What was your first car?


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My first car was an old F reg mini....F reg as in the last letter not the first. It was Mums car but she never drove it so I paid for the upkeep and used it. Great little car. Blue. Had a quirky way of starting it due to some underlying problem. It would stall when it stopped and I would have to leap out, open the bonnet and restart it by pressing a solenoid button. A bit embarrassing at times but not too bad apart from the time in Trinity Car park when I forgot to take it out of gear, it started and proceeded to move forward. I was pushing on the bonnet to try and stop it (I was only 18) and a man jumped in and put the brake on....Don't know who he was but Thanks!!!!! Had many adventures in that car and travelled many miles, many more stories about it. Loved it to bits :yowza:

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Lets be a bit more patriotic, years ago the british used to fly in wellingtons now anything goes, trainers, flip flops.

When being a kid was much simpler   

Tip for all the Audi gang if you move your seat forward more you could get even closer to my bumper.

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Its far more embarrassing having to use a starting handle is i often did with my old Moggy making sure to keep your thumb out of the way and not to park nose to kerb or you lost the skin off your knuckles

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Well, here's my catalogue : Ford Squire 998AAL (1958); Ford Anglia 105E 2146UB (1959); Wolseley 1500 432LOC (1964); Ford Escort Estate KVO546K; Volvo 144 RAL221L; Renault 5 GTL VTV772S; Citroen LNA (first new car I ever bought) YAU752Y; Vauxhall Belmont D827XLY; Renault Clio L832AFE; Renault Clio L857VFE; Citroen Xsara Y482VCT.

(The first L-reg Clio was an insurance write-off within the first six months, and the second was the replacement.)

There have also been various "second cars" including an M-reg Viva, W-reg Volvo 345, VW Golf, VW Passat Estate, two Peugeot 309s, an N-reg Seat Ibiza which my daughter still drives, and an R-reg Citroen C14 Romahome owned by my wife.

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The MG went to an avid collector in Wales; here's hoping she's still gracing the lanes

Can you remember the Reg # Jackson, maybe we can find out?

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In 1967 my first car was a 1933 Wolsey Hornet, a brilliant machine with hydraulic brakes.

Broke a half shaft outside a girlfriend's flat in Mapperley so it was scrapped.

Couldn't fix it hadn't the skills in those days. Wish I had it now!

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First and third car was a Hillman Imp with rear engine and mostly no synchromesh on the gears, in fact often no gears. Notorious for blowing head gaskets.

Ford Anglia was my second.

Moved on to a Ford Capri - very glamourous at the time.

Several VW Golfs over the years, including a short period with a supercharged, left hand drive G60 - my favourite of all the cars.

Sadly blew up the hydraulics on my last Golf, and a kind friend gave me his Ford Mondeo. Nice enough car, but exciting it is not.

Now saving my pennies for the next one - can't make up my mind between an Audi R8 or a Jaguar F-type. <g>

Perhaps both if I save enough pennies ....</wishful thinking mode>

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From the 40s50s60s, is there car modlels from a to z. ill start with anglia follow on must be in alphabetical order. i love cars from this era but i appoligise if you find this boring. perhaps we could addany feature associated with every model. anglia rear passenger seats cramped.

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http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/1940-328_kamm_coupe/800x600/wallpaper_01.htm

My reason being that in 1940 Britain were in the grip of WW2 and very little vehicle production took place unless it was for military use. Even in Germany Volkswagen ceased production of the Beetle. Only 12 months out but if we're going to be pedantic about it. In 1940 BMW introduced the 328 Kamm Coupé see link above

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A couple of Zs - Ford Zephyr and Ford Zodiac

And a V - Standard Vanguard

Can't think of a Q off hand - or an X!

Dad had a Vanguard & two Zodiacs over the years. I used to borrow his mark 3 Zodie & cram a load of my mates in it, three on the front seat & four or five in the back. Mr plod would have nicked me nowadays. :)

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fch782c I bow to your superior knowledge i have never seen the car in your link looks a bit of a bruiser

I think it looked like it was faster than it actually was I think it had a 1098cc engine and crappy brakes too lol, but looked nice. Consul and Corsair good choice especially the Consul 375

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Ref #12

I always thought it was a Rolls Canardly.........rolls down hills and can hardly get up 'em !

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