My First Car...

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  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Brother Sledge, I think that beats everyone ;thumbsup A few weeks a Palestinian boy told me he failed his driving test recently but it was ok because he could drive his tractor
  • AustinTXhammerAustinTXhammer
    chicagohammer said:

    Austin - that Harrington looks really sharp ;ok

    Chicago - That isn't mine, but is exactly the same. Mine was absolutely mint. I once stayed at the Grand in Brighton, pulled up in front in the Harrington and saw the two young car jockeys argue as to who was going to park it.

    Sadly had to sell the Harrington when I moved to Texas as it was cost-prohibitive to ship , but I left it in good hands and still hear from the bloke that bought it.
  • AustinTXhammerAustinTXhammer
    My first transport was a scooter the same as this

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    50cc, restricted to 30mph. It used to be a white-knuckle ride doing 30 along the A13 heading to Carnaby Street or the Kings Road on a Saturday morning ;wahoo
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Austin - I bet it was, certainly not a journey for the faint hearted, I bet you do roller coasters in your sleep ;lol
  • MJ_IRONSMJ_IRONS
    Hantshammer said:

    Ford Corsair V4 , £200 secondhand. You always remember your first car!

    Here she is...

    Ford_Corsair_2000E_1996cc_Jan_1969
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    The Corsair was the baby brother of my 1962 Thunderbirdimage
  • crusadinghammercrusadinghammer
    1959 Morris Minor - Bought it in 1968 & sold it in 1972.

    A few weeks ago ( 40 + years later) the now owner tracks me down & rings up asking me if I want to buy it back! I was tempted & went & had a look at it but it was in such a poor state I resisted the temptation. If the guy had looked after it it would now be worth about 5 times what I sold it for in 1972.

  • billybondsbeardbillybondsbeard
    edited March 2016
    Mini 1000 - Metal flake purple with a white stripe, and dunlop alloys. Had an octagonal wooden steering wheel. The guy who had done it up had put in a replacement custom dashboard. Looked really cool. Unfortunately for me, he had mixed up the choke cable with the heater control cable. In the winter months, I kept running out of petrol and was freezing cold - I just couldnt work it out, but I kept it a secret from my dad, as he was a Ford man, and said my car was a pile of rubbish. When I told him eventually about the problem when he came and rescued me for about the third time for running out, he popped the bonnet and sussed it out in under a minute. I had only been driving it for a year.......
  • IrondukeIronduke
    My driving list, Austin Maxi Written off by drunk driver),
    Datsun 180 B estate, Toyota Celica (I stupidly tried to change the coil under a strret light during hours of darkness..burnt out loom....not recommended...
    Toyota mini bus (footie transporter)....metro, vauxhall cav sri (my best one), Peugeot 505 estate, renault 4, vaux cav est, vw polo, renault ? morris marina (awful heap), ford escort encore not in right except first 4..current one vaux zafira
  • epsom_bubblesepsom_bubbles
    My first car was a £50 MK1 Cortina. Hole in the outside skin of the back door. Gear lever which would travel 3 feet sideways in an attempt to find the next gear. Hand painted and my pride and joy
  • MJ_IRONSMJ_IRONS
    My next car...because its good for the environment.


    flintstones
  • AustinTXhammerAustinTXhammer
    edited March 2016
    chicagohammer said:

    The Corsair was the baby brother of my 1962 Thunderbirdimage

    Now THAT is a sweet ride (or whatever the cool kids are saying these days - 'lush', perhaps?)
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