Your first car

[Deleted member 9966]

So will someone explain to me.............we have all had old sheds/bangers in the past which we got with our own hard earned cash.......or as in Oli's case. Nowt

We all tinkered/fiddled with them and put on the bling (when I say bling.....I mean, it was bling in them days) you remember........go fast stripes, chrome wheel trims and the like.

Nowadays, I can't help wonder where the hell the young-ens of today get the money for the fully blinged up & top of the range customised jobs, todays kids have.

I know "Daddy" will have helped them out....maybe, But a lot of the cars they drive are sports cars compared to the likes of Allegro's and Chevettes.

I had a Chevette as well.........saloon :yikes:. Great car until the wife reversed into a road.....and missed. :mad2::mad2:

I reckon bank loans and credit cards CJ :yikes:

I used to be into the "bling" scene and was constantly looking at new alloy wheels and air filters etc. Cars with bling are worth nowt unless you look after the engine and bodywork too

After university I spent my last 2k of savings (much to the horror of my bank) on a deposit for a brand new Fiat Punto on 0% finance. Had that car for 5 years, kept it fully serviced and repaired and sold it for 2k cash :hurray: winner!

 

[stevee]

1500 allegro, ,steve

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

View attachment beast baby.bmp after my pug i bought this escort from my brother in law

 

[DHTiling]

Mexico..?...look a like jobbie..or RS2000

 

[theyomper]

Having passed my test in a Landrover that you had to double de clutch and no power steering my first was a Hillman Avenger.....bliss no double de clutching. Then a Fiat 124 special T.....that had a rev counter!!! But my favourite then was an old MG Midget with a valve radio and a faulty slave cylinder. Now if I'm feeling lazy it's the Saab Convertible or if I feel like an adrenelin rush it's the Cooper S.

 

[doug boardley]

Having passed my test in a Landrover that you had to double de clutch and no power steering my first was a Hillman Avenger.....bliss no double de clutching. Then a Fiat 124 special T.....that had a rev counter!!! But my favourite then was an old MG Midget with a valve radio and a faulty slave cylinder. Now if I'm feeling lazy it's the Saab Convertible or if I feel like an adrenelin rush it's the Cooper S.

not a centurion tank then yomps:lol::lol:

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

Mexico..?...look a like jobbie..or RS2000

RS 2000 dave wasnt overly keen on the body styling as i thought it spoilt the pure beauty of a classic hot hatch.

 

[DHTiling]

RS 2000 dave wasnt overly keen on the body styling as i thought it spoilt the pure beauty of a classic hot hatch.

I disagree mate..i loved them and always wanted one...:drool5:

but a lot better motors out now,,

 

[faithhealer]

My hb viva, I remembered today, didn't have anti freeze in (and didn't know anything about cars) When it froze a friend showed me how to turn the engine ower slowly with the starting handle and introduce anti freeze in thru the rad! Saved the engine. Sorry but give me a modern car anyday

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Got hit by the sentimentality bug...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Volkswagen_Polo_Coupe_Cambridge_1981.jpg

brought back so many memories.. mine was white tho :hurray:

 

[faithhealer]

Got hit by the sentimentality bug...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Volkswagen_Polo_Coupe_Cambridge_1981.jpg

brought back so many memories.. mine was white tho :hurray:

Link not working Liz

 

[White Room]

I got the link, a girly car Lizrrr:

 

[DHTiling]

It does here john..

 

[Deleted member 9966]

I got the link, a girly car Lizrrr:

Citroen AX GT was my next car... is that girly too? I bought it off a bloke.. :yikes:

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4129/1321/22820660017_large.jpg

:hurray:

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

I disagree mate..i loved them and always wanted one...:drool5:

but a lot better motors out now,,

oh i loved the car dave it was and still is my favourite car it was just the intake scoops on the wheel arches and the overly square wheel arches that took away the look of the old RS2000 which always had people asking what model it was, mind you him having a rally company race tune the engine was a good idea.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

but I will admit... this is a girly car

 

[doug boardley]

oh dear, gonna have to raid my mum's photies and get the scanner out, sure I've still got photies of my Capri 2.0S:yikes:

 

[White Room]

A mate had one of the John Player special capri's

 

[faithhealer]

test drove an old capri once, didn't have a hand brake, the owner said, 'it's ok you don't need it'!!!!

 

[theyomper]

not a centurion tank then yomps:lol::lol:

I was a Royal Marine we didn't have that luxury.........that's what boots were for :lol:

Talking of Centurion Tanks though, I was once put in one that was used as a moving target for anti-tank training and had a few practice missiles hurled at me. Fortunately it have an extra 20 tons of armour and did 15 gallons of fuel to one mile :yikes:

 

[strummerman]

My first car datsun sunny 200£ well speant :yikes:

 

[theyomper]

Photo of 'Muvver' in brothers first car if you can call it that!! The other is one that my Father built from scratch, chassis, bodywork etc, even had silver rivets in the steering wheel and for the name plate, built for a client.

So who can identify the cars in the background??

 

[Rob Z]

My first car was a 1973 Chevy Camaro. I have pictures around here somewhere...have to do the scanner trick like Doug.

 

[White Room]

Photo of 'Muvver' in brothers first car if you can call it that!! The other is one that my Father built from scratch, chassis, bodywork etc, even had silver rivets in the steering wheel and for the name plate, built for a client.

So who can identify the cars in the background??

A bubble car as we called them, the other one looks a bit an MG but I reckon I'm wrong

 

[theyomper]

A bubble car as we called them, the other one looks a bit an MG but I reckon I'm wrong

Bubble car correct TROJAN. The yellow one was called a Guy's Special, named after the son of the customer that commisioned it was a one off custom car so to speak. My father made this around 1958, it was featured in Classic Car mag a few years back and i believe it is still around inthe Brighton area.

The other cars are the ones in the background of the bubble car.....