You've had more cars than Barry Wilkinson!
Lets see your cars
- Thread starter maltrab
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This was during my hairdresser phase
This wasn't my exact first car, but it's the exact same colour, model & year which I considered buying again for nostalgia a couple years ago. I then realised just how small older cars are in comparisson to new ones and didn't feel safe driving it in the modern era!!
Yes I always remember this, they were linked to local DVLA offices (before they were all closed down) weren't they.
Joking aside do you always feel vulnerable when you're driving 'edie' as I don't imagine it'd fare to well if someone hit it
captain clutterbuck
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Thought I'd share a pic of my Mum's first car and a short tale of her driving . She was well in double figures when she finally passed her test . She worked for a well known bakery company and the owner paid for her lessons and car as he wanted her to be their first area manager , on cost alone I think he regretted it.
There were many tales but her inaugural drive involved taking my dad to the coast specifically a place called Seaton Sluice . When you reach the village you need to negotiate a large roundabout to either take first exit to get to the Astley Arms pub , the second exit to get to the Kings Arms or third to get to the Melton Constable mum chose .................. none . She could get off the roundabout and went round and round much to my dad's annoyance as he could visualise a cool pint of Newcastle Exhibition on the bar . After several circuits and failed attempts she finally got off on ...... exit 4 the road she'd come down on , the dream of a cool beer were up in smoke and they returned home
There were many tales but her inaugural drive involved taking my dad to the coast specifically a place called Seaton Sluice . When you reach the village you need to negotiate a large roundabout to either take first exit to get to the Astley Arms pub , the second exit to get to the Kings Arms or third to get to the Melton Constable mum chose .................. none . She could get off the roundabout and went round and round much to my dad's annoyance as he could visualise a cool pint of Newcastle Exhibition on the bar . After several circuits and failed attempts she finally got off on ...... exit 4 the road she'd come down on , the dream of a cool beer were up in smoke and they returned home
....Unless you're James Bond of course, or a cat
My second car, complete with go faster badges and poverty spec foglamps pictured here at the Lisdoonvarna folk festival, early 80's. It was originally a 1.1 but myself and my dad swapped it out for a 1,3 but still couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. I traded it in for a Hillman Avenger which was fine until my brother crashed into me, on the day of his wedding actually so he got away with that one!
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My Second Escort it was 2nd hand, this was coming into new tech as I had a carphone fitted, also the dealer who we bought it from agreed at at good price to fit a XR3 genuine spoiler on boot lid, then spray it white, we then discovered the tailgate would not stay open due to the extra weight, so a new uprated set of tailgate struts had to be fitted.
My first car was one of these, I don't have a picture of mine, a Ford Prefect, 3 speed with reverse where normally first gear would be, I had a few near misses at junctions until I got used to it, 0-60 was 3 weeks but it was transport, had it for about a year, then one day no matter what it would not start, so it got scrapped.
I had similar but not as posh Graham, sadly I had to google to find a picture, Austin A60 Cambridge
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I had a Fiat X/19 same as pictured here. It was far from new when I bought it but I loved her very much, but with every breakdown and every repair bill, the romance started to wear thin until finally I'd had enough and traded her in for a newer model. I had photos of her but I burned them all. It was too painful..
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I too had a brief romance with an Italian model with similar luck! I got this a couple of years back, just scraped the underside of the front bumper in Sainsburys car park and had to claim on the insurance as the repair bill so so crazy! I made the decision I'm now too old for sports cars and grown up and sold it earlier this year. I now enjoy driving my Volvo more than I ever did driving this!I had a Fiat X/19 same as pictured here. It was far from new when I bought it but I loved her very much, but with every breakdown and every repair bill, the romance started to wear thin until finally I'd had enough and traded her in for a newer model. I had photos of her but I burned them all, it was too painful..
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I bought one of these for £20, body was good but I knew the engine was shot, did the engine and gear selector rods, it was 3 speed column change, added windows to the side and seats in the back and it was great transport for the kids and a large dog, kept it for a few years and it earnt it's keep.
