first car
Re: first car
Tried to search for the last thread that asked this to C&P here, but it seems that the forum search ignores the words "First" and "car" because they're
D'uh.
which, quite clearly, they're not since I couldn't find the "First Car" thread.too common
D'uh.
J
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"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Re: first car
1974 Mini 1000. It was part exchanged for the MG Midget that I still own.
My first "Second" car was also a Mini 1000 and my only new car was a Mini City, also with a 998 engine (And it had disc brakes).
My first "Second" car was also a Mini 1000 and my only new car was a Mini City, also with a 998 engine (And it had disc brakes).
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MG Midget 1500, MGB GT V8, Morris Minor Traveller 1275, MG Midget 1275 & too many bicycles.
MG Midget 1500, MGB GT V8, Morris Minor Traveller 1275, MG Midget 1275 & too many bicycles.
Re: first car
I remember the old thread on the old site too. First car was a 1967 1600E Cortina black in colour that was back in 1977
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Re: first car
1970 'H' Plate Mini 1000 mk1 - sliding windows - heater never worked enough to keep me warm in winter but went everywhere in it.
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
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1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
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Re: first car
Hmm, perhaps I should save this answer:
First car - MO series Oxford. However, it was given to me because the breaker wouldn't take it and I was 15 at the time, so didn't know any better!
First legal car: 1965 Wolseley Hornet. Not really the car for a hip young trendy (Nevada Beige with blue roof and pale blue seats!) and wasn't the most reliable, rust free or good looking example! It had suffered abuse from the previous owner as well as me (I think we both passed our tests in it) and, after nearly three years of me owning it, it died in 1974!
First car - MO series Oxford. However, it was given to me because the breaker wouldn't take it and I was 15 at the time, so didn't know any better!
First legal car: 1965 Wolseley Hornet. Not really the car for a hip young trendy (Nevada Beige with blue roof and pale blue seats!) and wasn't the most reliable, rust free or good looking example! It had suffered abuse from the previous owner as well as me (I think we both passed our tests in it) and, after nearly three years of me owning it, it died in 1974!
Re: first car
Thread on the old site..... There I was thinking that it was on this one. Here.
Wrong again, ah well, at least I'm good at it.
First car was probably my 1957 Minor, WPO414, but as I was 13 at the time and that's a few years ago now, it might have been the Citroen Dyane 6 that I used to travel,across fields to school at roughly the same age.
First road-legal car with me old enough to drive it on the roads was A40 Farina XJR40, or was it my mini 850?
Trouble is, in spite of what some may say, you can forget your first car, especially when you've owned far too many of the wretched things.
Wrong again, ah well, at least I'm good at it.
First car was probably my 1957 Minor, WPO414, but as I was 13 at the time and that's a few years ago now, it might have been the Citroen Dyane 6 that I used to travel,across fields to school at roughly the same age.
First road-legal car with me old enough to drive it on the roads was A40 Farina XJR40, or was it my mini 850?
Trouble is, in spite of what some may say, you can forget your first car, especially when you've owned far too many of the wretched things.
J
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Re: first car
Surely this is too topic for off-topic ?
My first car :-
YOC 891T,a beige 2-door Mk2 Escort,rotten as a pear even in 1988,I passed my test on a Thursday,went out on Saturday and bought it ,in the rain,from a dodgy roadside trader in Clapham.I'd like to say I've got wiser with age,but...
My first car :-
YOC 891T,a beige 2-door Mk2 Escort,rotten as a pear even in 1988,I passed my test on a Thursday,went out on Saturday and bought it ,in the rain,from a dodgy roadside trader in Clapham.I'd like to say I've got wiser with age,but...
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Re: first car
UK Mark 1 Minis ended in 1967 and sliding windows ended in 1969 with the start of the Mark 3. Unless it was a van or a pickup, which had sliders right through.Grumpy Northener wrote:1970 'H' Plate Mini 1000 mk1 - sliding windows - heater never worked enough to keep me warm in winter but went everywhere in it.
That would be a pretty unusual car if it sat around for three years before it was registered on a H.
My first car was a 1968 Mini Deluxe. Mark 1 Aussie spec with factory 998cc engine and windup windows. It was white with red trim and had NSW registration AJR413. My grandfather bought it for me in 1990 and I learnt to drive in it. I sold it mid-1991 when I "upgraded".
It's still out there on a different numberplate now.
Brett Nicholson
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
1966 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe - Audrey
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1971 Morris Moke - Mopoke
1974 VW Super Beetle - Olive
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1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
1966 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe - Audrey
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1974 VW Super Beetle - Olive
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Re: first car
The 998cc A series wasn't available during the time of Mk1s was it?
…that's why Allegro will look as good 5 years from now as it does today.
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