What was your first car

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  1. Brush

    Brush Well-Known Member

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    Hillman Avenger 1.3 (1974 M reg), beige with lots of small brown spots which rapidly got bigger.
     
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    Revvie P Well-Known Member

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    One of these
    Morris Marina coupé 1.8 twin cam. Leather seats, walnut dash, God I was one cool bar steward.
     
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    Vauxhall Viva HB, HTD 816F
     
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    Ford Anglia cost £100
     
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  5. x11barnsley

    x11barnsley Well-Known Member

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    Austin 1100
    NWT 480M
     
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    grandfathertyke Well-Known Member

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    Ok, anybody beat this? 1954 Standard 10, TUM 229. Boy, was that ghastly. It ran for about six months before it gave up the ghost. Back to motorbikes after that.
     
    grandfathertyke, Jan 27, 2024
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    upthecolliers Well-Known Member

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    "No" silly boy.
     
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    Next week’s question, what is your mother’s maiden name?
     
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    North Yorks Red Well-Known Member

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    An old Vauxhall Viva , knackered, but it was mine
     
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    T plate pale blue Chevette bought for £80, no radio, no heating still one of my favourite cars today.
     
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    03 Fiat Punto in 'steel grey'.

    Absolutely loved it.
     
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    Posh bugger
     
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    springvale red Well-Known Member

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    Mk 2 ford escort. Back seats got plenty of use ;);)
     
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    Can’t believe no one’s come in with Austin Ambassador Y Reg. missed a trick there.
     
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    Renault 14 - it was rubbish.
     
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    Austin Mini, white with a red roof, reg. 3603 YG. A total rot box, subframe, the lot.

    Bought it from a bloke in Wakefield when I knew sod all about cars!
     
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    arabian_ian Well-Known Member

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    And yet had you kept it the reg would have grossed you a tidy sum.
    Everything always looks better in hindsight.
     
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    Ford Anglia. Red with a go faster matt black bonnet.
     
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    Taxi then .
     
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    Capital Tyke Well-Known Member

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    I remember seeing a bloke driving a Ford Consul in Peel Square many years back, registration THE 100.

    Bet he made a few bob on that.
     
    Capital Tyke, Jan 27, 2024
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