drdel
Tour Rookie
Yup, officially , but mainly un-officially. Main challenge was holding soft-top (bit of canvas, no side screens) on with one-hand and driving with t'other :lol:
First Cars.
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Yup, officially , but mainly un-officially. Main challenge was holding soft-top (bit of canvas, no side screens) on with one-hand and driving with t'other :lol:
chrisd
Major Champion
A late 50's black Ford Prefect. It cost £20 and lasted about a week before I had to abandon it on the way to a football match
rosecott
Money List Winner
1937 Morris 8. Bought it for 20 quid taxed. It had an electric fuel pump which stopped working after about 20 miles or so, had a little rest and got going again. 4 of us crammed in for a trip to Farnborough Air Show from Stanmore Park - had to stop 6 times on the way down and 7 times on the way back.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Did you buy it new ? :rofl:
spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
Vauxhall Viva, more filler than metal almost like a 4 wheeled reliant 😉
Citroen Saxo VTS.
I cringe looking back 😂😂
I cringe looking back 😂😂
And more engineering in a loaf of bread
GG26
Challenge Tour Pro
An orange Escort mark ll. A fair bit of the bodywork was filler.
gregers
Head Pro
passed my test in 87,1st car was a ford cortina mk3 banana yellow,1972 n reg 1.3 totally gutless but loved it.
you could actually stand in the engine bay.lol
you could actually stand in the engine bay.lol
rosecott
Money List Winner
Stuey01
Journeyman Pro
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My first car and first real love. I Never should have sold it. Which I only did as my parents advised me it wasn't economical enough for traveling to and from leeds everyday. It broke my bloody heart selling it.
I now own its much bigger brother
St170 was a great car, massively underrated and overlooked because it wasn't quite as fast as some of its contemporaries like the Clio. But was an excellent all around motor, decent power, excellent handling and very easy to live with. I had one as my second car.
My first was a 1.2 Vauxhall nova. After that died of rust it was a few years whilst I was at uni and then living in London til I got the focus.
SXRORY
Medal Winner
I had a red 199 Peugeot 309 gti. It was the 205's ugly sister but unlike 205's she did not try and spit you out into a bush with lift off oversteer, handled amazing really loved that car.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Vauxhall Viva 1972 in yuk blue:
Only lasted a couple months before the axle broke and I got a 72' Hillman Avenger
Only lasted a couple months before the axle broke and I got a 72' Hillman Avenger
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Another one for the 850 mini. 5 of us went to Cornwall in it. Going up some of the hills, everyone else had to get out and walk.
Sweep
Journeyman Pro
1955 Morris Minor with split windscreen. It was older than me. Worth a tidy sum if I had it now.
G.U.R
Head Pro
An L reg Renault 5 with the gear lever on the dash, "umbrella stick" we called it....Terrible, terrible car.
One Planer
Global Moderator
VW Golf MkII
njrose51
Challenge Tour Pro
crappy old 1.0 Ford Fiesta GL, with a stereo that was worth more than the car. I promptly drove it into a ditch and wrote it off. Next was a lime green mini!
Rooter
Money List Winner
First car was a mini, canary yellow with a 1275GT engine, webber twin chokes, straight through exhaust! It was awesome. Wasnt till i was 21 though, Bikes were my first transport and at 17 i had a Kawasaki ZXR750.
stokie_93
Tour Rookie
Had a Fiat Punto 2003 plate in the sport trim in a VERY vibrant yellow.
Loved the thing but some girl pulled out of a stop junction and I T-Boned her
write-off.
Loved the thing but some girl pulled out of a stop junction and I T-Boned her
write-off.
