What was your first Car?

vansboy

Vauxhall Victor 101 De Lux in duotone green, dark green body, light green roof. Registration EXE 532C

3 speed column gear change and bench front seat, so we could get 6 of us in it.

Always thought it was a big car, until I saw one at the Vauxhall Heritage Centre. My Astra is HUGE!! Like all small cars, now, they're actually bigger than older large ones!!

VB

GolfBravo

1978 Ford XC Falcon, 4.1 litre (250in³) 92 kW 289 Nm cast-iron crossflow inline 6, 3-on-a-tree automatic, a/c, limited slip diff, metallic green with green vinyl interior, front bench seat (6-seater): $600

Built like a tank: to lift the car up you would attach the jack to either front or rear stainless steel bumper bar.

Got me through the first 2 years of uni.

Very similar to this:

BTW Ford Australia still manufacture this engine. The base version is now 4.0 litre and develops 195 KW and 391 Nm of torque, and the Turbo version produces 270 KW and 533 Nm. Aftermarket Nizpro kit reliably upgrades this engine to 746 KW 1000 Nm.

McKneff

I remember being in the back of a really old mini, coming up the A1 in a real big thunderstorm, we had to take plugs out of the floor to let the water escape that got in elsewhere .......


ha ha, them where the days.....

Indout96

1973 (L reg) Hillman Avenger 1.5 that had been used for rallying, it was very quick off the line but used to shake to pieces at 65 or above.

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From memory:

1976: 1966 Morris Mini van PNO665D, Willow green, with side windows.
1977: 1970 Vauxhall Viva HB SL saloon, MJY921J, Monaco white. £550
1978: 1973 Ford Capri 1600 XL, NVX141M, black. £1400
1982: 1979 Ford Cortina 2.3 Ghia saloon, DHJ490T, gold, tan vinyl roof. £3087
1985: 1981 Triumph TR7, NMM333X, silver. £3000
1987: 1984 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CD saloon, B400DVW, Carnelian. £6000
1989: 1986 Honda Accord EXi saloon, D2243VRD, Montreal blue. £8500

Stoke

Peugeot 106 pre-power steering models. Bullet proof engine, great gearbox, and nothing that could really go wrong driving wise. Most of the problems were inside the car. The seats were horrific, the dash was seriously old fashioned (Even for the time) and the heaters were crap.

forgotmyname

1974 Ford Escort Mustardy / Beige colour. Except where the holes were. (Boot floor and front wings mainly)

Had a slight mishap with a wall. Outcome 50/50 Still drove home with half the front missing.

Tosca3

I got with my husband quite young, as in still at school, so first we shared cars.

Red Ford Escort
Cream Dolomite Sprint and for some reason with paving slabs in the boot
Orange TR7
White XR2
Red Audi Quattro
White Volvo
Something French
BMW Z3
Audi TT
Another Audi TT
BMW Z4
Merc SLK

Between XR2 and Audi, I got my first ever brand new car for me, came wrapped with a huge bow for my birthday, god I loved it. Here is the embarrassing bit, it was a Fiat Panda ! Was bloody scary to drive up the A3 every day too.

peter_the_piper

Ford Anglia, 100E
Real old banger

oldagetraveller

1959 Austin A55 Cambridge bought in 1967 a few months after passing my test (paid £90). Two tone exterior and red leather interior with front bench seat. Column gear change.
I drove my father's MG Magnette in the interim though. That's what I passed my test in too.