What was your first car

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  1. Brush

    Brush Well-Known Member

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    #61 Brush, Jan 27, 2024
    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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    #62 Revvie P, Jan 27, 2024
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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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    #63 Northern Dreamer, Jan 27, 2024
    Vauxhall Viva HB, HTD 816F
     
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    #64 e-red, Jan 27, 2024
    Ford Anglia cost £100
     
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    #65 x11barnsley, Jan 27, 2024
    Austin 1100
    NWT 480M
     
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    #66 grandfathertyke, Jan 27, 2024
    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.
     
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    #67 upthecolliers, Jan 27, 2024
    "No" silly boy.
     
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    #68 CarltonRed, Jan 27, 2024
    Next week’s question, what is your mother’s maiden name?
     
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    #69 North Yorks Red, Jan 27, 2024
    An old Vauxhall Viva , knackered, but it was mine
     
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    #70 lk311, Jan 27, 2024
    T plate pale blue Chevette bought for £80, no radio, no heating still one of my favourite cars today.
     
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    #71 Archey, Jan 27, 2024
    03 Fiat Punto in 'steel grey'.

    Absolutely loved it.
     
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    #72 springvale red, Jan 27, 2024
    Posh bugger
     
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    springvale red Well-Known Member

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    #73 springvale red, Jan 27, 2024
    Mk 2 ford escort. Back seats got plenty of use ;);)
     
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    #74 Marc, Jan 27, 2024
    Can’t believe no one’s come in with Austin Ambassador Y Reg. missed a trick there.
     
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    #75 ATYKE1, Jan 27, 2024
    Renault 14 - it was rubbish.
     
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    #76 Capital Tyke, Jan 27, 2024
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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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    #77 arabian_ian, Jan 27, 2024
    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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    #78 RedStriker, Jan 27, 2024
    Ford Anglia. Red with a go faster matt black bonnet.
     
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    #79 Paulthered, Jan 27, 2024
    Taxi then .
     
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    Capital Tyke Well-Known Member

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    #80 Capital Tyke, Jan 27, 2024
    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.
     
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