TimFF Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Here's an eclectic mix... 1969 Rover 2000 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 1974 Reliant Scimitar SE5a 1971 BMW 2002 1980 Rover SD1 2.6 1976 Reliant Scimitar SE6a 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 1974 Reliant Scimitar SE5a 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow I (half share...) 1979 Range Rover and I could do a similar list with my bikes! Like so many of my peers I learnt an awful lot about kerbside repairs with this lot. I think the 1st Scim had 5 engines changes in the year or so I had it, and the Rover allowed you to unbolt any rusty panels including the roof! That didn't address the terminal rust in the monocoque of course. The Chevy was a bargain this 19 year old couldn't miss, complete with acres of red naugahyde inside, fake wood panelling and electric clamshell tailgate. A 17' long 7' wide car wasn't the most practical on my commute to Crystal Palace though. I swapped it for the far more practical Mustang... There's a story behind every car too - and a whole load of grazed knuckles and one broken finger! There's a theme to the engine size here too - nothing less than 2 litres and most considerably more. And now with the Zed it's a return to form. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 1971 850cc Mini (Cost 20quid to buy and £500 to insure) 1984 1000cc Mini 1988 Renault 5 GT Turbo 1988 Renault 5 GT Turbo (completely rebuilt it, 220bhp fast road machine, still got it now) 1988 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 1989 Peugeot 309 Gti 1988 Renault 5 GT Turbo (yes another one) 1990 Mini Cooper 1996 Peugeot 106 Diesel 2001 Golf GT TDi 2007 350z Bike Wise 1993 Yamaha RD350R 1994 Kawasaki ZXR750L2 (Still got it) 1998 Kawasaki ZX6R 2000 Ducati 748SPS (Bought it when it was 2 weeks old) 1999 Yamaha R1 (Still got it) 1996 Honda VFR750 (Still got it.... really must sell it) Think the cheapest car I had to run was the old Mini`s. I used to run them on bits from the scrapyard, and actually made a profit on them when I finally got rid of them. The quickest without a doubt was the 220bhp Renault 5. Twice the power to weight ratio of a lotus elise. Just incredible acceleration. Not practical at all, esp in summer tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRVO-LFC Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 having only passed my test at 36 the list is not too extensive, but would like to post anyhow. Personal Motors Ford Transit SWB F-reg (hand painted blue, nice) Ford Transit LWB hi-cube P-reg Renault Trafic LWB 115 54 plate Nissan Z 03 GT model (present) Company Cars Seat Altea 2.0 DSG Audi A6 S-line Skoda Octavia VRS (present) Bikes Yamaha TTR 250 Suzuki GXR-F 600 Suzuki TLR 1000 (scared the @*!# out of me on the cat and fiddle, no more bikes for me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gersen Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 1984 Renault 5 (Transverse Engine) 1988 VW Polo (1.04l) 1988 MG Metro Turbo 1986 VW Golf GTi (Grey) 1987 Saab 9000 Turbo 1989 Ford Sierra 1.8l (A personal low point in my history) 1991 VW Golf GTi Mk2 (Red) 1986 VW Golf GTi Mk2 (Green) 2000 Yamaha Fazer 600 1993 Toyota MR2 Mk2 Rev2 Turbo 1988 Toyota MR2 Mk1b 1995 Toyota MR2 Mk2 Rev3 Turbo 1987 Toyota MR2 Mk1b 1991 VW Golf GTi Mk2 (Blue) You gotta learn the Jap or German thing when you own bangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 C reg Lancia Y10 1098cc B reg 205 1.6 GTi F reg Rover 213 (old boxy one) B reg 205 1.6 GTi K reg Rover 216 Coupé (good fun, wished it was the Tomcat Turbo ) H reg MR2 2.0 GTi (UK car) R reg 106 GTi H reg MR2 T-bar Turbo (JDM) K reg Frontera Sport 2.0 (here starts some off-roading, and getting back into shooting) W reg Frontera 3.2 V6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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