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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    Austin 1100
    NWT 480M
     
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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.
     
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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