your first ever car.

[hillhead]

My first was a ford fiesta, 1980.
Second was a beauty of Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 TI.. mmm.
Have had plenty since that.

 

[Mike]

My first was a ford fiesta, 1980.
Second was a beauty of Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 TI.. mmm.
Have had plenty since that.

was that the lotus model?

 

[Rob Z]

I learned to drive in a 1978 Toyota Corolla and a 1965 Chevrolet pickup with "three on the tree".

THe first car that was all mine was a 1973 Chevy Camaro.

 

[suave]

volvo 360 GLT 2.0I HATCH flyer!

 

[hillhead]

was that the lotus model?

Hi Mike, no my sunbeam wasn't a lotus!Wish she had been though, lol.They're as rare as hens teeth now, I know a guy who sold his mint lotus sunbeam last year. He got over 6k for it.My 1.6TI was White with a thick blue band up the sides.Very quick machine but didn't like jumping, lol.

 

[ozboz]

62'Hillman Minx ! then an earlier Austin A35 Van !! guaranteed not to start...............every mornin !! , both of em, once drove the minx all the way to york. with the hand brake on !!! good old motorin days !!!!!

 

[mikethetile]

first car was a split screen morris minor traveller bought as mot failed on front wheelbearing for £12.50, repaired it and sold on for £25, my wheeler dealer days had started

first car after passing my test was a ford zodiac, quickly sold at profit and replaced by no end of cortinas , escorts etc

my first commercial was a minor pick up

my first bike was a lambretta 200 jet, sold on at profit to be replaced by a 50cc james til I was 17 , then a brand spankers yamaha rd 250. those were the days{ old boy reminising} before restrictions. I bought and sold no end of bikes at that time, british, jap and italian

at 19 I bought a 59 bsa shooting star which is now in bits undergoing a resto

 

[andy8758]

A Ford Anglia 105E (that was the speedier one, honest). And of course customised by me:
- hand painted (by me using paint pads would you believe:hurray in claret and white.
- Paddy Hopkirk (racing) door mirror. rrr:
- Motorola car cassette player with 3W per channel stereo speakers - thrown on the rear parcel shelf. :drool5:
- Hand stitched (I kid you not) black and red leather steering wheel cover.
- Paddy Hopkirk professional drivers seat cover (professional because it was a cloth cover and not plastic). :smilewinkgrin:
- And the ultimate sporting upgrade, Cross Ply tyres replacing the re-treads :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[mikethetile]

ahhhhhhhhhh paddy hopkirk , why did they havee to go out of business, great for ladder bars

the other one was ripspeed

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

My first car was a Vauxhall viva mark two,

 

[White Room]

Was that the HP one Phil

 

[Mike]

i had a ha (viva) GAL 161J i still remember the plate :lol:

 

[macten]

A shed of a T reg Fiesta. Footwell carpet would smoke and smoulder if pushed to 70mph.
Winnie wiper stalk missing but learnt that making a metal contact would make them work so I
always had a little 'thimble' of tin foil on my little finger if it looked cloudy.
Could also unlock it with my thumb nail.
First car so still loved it.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Was that the HP one Phil

No Mark cash £200 2nd hand:lol:, I think the guy I bought it from, was a dog breeder. The seats were matted with dog hair. I loved that car, I had passed my test two years before I could afford to buy it:mad2:

 

[White Room]

Walked straight into that one:lol: