dunno
Old Skool
that car has some soul I tell ya
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What was your first car?
- Thread starter Man of Harveys
- Start date
a nice rusty, bronze coloured 1.1L Golf. old R reg. used to have to blow through the in line fuel filter every 5-10 miles, as the rust from the petrol tank would block it up, causeing the car to stop. so i was always high on petrol fumes. still, it had a lovely armrest inside the door. so whilst the car was moving at least i looked cool.
Bluejuice
Lazy as a rug on Valium
A beautiful black F-reg MG Metro with go-faster MG badging and rear spoiler.
Only a 1275cc engine but it didn't half move, considering it was in essence just a Metro.
I loved it to bits and the thing was in pristine condition when I picked it up. Lovely bodywork, lush deep and comfy seats, flashy interior with space age clock. Sadly however the average life span of an A-series engine was about 80,000 miles and once I was pushing it towards 90,000 it preferred the local garage to its own and ended up costing me a small fortune in replacement gearboxes, spark plugs, clutches, alternators etc.
People laughed at me for driving a Metro but I'd have it back in an instant if it was still running.
Here is a picture I found which is almost identical. But mine had front fog lamps and the rear spoiler.
Happy days...
Only a 1275cc engine but it didn't half move, considering it was in essence just a Metro.
I loved it to bits and the thing was in pristine condition when I picked it up. Lovely bodywork, lush deep and comfy seats, flashy interior with space age clock. Sadly however the average life span of an A-series engine was about 80,000 miles and once I was pushing it towards 90,000 it preferred the local garage to its own and ended up costing me a small fortune in replacement gearboxes, spark plugs, clutches, alternators etc.
People laughed at me for driving a Metro but I'd have it back in an instant if it was still running.
Here is a picture I found which is almost identical. But mine had front fog lamps and the rear spoiler.
Happy days...
Ford cortina mk 4 with a vinyl roof and a cassete player
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
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A mini 1000, baked bean colour.
The electrics were shot on it. When I used to change gear, but all accounts the reverse lights used to come on.
Fantastic car.
The electrics were shot on it. When I used to change gear, but all accounts the reverse lights used to come on.
Fantastic car.
On the Left Wing
KIT NAPIER
just found my first car here:
Stinky Kat
Tripping
Hillman Imp - fantastic car
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
- Thread starter
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If you type the words "ford fiesta" into Yahoo image search...well, I'd best not click on it at work.
On the Left Wing
KIT NAPIER
Man of Harveys said:
does that come as standard?
http://www.autocity.com/reportajes/amor/img/fiesta.jpg
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
On the Left Wing said:just found my first car here:
My Granma had one of those - a red one. She used to pick my sister and I up from St Wilfred's in it, we used to sit in the boot!!
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
Eggmundo said:Morris 1100.
Beautiful car, tax exempt and bar speedo.
Huge steering wheel and excellent hydrolastic suspension.
Hells Donkeys
That is exactly the car I had, except mine was the 1300 version
Wouldn't go above 65!!!
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
I can't be bothered to find a piccie of my car, because there are loads of modded chav-mobiles to wade through!!
So here is the first car I can remember being in. My Dad's Austin 1300 GT:
So here is the first car I can remember being in. My Dad's Austin 1300 GT:
eastlondonseagull
Well-known member
maffew said:4 speed pea green Mitsubishi Colt
84 I think. Cost 100 quid and got 18 months of use out of it only having to replace a wiper blade.
Had this random turbo stick like 2nd gear which burnt loads of fuel and made the engine louder but didnt really to anything else. Had 105 out of it without realising. Beauty
Bit like this one
Bloody hell Maffew, what a motor!
On the Left Wing
KIT NAPIER
Curious Orange said:I can't be bothered to find a piccie of my car, because there are loads of modded chav-mobiles to wade through!!
So here is the first car I can remember being in. My Dad's Austin 1300 GT:
That was a superb car ... can remember my dad having the white version of that in about 1969/71 ish
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
On the Left Wing said:
Yeah, and I can remember the branding my infant legs used to get from sitting on the leather-effect seats in the summer of '76!!
Dad's was orange, like in the photo.
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Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
V Reg (first time round) MkII Escort, was a rust magnet, engine failed on me completely and had to be rebuilt, mind you it used to get me back from the West Country to watch the Albion play so it wasn't all bad. After getting rid of it I vowed never to buy another Ford, my next car was an Orion, after that I renewed my vow and that time I meant it. Since then I have had a Vauxhall, Honda, BMW and now a VW. After this and the last car I will probably stick with German cars for the forseable future, unless I win the lottery and can afford either something Italian or British.
Woodingdean Gull
New member
Bought in Spring 1966, a lowered Ford Anglia, 1340 cc engine with a 1500 carb, silver with a black flash, “cutaway” front bumpers with “set-back” grill, number plate 3319 CD.
Shit off a hot shovel.
Shit off a hot shovel.