your first car

[Dave Richardson]

Really showing my age, my first was a Ford Anglia van ex DER TV Rentals

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

My beloved Fiesta!

It was a 1.4 petrol, with 17" Wolfrace alloys and some 'Audi style' headlights! Not to mention the smoked out rear lights and a big fat exhaust!

Pretty safe to say I wouldn't be caught dead in it now but at the time, lets just say it was period correct

What were Audi style lights? Maybe I have been out of touch with fashion for even longer than I thought!

 

[Goldeneye]

What were Audi style lights? I just have been out of touch with fashion for even longer than I thought!

Haha! You ain't alone pal, I can actually remember them being described as 'Audi style' and thinking 'I'll have some of that!' as it sounded so cool at the time

The LED lighting pattern was similar to that of the MK1 R8. As pictured:

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Haha! You ain't alone pal, I can actually remember them being described as 'Audi style' and thinking 'I'll have some of that!' as it sounded so cool at the time

The LED lighting pattern was similar to that of the MK1 R8. As pictured:

Ahhhh got you!

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Technically, mine was a stolen Ford Escort XR3i.

 

[Spider10]

Mine was a mk1 golf gti (CRC257T) in 1989 loved driving that up and down the autobahn

 

[John]

Surprised to see a few Opel Mantas (I include the Cavalier Sporthatch in that!).

Mine?

Opel Manta, of course, 7 year old 2.0 GTE Exclusive when I was 18.

My parents certainly left me to my own devices really including paying for everything and sorting everything out.

At least I could buy something I wanted!

Learning curve was steep but beneficial of course.

 

[Philc57]

Illegally mrk 2 cortina 1600e Green
Legal mrk3 cortina 1600 sort of mustard colour with black roof

 

[Darrell]

Mine was a mk1 golf gti (CRC257T) in 1989 loved driving that up and down the autobahn

I’ve never seen a GTI on a T plate. That must have been an press car or a demo. Earliest I’ve seen has been on a V reg.

 

[Spider10]

I’ve never seen a GTI on a T plate. That must have been an press car or a demo. Earliest I’ve seen has been on a V reg.

There forces plates but was 1978-9

 

[Spider10]

I also had the Mk2 special edition gti 16v in oak green from new 1989 (HFLZ 156) not available in the uk ,oak green was only available from 1991

 

[Matt58]

Morris marina estate in flamingo red, wouldn't pull the skin of a rice pudding, but spent hours on it and loved it.

 

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

1968 at the age of 16 I worked weekends at a local garage in Bristol , owned by former Rootes rally driver Ian "Tiny" Lewis , serving petrol and valeting cars . On saturday afternoons I was the only one working and on one occasion had a Gordon Keeble to valet. As the garage was on a one way system I thought I would drive it around the block, after all I had a years road use on my Lambretta! . Frightened the bloody life out of me. A couple of weeks later someone part exchanged a grey Mini Van ( I think it was a 1962 model, reg. FFF574) . Other than having a sticky exhaust valve it was very tidy so I asked the boss how much he would let me have it for . £40 later I got my dad to drive it home , a mate skimmed the head and fitted a new valve for £3 ( he was a mechanic at the local Vauxhall dealer) . Serious custom work was carried out , black vinyl rally seat covers ( bought from mothers "club catalogue", £6 a pair) , a bit of angle iron and two non working spotlights attached to the grille ,the chrome tailpipe from my Lambretta "outrigger silencer , and a six inch wide matt black stripe from the bonnet and down the back doors. Finishing touches were the plywood dashboard and aluminium gear knob , very "rally". Almost forgot , also had a pair of air horns.

 

[RChiv]

My first car was a 1959 Vauxhall Victor which blew the engine. I stripped the engine down , had it re bored and fitted oversized pistons and rebuilt it. This was my introduction into mechanics. Kept if for another year before exchanging it for a Ford Zephyr/Zodiac Mkll 1960. Boy those were the days.

Roger

 

[Matt58]

1968 at the age of 16 I worked weekends at a local garage in Bristol , owned by former Rootes rally driver Ian "Tiny" Lewis , serving petrol and valeting cars . On saturday afternoons I was the only one working and on one occasion had a Gordon Keeble to valet. As the garage was on a one way system I thought I would drive it around the block, after all I had a years road use on my Lambretta! . Frightened the bloody life out of me. A couple of weeks later someone part exchanged a grey Mini Van ( I think it was a 1962 model, reg. FFF574) . Other than having a sticky exhaust valve it was very tidy so I asked the boss how much he would let me have it for . £40 later I got my dad to drive it home , a mate skimmed the head and fitted a new valve for £3 ( he was a mechanic at the local Vauxhall dealer) . Serious custom work was carried out , black vinyl rally seat covers ( bought from mothers "club catalogue", £6 a pair) , a bit of angle iron and two non working spotlights attached to the grille ,the chrome tailpipe from my Lambretta "outrigger silencer , and a six inch wide matt black stripe from the bonnet and down the back doors. Finishing touches were the plywood dashboard and aluminium gear knob , very "rally". Almost forgot , also had a pair of air horns.

Using angle iron to fix some spots made me chuckle, I did the same on my second car a ford cortina estate £700 in 1988, I've still got the Haynes manual, bet you wished you had kept hold of that lambretta?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I also had the Mk2 special edition gti 16v in oak green from new 1989 (HFLZ 156) not available in the uk ,oak green was only available from 1991

Very very cool, one of my favourite cars for little reason more than the way it wears that incredible colour.

 

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

Using angle iron to fix some spots made me chuckle, I did the same on my second car a ford cortina estate £700 in 1988, I've still got the Haynes manual, bet you wished you had kept hold of that lambretta?

Wish I had kept the Lambretta ( cost me £5 for a series 1 LI 125 and £3 for a smashed series 2 LI 150 , from which I removed the headlight and fitted it to replace the series 1 light as being fixed to the front legshields it just pointed straight ahead when you went around corners and had the engine converted to a whopping 175cc ) . I later bought a Vespa SS180 for £30 and sold it for £10 when the MOT expired , DOH!

 

[Deleted member 159521]

I am jealous. You all seemed to have some really cool first cars. I wanted a Mini, went to look at one, drove it, loved it.

”Dad, Dad I’ve seen this really cool Mini. I have driven it and everything. I want to buy it”

”No son, you are going to buy the car from the lovely old lady next door”

There are many swear words. I am sure you all know most of them. But as from time to time new words get added in to the dictionary. I have a really rather vulgar word to add to said list of swear words.

I beg forgiveness from all of you in advance for using such a word............














”Allegro”

 

[baxlin]

”Allegro”

My 6th car was an Allegro, 1300, with the square steering wheel, two door, in Harvest Gold, in fact ticking every one the ‘uncool’ boxes. It even had ‘sheepskin’ seat covers.....

But it was a brilliant car***! In the pre rear seat belt era, I took it on holiday, 4 adults, 3 toddlers, with a trailer on the back carrying our luggage and a small outboard dinghy.












*** until the gearbox went a year or so later and the sills rotted

 

[Deleted member 159521]

Allegno, no, no.

I still shudder and act slightly strange when I think / talk about it.