fast bloke

A MK2 Mexico 'Pinto'.... in yellow - was there any other colour

The pinto bit was very very important, cos that made it faster than my mates Dad's RS1600...... apparently.

He bought it new (only new car he bought) but it leaked like a sieve, so he took all the carpets out and removed the floor bungs to let the water out. This gave it a more authentic rally car feel, and obviously made it go faster

magepaster

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My old man used to be heavily into his cars and used to race a Spitfire and a lovely bright purple Frogeye but my favourite from my childhood days was his 1968 Old English White Jaguar MkII 3.4 with red Leather interior.

StiX

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Nice thread!

Cortina 2000E. Quality.

druddle

Original Escort RS1600i when they were just out. I loved that car !!!

Dave

The Chief

You had to get the 'look how rich we are' quote in didn't you?


Only jesting

madfifer

think my dad had a better car than me he had a lotus carlton was a great car tell a bus went in to the back of it

The Chief

I saw one the other day - not seen one for years. they still look awesome after all these years

madfifer

Yeah mate its just one of those cars everytime you see one you think wow Think it could be because you know what it is and you know what they can do.

2000TLondon

My Dad had a cash business when I was younger, so often had cool cars. Once he went to buy my Mum a new spare for her Mini Clubman and came back with a Triumph Stag for her.

He also had a Triumph Spitfire, an MG B GT, a Merc 380 SL and a couple of other smooth motors when I was very young.....

The top dog was his Austin Healey though, which blew up!

I've seen Healeys the same (although in mint, mint condition) in Coys of South Ken for near on seventy grand recently!

I remember my Mum getting her Metro on a C plate on day of new registrations and it had a digital clock! I actually said to myself what will cars be like in the future?????

fatherpierre

My Dad had one of those V12 Jags with the 2 fuel tanks for a bit.

It was a heap and he only had it for a couple of months due to its immense running costs.

He got a Capri 3L sport after.

cookstar

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Hmmmm

Dads most recent and best car, was a 2.0L carlton CD

Before that an astra

Then before that some orange thing, that used to make the other kids laugh at my school


Step father had a TR7 in his youth, but Im not sure how cool that was in its time.

god3

My old man had a Opel Monza that was pretty kool, before that he had a Stag.

The old Monza owners were as crazy about them as us with our scoobies.

god3

Stag got nicked after about 3 months of ownership.

r32

Coolist car was a 1948 Morris 10, it was the first car we as a family had and it just changed our lives. Wouldnt have been very old at the time either! Shows my age.

Pistol_Pete

Lots of run of the mill boring cars.

but he did have a Lotus Cortina for a while.

Nigel H

Good thread...seems that I'm not alone in having a dad who had loads of crap cars.

The coolest one he had was a Cavalier SRi with a sunroof and a radio CASSETTE in which I could play my fav chunes and pose around thinking I was cool. Before that were various Datsun Bluebird thingies

Scoob99

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Singer 10 before i was born
Austin A70
Austin A95 Westminster, Brilliant car, first car we did 100 MPH in
Ford Zepher
Hillman Minx
Austin 1800 MK1
Austin 1800MK2
Rover 2000 TC
Rover 2600
Rover3500SDI Vandan Plas
Rover 3500SDI 5 Speed
Rover 820
Ford Sierra x 3
Rover 25
And finally a Rover 45

But the 5 speed SDI was the best the first car I drove at over 130MPH
Cheers
Colin

P.S. Their is some I have left out because I can't remember But i will ask him to do a list for me

jasey

But a rare photo of a VW Variant actually moving


ps - My dad concentrated on being cool - not having cool things - That's what he always told us anyway

Abdabz

My dad went Jag tastic in the 80's progressing from XJ6 to Sovereign, to Daimler before moving onto to LS Lexi - currently on his 4th...
My favourite cars he had though (oddly enough) were an X Reg Cortina 2.0 Ghia in burgundy, his 3.0 Mitsubishi Sigma and his Volvo 960 24v which at the time felt it pulled like a freight train
His best friend (and so my "uncle") had a variety of sports cars in his time and as a kid my two favourites he took me out in were his Porsche 928 S2 and his BMW 635 CSI which were phenomenal
I also loved my mums VW Scirocco Scala... Except for the white seats not so good with a family
Eeeeee they were the days!

Floyd

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Jensen Healey
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Audi 80 with Janspeed turbo conversion
RR Vogue

F

DJ140

Ford Zodiac with 3 front seats......
Cortina 1600E
Cortina 2000E
Lots of Granada 3 litre and 2.8 Injections
XR4X4 Andy Rouse turbo conversion
RS500 in Black - Very quick top end.......

Both Sierra's were stolen, probably by contacts of the Ford garage from which they were bought.

I thought they were cool at the time and definately more cool than his current BMW 528i!!!!!

Kyl3cook

My dad had a Jag XJS V12 and a Range Rover. He has a couple of vintage Rolls Royce, but I guess they're not cool. My mum always had some cool cars though. An early Merc SL, a Datsun 280zx and a Ford Mustang 5.0 GT...now she has an orange mini copper cabriolet

fitzscoob

I think the car that most impressed me was the vauxhall omega v6 elite. He picked this up when it first came out.

I still remember sitting staring at the digital dashboard, I half expected the car to talk to us!

He now drives an S type Jag, not my cup of tea but its a little bit of comfort and luxury for him

Scoobychick

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I definitely get my love of cars from my Dad. He's currently driving an STi Type UK which is his third Scoob.

But you wanted to know about the cool cars didn't you? He posts on here so I'll get him to do his list as it's easier

MattW

My Dad had a mini pickup when I was born, pram in back....lol

What I can rememeber, so I was probably about 6-7 when he had the first:

Renault 16 (P)
Renault 18 (V)
Austin Ambassador (Y)
Rover 213 (B)
Ford Sierra 2.0 LX (D)
Ford Escort 1.4 Ghia (G)
Vauxhall Cavaliar Diplomat (K)
Landrover Series 2A (A)
Vauxhall Frontera 2.0 Sport SWB (M)
Peugeot 406 Estate (N?)
Hyandai Coupe (R)
Renault Scenic (51)

Sadly that is it. His dream was to restore an old TR, but never got to do it.

STi wanna Subaru

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But then he will have to post what his dad had.....

pnbond007

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Vauxhall Viva HB Brabham, it was wicked.

White with a black stripe along the sides

WRX_Dazza

My Dad worked for Fords, and as such had various models over the years.

from memory:

mk2 Cortina 1600E
MK1 facelift Capri 16OOGT (with blinds!!!)
MK4 2.0 Ghia Cortina
MK5 1.6 GL Cortina
Sierra 2.0 Ghia
MK4 XR3i (cool with computer and tape+amp etc)
MK4 Orion 1.6i Ghia (standard and nice)
Sierra Saph 2.0iGLS
Mondeo 1.8 Verona (bag of nails)
Mondeo 2.5 ghia x (better...)
Currently new Focus 2.0 ghia x


The Xr3i was defo the coolest car in red with proper alloys and every extra!!

and this was in 1987, so i could drive it!!!!!! (with him in it, mind you!!)

edited to say... i offered him a drive in the scooby, but he declined!!!!

Scooby Snacks 23

I remember he had a lot of Renaults when I was a kid (5, Fuego, 16 etc). His coolest was probably his Dolphin Grey BMW 325i Sport - I loved that car!

He now has a brand new Audi A3 3.2 which is nice too, but the BMW tops them all!

OllyK

Think my Dad's coolest was a BMW Z3 at the time James Bond was using one.

Now has a Saab convertible and Leon Cupra R as well as a cluster of Moto Guzzis, I preferred his Triumph Daytona myself.