1st car.

[Meece 1,958]

First I had 2 bikes, both of them new out of the show room, Honda cd175 and then a Suzuki T250 R ( Hustler ) thing went downhill and the next was a mini pickup, after that is was a 1300 mk1 escort estate. I fitted bigger wheels and an engine out of a Mk 2 Cortina 1600 E. That thing did shift. I've still got the Suzuki out in the garage as original along with the original log book and the petrol ration coupon book from 73/4. If only I had  bought up some of the British bikes and cars and a lot of stuff I  would have a pile of scrap around me. Hindsite.

[sussex 5,777]

Austin A35 ,, got it free , which was rubbish but at seventeen if it had an engine and four wheels you were laughing ..wouldn’t want the car back but the reg plate was 123 NO ...plates then were worthless ..some of the later fords I had I wouldn’t mind back mk1 lotus cortina , mk1 escort and my favourite mk2 1600e ..

[The one 8,511]

A old morris marina royal mail van great for all the dogs and gear and when the wife came along i scraped it for the saloon version 

[Meece 1,958]

At one time I bought an Ital van for 200, the model after the marina. It was ex BT eñgineers van. Yellow. Although they didnt have a big reputation it did blooming well as a general tote van and it did me for about 7 years lugging everything from tools to dogs guns and beaters. At one time there were 7 of us in there going up to a shoot. 2 in front and 5 in the back + about 5 dogs of various types. I think that there were 2  labs, 1 Springer and a couple of Jack's. A bit of a squeeze and a bit stinky. 

[Terry Ermann 994]

3 hours ago, sussex said:

Austin A35 ,, got it free , which was rubbish but at seventeen if it had an engine and four wheels you were laughing ..wouldn’t want the car back but the reg plate was 123 NO ...plates then were worthless ..some of the later fords I had I wouldn’t mind back mk1 lotus cortina , mk1 escort and my favourite mk2 1600e ..

A35 was the car my Dad had when I was a kid pretty sure it had a bench seat and column change? I know the seats used to get hot in the summer and you knew about it if you had shorts on

My first car was a Fiat 128 3p I thought it was the dogs bollocks but I lost it to corrosion

[forest of dean redneck 11,722]

Funny how you can remember your first car reg number ,but others fade away,

mine was mod 48w 

insurance was £375 third party fire  n theft same as the dt125 I had . 

[j j m 6,560]

purple mini cooper

[Chaff 3,622]

Mk 1 escort then minis, mk1 Capri's mk1 Granada's most memorable were Alfasuds went through a few of them quite literally they rusted but were fast and fun.

Would like any of them back now.

Got a Mondeo ST220 estate at the moment if I can keep hold of that for 10 or so years reckon that will be worth a few quid more than it is now

[stumfelter 3,034]

My first car was a vauxhall viva, got some vx490 wheels from the scrappers jacked the back up, took the bumpers off, cherry bomb backbox and a Harry moss stereo to blast out the human league and haircut 100!

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,180]

15 hours ago, ginger beard said:

No then i P.T.O.I.C.W.W.M.M

This is a guess , 

paid the owner in cash when we met mate ? 

[ginger beard 4,652]

1 minute ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

This is a guess , 

paid the owner in cash when we met mate ? 

Bloody good guess.paid the owner in cash who was my mate.

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,180]

I had a swathe of cars in my first three years 

Sun red fiesta popular plus 1.2 on an f plate was my first , blew it up on the m74 one Saturday afternoon and that was that 

straight into a white fiesta xr2 , biscuit Tin shape , ragged that like a go cart until I sold it for 1500 

concurrently owned an escort 75 van , white with alloys and rear roof rack for lamping off the back door. Did more miles in second and third with a lad stood on the back than i did regular driving 

when a car rear ended it I got a Renault Laguna estate that was a disaster from start to finish. I write it off accidentally when I popped in for a tin of pop at the shop with the keys in and the terrier stood on the central locking button . 

Smashed a rear window to get in and it was going to cost more than the car to get fitted .

if I could change one thing , it would be how I drove as a young un. Moron 

 

[.357shooter 1,251]

it was a 76 red mini clubman1100 rotten to the core but when you were 17 it did not matter,just happy to not be riding a bike anymore

[kanny 20,749]

1.7TD  astra....sport!  

[greg64 2,857]

diesel landrover  swb  series 2a