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over a year ago
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Baby blue '68 VW bug  I got it when I was 16 just after passing my test. I loved that car and hated letting it go. But I traded it in on a convertible so I soon got over it |
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over a year ago
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Austin Marina 1.3 Coupé (Deluxe) lol...biggest pile of shite I've ever driven but it was all mine. Worst thing about it was that the seats used to tip over sideways when you went around a corner  |
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over a year ago
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A 'Y' reg Ford Sierra.
It had wing mirrors on it that flipped inwards - so anything over 50mph and all you could see was your own knees.
It used to ice up on the inside and my niece was sick in the back after glugging a glass of vimto.
So, depending on the season and the wind direction it smelled of either anti-freeze, sick or vimto - sometimes all three ! |
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over a year ago
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"Metallic green (with black vinyl roof) Vauxhall Viva 1.3 HC. registration KPD 14P
What a pile of shit, but I loved that car!"
Same car but it was red, had a different number plate and the doors had to wired shut cos they wouldn't engage the locking mechanism and people had to get in and out of it a la Starsky & Hutch.
Once when it started raining I put the wipers on and one of them flew off and landed on the pavement. I stopped the car and asked my mate to climb out and get it and when he tried the door fell off.  |
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Brown Toyota Corolla SBV 118T, loved it, the passenger door had to be opened from inside, unless the passenger new to thump it. Went like a rocket, can;t remember the CC . I learned to drive in it and was my baby |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Met Blue Volvo 345 - Built for Swedes in the South of France 
I don't think they'd ever heard of rain, cold let alone snow !!
At least it had heated seats  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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B reg Nissan micra 1.0l red. With choke. Bloody death trap that tried to kill me several times . Unfortunately it died outside a chippy when the underneath of the car gave way and the engine fell out. |
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"B reg Nissan micra 1.0l red. With choke. Bloody death trap that tried to kill me several times . Unfortunately it died outside a chippy when the underneath of the car gave way and the engine fell out. "
Lol at least u had yr chips x
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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V reg, MK11 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia in a lovely metalic gold with brown velour upholstry and (fake) wooden plank across the dashboard. What a piece of crap, there was more filler than metal and it died in spectacular fashion one evening on the way home from work.
Was good fun for going sideways around roundabouts though :o) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"B reg Nissan micra 1.0l red. With choke. Bloody death trap that tried to kill me several times . Unfortunately it died outside a chippy when the underneath of the car gave way and the engine fell out. Lol at least u had yr chips x"
Yep. That is true I remember having a pickled egg as well mmmm |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
My first car was given to me by my company at the time... a Honda Integra, 1.6 Auto, a rare car in this country.
Pop-up headlamps, Electric windows and sun-roof, it had everything!
Six months into having the car, I attended a trade exhibition in London and unfortunately, got stopped by a policeman for an illegal turn at a junction. As he sat in the car (it was pouring buckets outside!) he commented on how I'd only passed my test 8 months before and how good the car was.
Ended up, he did a test drive around the block, was much impressed with it and let me off with a warning! |
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By *am123Man
over a year ago
essex chelmsford |
a friend of mine had a princess lol it was a cheese wedge bt soooo comfy like drivin round in an arm chair so they told me i wouldnt be seen in that thing.... i had street cred bk then lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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cream mk2 fiesta with a brown vinyl roof (yuk) and the radio didn't work so I had a portable radio cassette player on the passenger seat, or if I had a passenger they had to lovingly hold it on their knee lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mk3 Ford Cortina 1.6XL estate (shaggin wagon! Lol!) in bright red - NKR 623M. Bought it for £650 in 1980 and insured it (at the age of 19) for...... £240!!! Try doing that at 19 today????? 
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
Ford escort 1.3 L, KVN 270P,
No point in locking the doors any good pull on them opened it,.. had to take the distributor cap off to stop people pinching it.
Sadly some bugger did nick it and parked it in a garden at the bottom on my street as the steeriing lock re engaged at a t junction, |
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Red 01 ford focus 1.8 tdi, I won't give the reg as I'm driving it. It's my baby and has been a great car, never let down apart from the clutch giving out in the A1 driving down to Norfolk, the ring holding the turbo in place snapping on the M1 and a loose wire causing the engine to die crawling up the woodhead last jan!! But I still live it and hope I can get a few more years out of it before I'm forced to get rid. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Mk3 Ford Cortina 1.6XL estate (shaggin wagon! Lol!) in bright red - NKR 623M. Bought it for £650 in 1980 and insured it (at the age of 19) for...... £240!!! Try doing that at 19 today?????
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My first car cost £350... The insurance was £300, which seemed loads at the time! |
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Red ford escort mk2 that was originally blue and somebody had done a pretty poor respray PDY 752R
It was ten years old when I got my hands on it. Paid £300
You had to keep your foot on the throttle to stop it from dying so when you wanted to stop you had to use the handbrake lol
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"My first car was a red Hyundai i10. Had it three months. And if your wondering I passed first time. X"
Sorry meant. Got it three months ago. Had to learn to drive at the tender age of 31. My husband had had enough, he said it was like driving Miss Crazy. X |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A metallic silver Renault Biarritz, B77 DUK.
Bought for me and my brother, no idea how much the insurance of any other costs were, as my Dad paid for it all, lucky me
It was a 1.6, and although I loved it and it shifted well,(I had the car the most as my bro was at uni), every bit of plastic inside seemed to fall off
I remember driving it to school and jamming the car full of people when we went out, wouldn't do that these days!
"Shared" it for a couple of years, until my brother returned and many scraps later my Dad decided to buy me another car, which was a new Mini |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A metallic silver Renault Biarritz, B77 DUK.
Bought for me and my brother, no idea how much the insurance of any other costs were, as my Dad paid for it all, lucky me
It was a 1.6, and although I loved it and it shifted well,(I had the car the most as my bro was at uni), every bit of plastic inside seemed to fall off
I remember driving it to school and jamming the car full of people when we went out, wouldn't do that these days!
"Shared" it for a couple of years, until my brother returned and many scraps later my Dad decided to buy me another car, which was a new Mini "
Does your Dad adopt..??? 
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A metallic silver Renault Biarritz, B77 DUK.
Bought for me and my brother, no idea how much the insurance of any other costs were, as my Dad paid for it all, lucky me
It was a 1.6, and although I loved it and it shifted well,(I had the car the most as my bro was at uni), every bit of plastic inside seemed to fall off
I remember driving it to school and jamming the car full of people when we went out, wouldn't do that these days!
"Shared" it for a couple of years, until my brother returned and many scraps later my Dad decided to buy me another car, which was a new Mini
Does your Dad adopt..???
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My father unfortunately passed away suddenly in December 2005
However it was a tight Scots man, so believe me I had to work my charms for a long time to get what I did |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A metallic silver Renault Biarritz, B77 DUK.
Bought for me and my brother, no idea how much the insurance of any other costs were, as my Dad paid for it all, lucky me
It was a 1.6, and although I loved it and it shifted well,(I had the car the most as my bro was at uni), every bit of plastic inside seemed to fall off
I remember driving it to school and jamming the car full of people when we went out, wouldn't do that these days!
"Shared" it for a couple of years, until my brother returned and many scraps later my Dad decided to buy me another car, which was a new Mini
Does your Dad adopt..???
My father unfortunately passed away suddenly in December 2005
However it was a tight Scots man, so believe me I had to work my charms for a long time to get what I did"
He doh! |
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"Great car at the time and as quick as my mates Astra GTE....
Stop trying to justify ever owning a Montego "
Lol! It was in all honesty a great car and owned it for 3 years before buying a Mitubishi Lancer Turbo!
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Y reg bright yellow metro ex hubby bought to teach me to drive think he paid 200 for it. We were havin a lesson 1 day he started shoutin at me I tried to park it but ended up on a little wall I got out and walked off hubby was gettin funny looks. He broke the reverse gear it took 5 guys to lift it off the wall. I made hubby pay for the repairs then I sold it for 400 quid lol |
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By *illdeeCouple
over a year ago
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Always had motorbikes, but in the winter cos we had fulll licences we could drive Reliant 3wheelers. They were V popular up here and mine was a supervan, 2 seats and a flat back floor. We also raced sidecars and so when we used to feel the Van tip on right or left handers it was out of the passenger seat and either out the passenger window or drivers side one to stop the b**t**d tipping over!! Never get away with that one these days.
Had a massive V8 sticker on the rear door but it was fantastic in snow too.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mk1 Ford Cortina - 734PDT - two tone green!! Got it in around 1975.Great car to learn mechanics on - renewed gearbox, clutch, brakes, pistons, cylinder rings, exhaust,and lots of other stuff. Nice big rust holes in floor eventually got the MOT guy to condemn it!! Sold it for £10 a wheel to s scrappy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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1984 cavalier commander only made in silver.loved it, paid 300 pound for it had a lot of fun with it until it developed a nasty oil leak and made a 50 quid profit at a back street garage! Happy days!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I lived in a very rural area and had a variety of cars to learn to drive in in the fields which included a 1966 Fiat 600 , a Hillman Hunter , a 1973 Mk 1 Ford Escort I bought off some raving mad Jehovah's Witness's and a Renault 12 , legally the first I owned on the road was a 1973 Ford Transit and a 1975 Mini Van . The transit I took to college and if anyone wanted a lift it was under the understanding that they would have to help push start it as I could not afford a new starter motor . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ford escort mk2 in white, 1.3cc class car, bought for 100 quid and sold to a mate 3 weeks later for 500 quid! Who wrote it off 36hrs later!
So...... I got a green mini 1000, classy brown velour seats ..... Loved the car  |
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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago
Portsmouth |
A beige Hillman Imp which had a breeze block under the bonnet to weight it down and the engine in the back....A few years after I sold it it was bought by a garage owner who worked next door to my work. He completely pimped it up, respray, new engine, wheels the works...looked great after it was finished....was a pile of crap that kept leaping out of gear whilst I had it.....lol |
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"ford capri 2.0s in jet black
I had a 2.0 GT in British Racing Green. great car until it rained and you tried to take a corner! "
I had a 1977 black Capri 3.0 wish I'd never sold it, guy who bought it just let go, and it ended up being scrapped.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A banana yellow Mk2 Ford Escort ... oh how I loved that car ... ended up wrapping it round a lamp post one evening though (not my fault, the road was slippery!) |
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My first car was a 1975 Alfa Sud it was a great car for taking mates to the pub in and was amazing in snow. Rusted badly but as I was an 18 year old it went like stink and taught me a lot about cars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yellow vauxhall cavalier. Cost £50. Used to break down every other journey as it had a rusty fuel tank. Sold it for £80! It then got written off by a lorry on a motorway but I still have fond memories if it!
Squames x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Was going to buy a Ford Capri but ended up with a superb Alfa Romeo AlfaSud 1.5Ti Cloverleaf, on a 'Y' plate (whatever year that was) in Red.
Fantastic car that went like a bomb! Shortly after getting that I bought a 14ft Fletcher speedboat as well.
2nd car was a 2 litre Opel Manta GTE |
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Mine was Ford Escort mk2 RS2000 custom in signal yellow.... I took my driving test in it... Passed first time... It was a real hooligans car, burn outs, doughnuts and handbrake turns.... How I never crashed it or got points.... And for group outings I had use of my dads Range Rover.... Ah the good old days....  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Mine was Ford Escort mk2 RS2000 custom in signal yellow.... I took my driving test in it... Passed first time... It was a real hooligans car, burn outs, doughnuts and handbrake turns.... How I never crashed it or got points.... And for group outings I had use of my dads Range Rover.... Ah the good old days.... "
How did I know you were gonna be from Essex? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Always had motorbikes, but in the winter cos we had fulll licences we could drive Reliant 3wheelers. They were V popular up here and mine was a supervan, 2 seats and a flat back floor. We also raced sidecars and so when we used to feel the Van tip on right or left handers it was out of the passenger seat and either out the passenger window or drivers side one to stop the b**t**d tipping over!! Never get away with that one these days.
Had a massive V8 sticker on the rear door but it was fantastic in snow too.
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years ago I used to go to the Chelsea Cruise every month, which was a great evening of mad cars. There was a guy there who dumped a 3.5 Rover V8 into a Robin. he had wheelie bars on the back to stop it flipping as he accelerated! |
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"1956 Austin A35 van. I shoehorned a Riley 1.5 engine and gearbox into it! "
That would have gone well! I had a 1.5 with an MGB engine and box, it performed superb. Always fancied an A35, would go well with my Moggie Minors. |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
The first car I bought was an Austin Healy 'frog-eye' Sprite as a pressy for the current squeeze c 1974.
It was hand painted in a colour I didn't recognise and broke down twice a week at best. |
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"Always had motorbikes, but in the winter cos we had fulll licences we could drive Reliant 3wheelers. They were V popular up here and mine was a supervan, 2 seats and a flat back floor. We also raced sidecars and so when we used to feel the Van tip on right or left handers it was out of the passenger seat and either out the passenger window or drivers side one to stop the b**t**d tipping over!! Never get away with that one these days.
Had a massive V8 sticker on the rear door but it was fantastic in snow too.
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Yes!!! Reliants are superb fun!! I had a Supervan too, none of my mates would have a lift because they were scared of the thing! Look how much Supervans fetch now though... There is something about Reliants though, I couldn't resist a mint Robin last year! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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talking of cars.
i remember reading a while back about these cheap cars which ( i think ) tata were building in india.
did they ever take off or was this another sinclair c5? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My first car was a White Ford Cortina when I passed my test in 1985, no idea what year the car was, we thought it was posh at the time as it had a centre console with built in CD drawers |
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" years ago I used to go to the Chelsea Cruise every month, which was a great evening of mad cars. There was a guy there who dumped a 3.5 Rover V8 into a Robin. he had wheelie bars on the back to stop it flipping as he accelerated!"
There use to be a Relient Kitten round Southend with a Rover v8 in and the wheelie bars on the back... and a yellow Robin stickered up as Thunderbird 4... |
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"I had a Ford Escort mexico.
Went like shit off a stick and set me on the road to always getting performance cars.  "
Must admit I'd still love a mk1 Mexico withe bubble arches and the 4 spots on the front, but have you seen how much they go for.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mk1 cavalier in red, cost me 100 quid bought it in 92, I remember the calipers sticking on and catching fire going down a hill, had to knock on some strangers house to borrow a bucket of water to put them out, |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was one of those who drove daddy's car when I first passed my test. God knows how much he paid for insurance, but I learned a lot about car control.
Ford Escort Cosworth. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just a thought! If we were to state our first car from 1971 (we had it for years and it was a bit unusual)theres a fair chance that people we have known in the past and also current friends (if they use fab) would be able to put two and two together. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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" Quite a lot of Cortinas and Escorts mentioned in this thread, they are quite sought after now.."
i had a lovely MK2 Escort. Uprated suspension and brakes. Uprated 2.0 engine with twin Weber carbs. Had it for about 8 weeks before some half wit plowed in to and wrote it off! |
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A 1965 Humber Hawk bought from the car auctions when I was 16 paid £30 for it with half a tank of petrol. I sold it for £50 2 days later when it ran out of fuel and I couldnt find the fuel filler(turns out you unscrew one of the rear light reflectors)wish I had it now it would be worth a fortune. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I had a Ford Escort mexico.
Went like shit off a stick and set me on the road to always getting performance cars. "
come on duck.......... was it a mk1 escort mexico or a mk2 rs mexico ??
always liked the old sporty escorts but you can't beat a nice cosworth for aRSe out action lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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1998 Nissan Micra 1.0, it was my brothers but my parents gave it to me as they paid for his univeristy costs in th US and thought i deserved something from it. I could barely fit in it properly, my head scraped the roof, took a battering if i went over cobbles. Very reliable though, never needed any work doneto it in the 5 years we had it in the family. |
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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago
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suzuki swift 1L - ex thought it safer buying the same make as I was learning to drive in as less likely to crash it. Ironically it was him who did lol
Still remember my dads first car too - ford consul, black with white roof xfg 46 loved that wee car |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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"1956 Austin A35 van. I shoehorned a Riley 1.5 engine and gearbox into it!
That would have gone well! I had a 1.5 with an MGB engine and box, it performed superb. Always fancied an A35, would go well with my Moggie Minors."
It went even better when the Riley engine died and I replaced it with an MGB engine! Sham it was only a month later that somebody pulled across my path in a VW camper in the wet and I couldn`t stop |
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