loppylugs 8,427 Posted February 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hey Rob! Got your e-mail. Thanks. Didn't realize Bingham had grown so much. It was just a dot on the map off the fosse Way when I lived there. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Strongman 13 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 BIP, the NSU 1200 TT was my 2nd car! It was part of the Audi NSU group, was air cooled and rear engined. Mine was the " go faster 2 carb and tuned version" Basically the larger 1200cc engine put into the 1000 body, with things like a rev counter added, in fact i think that was the only "sporty" thing they did add! A guy i did karate with at the time also had one, and informed me the 0 to 50 time was as quick as the E type Jag of the time! In heavy winds i used to stick a 56lb bag of sand in the boot (at the front ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 And there was us always thinking NSU stood for 'No Sodding Use' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 1957 Triang pedal car, But seriously, first car? Reliant Robin followed by two more, until I passed my test for a "proper Car" then got a newish Rover 216 SLI followed by Vauxhalls as well as the company Toyota Hi Lux pickup, one thing about the Reliant though, they made you realise how vulnerable you are on todays roads, you don't have to rely on air bags, traction control, ABS etc to make you safe on the road, you had to rely on your skills as a driver Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrissy 1 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Our first car was a little mini. We had been on bikes for nearly 10 years and then i got pregnant with my daughter so we had to get a car. In fact we were out one saturday night at the astor club at blidworth when my waters broke and we had to come rushing back home to call an ambulance. I got to the hospital with half an hour to spare and my daughter was born. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 My brother Rick used to have a hand cart and he would give people a lift on it. (Rickshaw) HE. HE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrissy 1 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ha Ha like it. Got any more like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ha Ha like it. Got any more like that? If you have, kindly leave the stage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I'll get me coat. Den Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 My first car was a Mini Traveller. It would be about '72 ish, and it was well used before I got it. It seemed in no time at all, the floor started to go and you could see daylight through the holes! I never had a car of my own again until around '85, I had a black MG Metro with red stripes. You never see them on the roads anymore over there, they must all be on the scrap heap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 They also had the dreaded 'Metal Maggots' and most fell by the wayside about 92/3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Finally got around to digging out and scanning a slide of the POP circa 1968 Nothing quite like Blue Valspar. They were the days. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Mine was a Ford special kit car..ready built £120. Based on an E93a engine and chassis. Looked like an E type... Drove like an E93a... Boiled like a Swan kettle... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZZER 10 Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 mine was very nearly a Standard Vanguard,,,, but my Dad talked me out of it (thanks dad). It ended up being a Riley Pathfinder ! A hell of a car for 25 quid,,,, & a hell of a car for a 17 year old ! ,,,, and as if to prove it,,,, they don't mix too well with lamp posts on Westdale Lane,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 '57 Ford popular. Bought it from a buddy at work for 15 pounds! It was hand painted in bright blue Valspar. Patched it up and treated it like a baby for almost three years. Sold it for more than I paid for it when I moved to Canada. Great old banger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 an orange mg midget in 1971...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Reliant- Robin Van. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 I once worked out that I had driven (in 1984) 350,000 miles without ever having owned a car!!! then I swapped a motor bike for a Rapier Alpine 1800cc , it didn't last log!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 proper car was a ford 105E anglia 1200 £25, before that bond, berkley and reliant 3 wheelers as not got full licence, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Mine was a 1957 Austin A35 - I paid $35 for it! It was great, although I did rebuild the engine and my dad helped me respray it (BRG body and a white roof) - it looked great! Sold it two years later to buy a mini (big mistake), but I got $45 for it! I used to see it around Long Eaton a lot in the following years - the owner lived on Russel Street. Some years later I found out that he kept it the rest of his life - he must have driven it for 15 years after I sold it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Is that £ not $ Eric??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZZER 10 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Some years later I found out that he kept it the rest of his life - he must have driven it for 15 years after I sold it! Talking of longevity, my car before last (Mercedes 230 Estate) I ran for 21 years. It was still going strong when I sold it, and it went out to Africa, where the "Super-mechanics" are known to keep things running for 20/30/40 years. I'd love to think it was still running,,,, and there's no reason why it shouldn't be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Talking of Africa, Amir Khan phoned me the other day asking what I wanted for my suzuki supercarry, when I told him he said too dear as he "flat packed" them to africa, when I asked whar he meant he said they angle grinded the roof off then folded sides front and rear in etc after further angle grinds! then piled them one on top of another 4 high in a container and shipped them off! Once there and unloaded they bent everything back up, and a few welds later on the road! true story but not THE Amir Khan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Reliant Rialto,Reliant Robin, Rover 216sli, Vauxhall Corsa plus company Toyota pick up Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZZER 10 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Talking of Africa, Amir Khan phoned me the other day asking what I wanted for my suzuki supercarry, when I told him he said too dear as he "flat packed" them to africa, when I asked whar he meant he said they angle grinded the roof off then folded sides front and rear in etc after further angle grinds! then piled them one on top of another 4 high in a container and shipped them off! Once there and unloaded they bent everything back up, and a few welds later on the road! true story but not THE Amir Khan Yep,,, it's a well know practice of Car Thieves as well,,,, it seems such a shame,,,,,, they even cut up NEW cars - inc Beamers, Jags & Mercedes etc,,,, just to get more in the containers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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