What was your very first car? :: Thread

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mikelin

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mikelin Posted on 13 Mar 2014, 20:13

Mine was a dark blue Hillman Imp, reg no FBC 263C, cost me 200 in 1967, bought before I could even drive. Had the usual Imp problems, water pump and universal joint, but was a good runner.

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JanAlaska

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JanAlaska Posted on 13 Mar 2014, 20:14

Bright Yellow 1977 mini clubman 1100. Back when minis really were mini. His name was General Custard and he was FAB !

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LioninWinter

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LioninWinter Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:15

A totally unremarkable blue Mazda that was totalled when someone hit the front right wheel from the side at about 10 mph and the whole front end twisted beyond repair.

But my first motorized love was my little 48 cc purple Batavus moped that I used to ride around London.

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MrsParadis

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MrsParadis Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:16

Hi guys, I'm Michelle and my first car was a 1989 Chrysler New Yorker. No a/c, had to drop it into neutral every time I stopped otherwise it would stall. It was white with light blue leather seats and in florida during the summer, no thanks.

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sophie79

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sophie79 Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:18

My first car was ford mustang.
ahhh what a car i really loved it the sound from the engine it used to give me a feeling of racer.

I met with accident on the very first day when i bought the car and car was completely crushed but towards my love on mustang bought the same car again with same color. It was wonderful experience

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jamesmc

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jamesmc Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:19

bright yellow vauxhall viva K reg 72? bought it in 78 ,,,polished soon after buying and put my hand through the wing

..traded in for a renault 5 n reg kept that piece o **** for two weeks traded in against a volvo 244 R reg (76)..ran it for a couple o years..good car......traded in for a W reg mk2 ford granada diesel .(drove like a truck soooo)no power steering ,,,good car the 2.1 peugeot engine spoiled a great car.
Then trade in for a Toyota Cressida diesel,good car but leaked like a sieve(w reg).
Now married ...a nissan micra 5door 1.3.outstanding car.
kids ,now a Skoda felicia diesel estate. traded in for a skoda felicia 1.6 ..gti.hehe pocket rocket..
kept a year now went to a skoda felicia dual fuel 1.3.(new W) kept for years traded in for skoda fabia saloon 1.9sdi (2002).
until 07 now a gmc sierra 5.3 V8 pickup.. not killed it yet .
jimmy.

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paddingtongreen

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paddingtongreen Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:19

1932 Austin Seven. I was in the middle of building a two seater sport body on it when I was grabbed for national service and had to let it go for a song. Before that, I took the engine in the kitchen to work on it, and put it in the oven at night to get it out of my mum's way.

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GordonBarlow

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GordonBarlow Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:21

I wonder if any of you are old enough to remember the Hillman Minx? That was my first car, in Australia, in 1959. Next came my first Beetle - and it's never gotten any better than that.

There's a great song called "Look at Miss Ohio" (link below) about how great it is to drive with the "rag-top" down, in a convertible. My new wife and I did that long ago in Nassau with our first new car, a Triumph TR3, which I blogged about in April last year - if anybody's that interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lo4TUtV1tg

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MMcD.

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MMcD. Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:21

A honey coloured Alvis drophead coupe. (Remember those?). Gorgeous

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Vimto

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Vimto Posted on 14 Mar 2014, 20:22

My second car after the Morris Minor 1000 was a Singer Gazelle which was a cousin to the Hillman Minx, it had overdrive !!!

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