capris 1300 and 1600 all excellent fun to drive Edited October 9, 2011 by Spaniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 datsun 120y (jcp40s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Reliant Robin :blink: Got in at the start of winter, swapped it for my Honda 400/4 (big mistake!) as I only had a full bike licence, was luxury, driving round in normal clothes, with a radio cassette, and....A HEATER Didn't matter what pulled up alongside me at the lights and sniggered/took the weewee, I was happy as a pig in S### :lol: The local kids kept standing it on its back end or on its roof so I had to scrap it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Got my first car at age of 24ish - been a biker up till then - This I think was a 1959 Zodiac -got it in about 1965/6- heap of poo - cill's filled with newspaper and filler - engine smoked - had it out did a full rebore/rings - went well - Ran out of brakes coming up to junc 4 on M5 - so put VG95 linings in brakes and Bedford truck vac servo - best brakes around when warm - heater didn't work - - for some reason Ford put in and out on matrix one above other - unsoldered one and moved it to other side - phewww it got hot then - Sold my Triumph there for 50 quid. This was my second car - a 1965 Zodiac Executive -bought in middle of 1967- Connelly hide single leather reclining seats in front - auto 19mpg and cost me £15 a month in petrol - very nice car -- was a total rotbox by early 70's and was scrapped when it was 9 yrs old due to rust bug. Just wish I still had Triumph T110 dave Edited October 9, 2011 by DSPUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Mk1 fiesta 1.3....4 years ago. Sold to get a 106gti..regret it to this day 1995 fiesta si Punto 1200 corsa sport Astra 2.2 Sri 206quicksilver. Now...no car. I spend all my money on bikes and shooting...cars bore me! Edited October 9, 2011 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Eh Dave, I wish I had BOTH them vehicles, if only we had a crystal ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfletch Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Mine was a Sunbeam Rapier and it was fantastic. Then a Vauxhall Victor Estate and later I put a V8 in it just for fun Now I went off the rails so Austin allegro Vanden Plas Mk 1 escort Next BMW 5 series 3.0lt Capri Land rover series 3 And another land rover Daihatsu Fourtrak 2.8 Mercedes Benz estate Isuzu Trooper 3.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelblacker Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Mine was a 1986 Fiat Panda 4x4, it was an amazing car and it went anywhere. Best bit about it was it had a twin canvass sunroof that peeled back like a sardine tin - great for bunny bashing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 My first was a mini cooper i thought it was great with the union jack on the roof , but had to spend a fortune on fibreglass to fill the holes in the floor because is was so rotten and the water would come in as you was driving along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 First car I owned was an Austin A35, but I learned to drive on my mother's 1931 Austin 7 - with a "back to front" 3 speed crash (non-synchromesh) gearbox, suicide clutch and almost non-existent cable operated brakes. Aye but we wuz 'appy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 For many years I did used the old Essex boys as my own personal taxi service But then I got bored of flat tops and Fords So My first car was a Astra It was the colour of Dog **** But O I did love that little car xxxxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 talbot sunbeam that i paid £100 for.....turned out it had a split chassis and wasnt even supposed to be on the road !! :blink: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar_uk Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Mine was a Y reg fiesta, stereo was worth more than the car. When it came to MOT time it failed on almost everything ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 A Vauxhall Viva HA, total piece of ####, got it in 1972 for £30, ran it for two years, sold it for £25! God, I hated that thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig87 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Peugeot 106 rallye , Renault 5 turbo, Peugeot 306 d,Peugeot 306 d turbo, saxo vtr, Toyota starlet glanza v , 2 x subaru impreza wrx, vw golf tdi,130, clio sport 172 , an now driving vw golf 25 anniversary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 A 1979 'Sunset Orange' 1300 Morris Marina. Jeremy Clarkeson has got these cars all wrong. They're much much worse than he thinks they are. Mine used more oil than petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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