First car
01 August 2008, 03:46 PM
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First car
I know we had this thread a few weeks ago, but I can't find it and have since unearthed and scanned in two 21 year old photos of my first rocket ship 
01 August 2008, 07:16 PM
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Its a Hillman Imp, a small British made car that had a Fire Pump for an engine or something, strange, tail happy things.
Me, I had a 1969 Mk1 Ford Capri 1600 GT-XLR, which was 19 years old and older than me !
Me, I had a 1969 Mk1 Ford Capri 1600 GT-XLR, which was 19 years old and older than me !
01 August 2008, 07:27 PM
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I had one of these:
The previous owner had resprayed it electric blue but had run out of paint in the middle of the roof so it had a bit of a bald patch
I took the hubcaps off and sprayed the steel wheels with 'chrome' paint 
I also had a long whipped bendy aerial thing 
Fortunately I have no photos of it
The previous owner had resprayed it electric blue but had run out of paint in the middle of the roof so it had a bit of a bald patch
I took the hubcaps off and sprayed the steel wheels with 'chrome' paint I also had a long whipped bendy aerial thing Fortunately I have no photos of it
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worth a fecking fortune though, is that an anglia sal?
My Dad had a really cool Imp, I'll get him to post some pics of it here
01 August 2008, 07:49 PM
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Picture isn't of mine, as it was red and I'm not sure I actually had any pictures of it anyway
Hmm, would be nice if the link actually worked properly
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01 August 2008, 07:59 PM
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Lasted about 6 months before the engine gave up the ghost ....
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01 August 2008, 08:33 PM
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The Coventry Climax engine powered fort trucks too; but it also powered Grand Prix winning cars.....
01 August 2008, 08:52 PM
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Although I did have the Moggy minor above as my first car it ddin't actually get as far as the public highway with me behind the wheel (legally 
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This was my official first road car.. until i smacked it into the back of a Renault 5 and then head on'd it into a sierra full of Rugby players.
1600GT for the win.. (although mine was white)
)This was my official first road car.. until i smacked it into the back of a Renault 5 and then head on'd it into a sierra full of Rugby players.
1600GT for the win.. (although mine was white)
01 August 2008, 08:59 PM
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Although I did have the Moggy minor above as my first car it ddin't actually get as far as the public highway with me behind the wheel (legally )
This was my official first road car.. until i smacked it into the back of a Renault 5 and then head on'd it into a sierra full of Rugby players.
1600GT for the win.. (although mine was white)
)This was my official first road car.. until i smacked it into the back of a Renault 5 and then head on'd it into a sierra full of Rugby players.
1600GT for the win.. (although mine was white)
01 August 2008, 09:10 PM
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I have spent ages trying to find "OJA 375G", its still going according to the DVLA website, though its 3 litres now, if it turns up I am buying it and keeping it.
My uncle greg still has his Jowett Jupiter from when he was a lad, he came round in it the other day, then my Uncle Tony in his, you can go a lifetime without seeing one, Gregs was teenage transport, only transport, family transport, garaged and unused, garaged and used and now true classic.
My uncle greg still has his Jowett Jupiter from when he was a lad, he came round in it the other day, then my Uncle Tony in his, you can go a lifetime without seeing one, Gregs was teenage transport, only transport, family transport, garaged and unused, garaged and used and now true classic.
01 August 2008, 09:15 PM
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datsun cherry 1.5,free from dad (knew he hated me) silver with blue door
got so much abuse for that pile of crap,was also invisible to buses
got so much abuse for that pile of crap,was also invisible to buses
01 August 2008, 09:28 PM
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I had a 1983 one of these but it was red:
Pile of complete crap. Ended up going back to the dealer as it kept breaking down.
I then got one of these:
Which was surprisingly a great car!
My first BRAND NEW CAR:
Loved it and spent many a happy time in it Best car ever!
(None of these were actually my cars - digital cameras weren't invented then!)
Pile of complete crap. Ended up going back to the dealer as it kept breaking down.
I then got one of these:
Which was surprisingly a great car!
My first BRAND NEW CAR:
Loved it and spent many a happy time in it
Best car ever!(None of these were actually my cars - digital cameras weren't invented then!)
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I had one of these:
The previous owner had resprayed it electric blue but had run out of paint in the middle of the roof so it had a bit of a bald patch I took the hubcaps off and sprayed the steel wheels with 'chrome' paint I also had a long whipped bendy aerial thing
Fortunately I have no photos of it
The previous owner had resprayed it electric blue but had run out of paint in the middle of the roof so it had a bit of a bald patch
I took the hubcaps off and sprayed the steel wheels with 'chrome' paint I also had a long whipped bendy aerial thing Fortunately I have no photos of it
Mine was a B plate, Maroon Escort mk3 1.3L, which actually occasionally started
Jeez it was a heap of Shoite
01 August 2008, 11:25 PM
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PS: rolled it though a hedge and had to pay the scrappie £15 to remove it .... plus pay the farmer £60 to fix his fench .....
02 August 2008, 01:31 AM
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Here the only pics of mine where it wasn't on axle stands, driveshafts hanging out with a puddle of gearbox oil underneath
Rare cars now, especially in 130ps variety....most have either munched their gearbox, rusted into oblivion, had the ECU waterlogged, caught fire from a fusebox fault, been written off or a combination two or more.
Rare cars now, especially in 130ps variety....most have either munched their gearbox, rusted into oblivion, had the ECU waterlogged, caught fire from a fusebox fault, been written off or a combination two or more.
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02 August 2008, 08:49 AM
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I had one of these:
http://www.vancouverminiclub.ca/forsale/pics/1378a.jpg
Jet Black special edition
Though mine had a set of mini-lite type alloys and an MG steering wheel
http://www.vancouverminiclub.ca/forsale/pics/1378a.jpg
Jet Black special edition
Though mine had a set of mini-lite type alloys and an MG steering wheel
02 August 2008, 10:05 AM
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Picture isn't of mine, as it was red and I'm not sure I actually had any pictures of it anyway
Hmm, would be nice if the link actually worked properly my first car was H plate red two door nissan micra too
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