Stew Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Sorry dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT2Z Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 1978 Opel Manta Good taste that man......... Drove my brothers early 1.9 Manta ( the stingray / batmobile one ) Then he moved up ? to the 1976 Manta 1.6 SR. Which I blew up, and had to buy. Fixed it and had that for a few months before getting a 2.0 Berlinetta, and then onto a 2.0 GTE. You have now put me on a mission to find some pics of the Mantas.... First write off, a 205 Diesel it was a Company pool car, which was 3 weeks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedman Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 My first (car)! was a Reliant Regal - beat that. Great for going round corners on 3 wheels!! I was into bikes at the time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAP350Z Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 First car was a Ford Escort MkII RS1800 (think it was about 7 years old) in a lurid green colour. It was originally my older brothers and it sat at the end of the driveway for almost a year. I was 19 and told if I could fix it and get it MOT'd I could have it. 6 months of evenings and weekends and I stripped out and re-built everything (the wonders of the scouts mechanics badge!!!). It needed a bit of welding at the garage to get through the MOT, but I was overjoyed. Insurance was a killer though. My nephew passed his test 3 weeks ago and wants his Dad to get him a car (max 2 years old) for doing so well. My answer would be a size 9 to his lazy butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu2 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 1980 Talbot Horizon 1.1L - Brown .. nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS2006 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 First car I drove after passing my test was my dads Ford Escort MK2 GT. Then the 1st car I owned was a black fiat Panda 999cc powerhouse - didn't really go wrong (didn't have much to go wrong) but I was the only one of us with license/car so no 1 complained too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavey Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 J reg 1600 xl cortina two door i loved that car had it two years before i smashed it R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redzed Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Escort 1.3L MK I, 10 years old when I bought it 25 years ago, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickJ Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Isetta Bubble Car, single cylinder BMW engine, reversed the front wheels to get a wider track and a smiley face on the door, I was only 15 when I had it, and the roads used to be pretty quiet then and a bit of underage driving could be got away with, only paid a fiver for it, wish I still had it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Isetta, that'd be worth a few bob. And by a few I mean a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickJ Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Isetta, that'd be worth a few bob. And by a few I mean a lot! One of many cars i've had and wish I still had..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Out for a drive today and saw a TR7 convertible, had one for a while and thought it was cool. It looked awfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta350 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 rover metro - brand new.... crashed it into neightbours car. after 2 days......his car was stationary... i was trying to park it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyzed Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 1959 Chevrolet Impala. I was 15-1/2 when I bought this. I have been a petrol head since birth. I cut my head wide open at 5 years of age trying to park my trike like a motorcycle hence my avitar. I started saving for a car and then started my search when I was 14. I knew it would take a while. One year later my dad and I stumbled across this beauty at a car show in Chicago in 1986. I stopped dead in my tracks. I drove it 7 years and sold it for double what I paid. Used that money for a down payment on my first home. I loved that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelongads Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Nova 1.3SR - looked the business in it's day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 1959 Chevrolet Impala. Now thats what I call an impressive first car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyzed Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 1959 Chevrolet Impala. Now thats what I call an impressive first car Thank you. At that time in my life I was crazy about 1950's American iron. Now I'm crazy about Japanese sheetmetal It was a blast to own. Americans were crazy about anything 1950's back then. I wanted a 1957 Chevrolet but they were already going for $20,000+ back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 1959 Chevrolet Impala. Now thats what I call an impressive first car Thank you. At that time in my life I was crazy about 1950's American iron. Now I'm crazy about Japanese sheetmetal It was a blast to own. Americans were crazy about anything 1950's back then. I wanted a 1957 Chevrolet but they were already going for $20,000+ back then makes my first attempt at four wheels look weedy a 360cc Honda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyzed Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 1959 Chevrolet Impala. Now thats what I call an impressive first car Thank you. At that time in my life I was crazy about 1950's American iron. Now I'm crazy about Japanese sheetmetal It was a blast to own. Americans were crazy about anything 1950's back then. I wanted a 1957 Chevrolet but they were already going for $20,000+ back then makes my first attempt at four wheels look weedy a 360cc Honda My car may of had more glitz but that little Honda would of run circles around my Impala. That thing weighed about as much as the Titanic and cornered like it too! My parents bought a brand new 1300 cc Honda Civic back in 1980. That car was so stinkin much fun to drive. Great little cars that hooked our entire family on Japanes cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 May have already been covered somewhere but hey... Mine was a 1.3 ford fiesta mk1 super sport I thought it was the dogs nuts and faster than anything on the road mine was a ford focus studio 1.4 loved it now got a Z hhaa just a bit of a change:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Can't believe I missed this thread before. This was my first - a 1954 Morris Minor, with split windscreen and original pop-up "trafficators". I bought it in 1969 for £10; the original 803cc side-valve engine had seized so I towed it home, picked up a more recent Morris Traveller with a good 998cc engine but rotten bodywork, swapped the engine into the saloon and was on the road for £25 plus a couple of days hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I used to drive my mums Nissan Micra 1.0 cameo. but the first car I owned myself was a Vauxhall Astra 1.8SXi with full Irmscher kit chavtastic! Sold it and got something sensible....the Rex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zummertor Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Could regret this or something similar to the 3000 shown here, then an MGB Roadster needing a lot of work but it had an MOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Could regret this or something similar to the 3000 shown here, then an MGB Roadster needing a lot of work but it had an MOT. Not many can say they had a single seater as their first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Could regret this or something similar to the 3000 shown here, then an MGB Roadster needing a lot of work but it had an MOT. Not many can say they had a single seater as their first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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