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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Your first car is like you first love, you never forget it.
Mine was a metallic bottle green Vauxhall Viva. It had a black vinyl roof and was so basic it never had the optional extra of a cigarette lighter. it was a crock of shit, but i loved that car! |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
I learnt to drive in a variety of cars as it was basically any car Dad had going spare from the garage for me to practise in.....my first car when I passed my test was a converted white Fiesta van, reg GBV 71W, it had a dodgy starter motor so I had to carry a hammer round in the glovebox and when it cut out I just popped the bonnet and gave the starter a tap to get it going again....nowadays prob wouldn't be able to get to the starter motor and would get arrested for carrying offensive weapon  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ford Cortina 1600E Mk2, beautiful car.
lovely car and worth loads now .look great in purple or gold]"
Mine was "light Orchid" was the colour of pink Champagne with black vinyl roof!
I have to admit i did nearly buy another one when i got divorce settlement but joined Fab instead so i didnt become boring!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ford Cortina MK V, 2.3 v6 with auto box, that was replaced with 4 speed manual.
Soooooooo much torque! such fun.
Ended in such a mess  "
had one of those many many yrs ago but kept the auto box .very fast car in its day .ive had quite a few cortinas the rarest being a 2 dr mk v |
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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago
central scotland |
"Mine was a brand new 1974 3 litre V6 that my parents got me for my 18th"
Think that may have just been a dream I had my first was realy a 1967 I think Hillman Imp which cost me £120 and the window washer was a little rubber thing on the floor you pumped like hell with your foot but it was a great little car except for the fact when you went over 60 it wanted to take off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Datsun f2 with a hole in the footwell of drivers side! Moved the mat and could see the road, was good for makin the car go up hills better with the use of both feet! It was my Flintstones car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Your first car is like you first love, you never forget it.
Mine was a metallic bottle green Vauxhall Viva. It had a black vinyl roof and was so basic it never had the optional extra of a cigarette lighter. it was a crock of shit, but i loved that car! "
Audi 80 sport ....loved it. It had three bar gauges - I had no idea what any of them were for, but I sure loved looking at them lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mark II Vauxhall Cavalier. It was a two-door and had one door wired shut cos the lock was fooked so passengers had to get in it a la Starsky & Hutch.
Once, I went out in it when it started raining, so I put the wipers on and on the third swish they flew off and landed in the road. As I opened the door to go and get them the door fell off.
I left the pile of crap where it was and went and bought an Austin Princess which was an even bigger pile of shite!
I'm much better at picking cars these days.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ford Capri Laser ,not a good idea really had it four days and wrote it off , "
my fourth car was a Capri 2.0 GT. 6 pot dashboard that looked so cool. i really loved that car, felt like crying when someone did a hit and run in it.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mine was a blue ford fiesta. I was the first of all my mates to get a car so it went everywhere, always with a car full.
Remember going out in york one night. Got back to the car and realised we had no petrol to get back, no money cos we were all daft enough to spend our very last pennies, and being 17 no credit card for back up.
I swore I would never sell it if it got us back in one piece. It was totally chugging as we pulled into my street but it didn't let us down. Did I sell her? yeh, I traded her in for a younger model, I betrayed her and all she had done was be loyal. Wonder where she is now?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I swore I would never sell it if it got us back in one piece. It was totally chugging as we pulled into my street but it didn't let us down. Did I sell her? yeh, I traded her in for a younger model, I betrayed her and all she had done was be loyal. Wonder where she is now? "
She probably went back to York and waited and waited for you to come back but eventually fell into the drug scene and ended up selling her chassis down a back alley to the first Allegro that would have it. You utter bastard! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I swore I would never sell it if it got us back in one piece. It was totally chugging as we pulled into my street but it didn't let us down. Did I sell her? yeh, I traded her in for a younger model, I betrayed her and all she had done was be loyal. Wonder where she is now?
She probably went back to York and waited and waited for you to come back but eventually fell into the drug scene and ended up selling her chassis down a back alley to the first Allegro that would have it. You utter bastard! "
LMFAO! I know I'm such a bitch. Someone probably even spunked diesel in her petrol only hole. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mine was a vauxhall cavalier and the back axle went in the end, well it was an x reg so well old. My next one was the same but a H reg, I think, thought it was great as it had tinted windows! woo hoo! Sold that for a Mazda 323f with flip up lights, wished I had kept it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ford Capri Laser ,not a good idea really had it four days and wrote it off ,
my fourth car was a Capri 2.0 GT. 6 pot dashboard that looked so cool. i really loved that car, felt like crying when someone did a hit and run in it. "
know how ya feel there |
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mine was a peugoet 309, with a sun roof.
the thing i remember most is the roof leaked, no matter what i did, and when i went round corners the water sloshed around the back seat well. lol , but I loved it, the freedom to go where i wanted was amazing.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"my first was a split rears screen beetle with the 6volt battery worth a fortune now but the rust worms eat it booo"
My first VW T2 Camper van was 6v lol. I've seen brighter candles than those headlights, but I wish I still had it - would be worth a fortune now  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Vauxhall nova in faded blue, complete with imobiliser (toggle switch on ignition wire lol) and dubious stain on back seat (still don't know to this day what it was )
Oh, and I even remember reg number lol |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
An Austin A35 Countryman ... basically a van with windows and a back seat! The engine was shot so I shoehorned a Riley 1.5 engine and gearbox in it. That was OK until I blew the engine up so I replaced the egine and gearbox to one from an MGB! That lasted a fortnoght until some wally pulled out in front of me leaving me no room to stop. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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An ugly as sin horrible green coloured SAAB 95 Estate car of 1972 vintage, a column change gearbox, 8-track cartridge stereo, HEATED SEATS (remember this was a 1972 car!) and 7 seats which when folded a certain way made for a great passion wagon - once you got over the looks that is! Ha-ha, great thread thanks for starting this made me smile and remember some good times |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The amazing thing about this thread, apart from the memories, is the fact that cars were painted such disgusting colours in the 70's. I had a beige Mk2 Capri. who in their right mind would buy a car from new in beige?  |
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Passed my test August 1966,eighteen years old,England had just won the Worked Cup..
Dad gave me his old banger,a Jowet Javelin,reg JVU 311...column gears and a bench seats back and front....me and my mate pulled many a bird in that motor. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Passed my test August 1966,eighteen years old,England had just won the Worked Cup..
Dad gave me his old banger,a Jowet Javelin,reg JVU 311...column gears and a bench seats back and front....me and my mate pulled many a bird in that motor."
Just had to google what one of them was, never heard of Jowet before |
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"Ford Capri Laser ,not a good idea really had it four days and wrote it off ,
i still own one "
love capri's.
had one and an opel kadette before i started driving, and a mk3 escort one i passed, lasted 7 days until it went upside down over a 30ft grass bank.
then got another that rotted away and finally a mk2 cav sri replica. it all went downhill from there |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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First car ( and several ones after) were a metros.. first one was a 1.1c got it with not a bit of rust on it.
Was great little car to learn to drive in.
but after passing test I traded up to a R114 GTa.. so basically a newer model metro with a bigger engine.
Cali |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Mine was a peugeot 306 to learn in... would have been perfect had i had a licence and not leant it to a family member who crashed it and didn't tell me... then everything on it proceeded to fail and then the DVLA took it away because it was parked in the wrong place with no tax... ... but my first proper car ( and the one i have now lol ) is an Austin mini mayfair and its better than my first love.. because it gives me signs when its gonna let me down... and i can always fix it! |
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First car I drove regularly was my mum's Black BMW 318iS. It was an R reg if I remember correctly. Very quick! The first car I bought for myself was a black peugeot 206 1.6 16v with leather interior and all the optional extras. I loved it. Then some wanker reversed a lorry into it and smashed it through a wall. I was devastated! Never had a car I loved so much since! Currently driving a 2008 Renault Megane. I advise anyone reading this to NEVER BUY a Renault! Or a Fiat for that matter.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My first car was an old brown Vauxhall Chevette. Know as "the flying turd". A heap of rubbish but did me a good turn.."
My mate had one we affectionatly called a 'Shove It' as we ended up pushing it every where! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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1963 rambler soft top. I'm not that old just bought a old car. The front seats would fold down even with the back seat to make a queen size bed. Perfect car for a horny 17 yr old |
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