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« Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:01 PM »
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As discussed on another topic i though it should have one to its self.
My first car was a 1955 Standard Ten Deluxe that means it had a sun roof and a boot lid, i bought it in 1967 for £40. Lower models accesed the boot via the rear seat.
I never owned an Allegro but did own two Marina s at different times.
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Re: Cars
« Reply #1 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:05 PM »
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My second car was an Austin A40 Farina. You can see i went in for quality those days. 
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« Reply #2 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:10 PM »
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Apart from a 1956 Morris Minor 1000 which I was given (unroadworthy) in about 1967 and which I sold in the same condition, my first roadworthy car was a 1966 Riley Kestrel 1100. I went for luxury
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Re: Cars
« Reply #3 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:12 PM »
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Ah your a man of quality John. By the way all my early cars had holes in the floor.
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« Reply #4 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:16 PM »
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Was that for your legs Malcolm?
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« Reply #5 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:16 PM »
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your later car had holes awel
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« Reply #6 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:29 PM »
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my first car was a triumph herald soft top, hand painted in ford tractor blue, I ran it until it became a fred flintstone model and was no longer roadworthy, took me all the way to Wales in 1978.
I have pictures of it somewhere.
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« Reply #7 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:53 PM »
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We had a blue/white Ford with a hole in the floor!The first car we had when we married was an Opel and then a 1949 Rover.Since then I have lost count of the cars we have had in our almost 53 years of marriage!
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« Reply #8 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 07:57 PM »
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A chap I worked with back in the 60's had a Herald soft top which he used to lend me as he didn't have a full license (I used to accompany him when he was learning). Had some good fun in that car.
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« Reply #10 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 08:45 PM »
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In the early days i thought it was normal to see the road below, until i bought the Simca. rear engined car that had been in an accident before i got it. Bo holes in floor so the water level rose untill it gushed out of the doors..
This car had no power and a faulty rear suspension. Anyone sitting in the back would crash their head against the roof at anything bigger than a small bump in the road.
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« Reply #11 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 08:48 PM »
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What are bo holes?
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« Reply #12 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 08:49 PM »
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C'mon Malcolm, I can't believe you were that naive.
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« Reply #13 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 08:50 PM »
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B is next to N on the keyboard.. Should read No holes.
Sorry.
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« Reply #14 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 08:51 PM »
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The Simca was the worst car i owned it was a big mistake. The guy who sold it to me wa a crook and i was age 20.
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« Reply #15 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 08:58 PM »
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And there was me thinking this thread was about a Gary Numan song!
Cant comment on my first car yet.
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« Reply #16 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 09:01 PM »
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My first (yes first) Apprenticeship was with the Roots Group which were then taken over by Chrysler then they by Peugeot Talbot Citroen and I hated working on ANY Simca
When one was driven into the workshop we wouldn't know if it was a quiet diesel or a noisy petrol engined version until we looked.
Owned a Citroen 1220 GS Club (two actually) great car but rubbish suspension as it cost a fortune to have put right and you needed it to be right so it could jack it's self up when you had a puncture, never got used to only having three wheel nuts.
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« Reply #17 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 09:21 PM »
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And there was me thinking this thread was about a Gary Numan song!
And there was me thinking it was about a Disney Film!
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« Reply #18 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 09:29 PM »
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2CV the best car Citroen ever made.
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« Reply #19 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 09:45 PM »
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The cars I've owner:
Austin Mini
Austin Allegro
VW Golf (engine burst into flames after I’d owned it 2 months!)
VW Polo
Peugeot 306
Vauxhall Corsa
Renault Clio (this is my favourite car of them all)
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« Reply #20 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 09:52 PM »
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Mine have been:
Riley Kestrel
Ford Cortina Mk2 Estate
Lada Riva (x2)
Lada Samara
Renault Clio (x2)
Chevrolet Kalos
Renault Clio Sport Tourer
Renault Modus
The last two being diesels.
I agree with you on the Clio, Trigger. But I am also very happy with my latest car - the Modus,
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« Reply #21 Posted: 25 November 2011 at 10:00 PM »
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My last car was Peugeot 406 2.2 diesel. It had 40,000 on the clock when i got it. 173,000 now. Poor thing is now laying dead on the drive.
From the Simca i went to a brand new Mini Clubman bought in 1971. More of that later.
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« Reply #22 Posted: 26 November 2011 at 12:29 AM »
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Here is my car list
Morris Minor
Ford Escort estate
Toyota Carina E
Mazda 626
MG Metro
Pug 405
Lada Samara
Renault 25
Fiat Brava
Pug 307
Pug 406
Pug 407 x 2
Renault Clio
Ford Focus
Vauxhall Astra
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« Reply #23 Posted: 28 November 2011 at 03:21 PM »
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Mine are -
1980 mk2 Ford Escort 1.3 Popular Plus (Last of the mk2's)
1988 mk2 Vauxhall Cavilier 1.6 L
1990 mk2 Ford Sierra 2.0 GL
1993 MK1 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX
1993 Nissan Serena 2.0 SLX (Big Mistake!)
1993 Renault Espace 2.0 RT
1998 Chrysler Voyager 2.0 SE (Petrol)
2006 Chrysler Voyager 2.5 CRD SE (Diesel)
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« Reply #24 Posted: 28 November 2011 at 05:43 PM »
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Mine are:
MG magnette
Austin Allegro
Toyota Corolla Est
Datsun 120
Datsun 140Y
Nissan Bluebird
Ford Escort Est
Nissan Micra
Ford Orion
Vauxhall Cavalier
Vauxhall Carlton
Toyota Corolla diesel
Toyota something or other
Ford Mondeo
Seat Alhambra x 3
Ford S-Max
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« Reply #25 Posted: 28 November 2011 at 07:23 PM »
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Have owned
HA Viva
HB Viva
Thames
V W camper
Ford Transit Camper
Dolly (but that was really the first wife's even if it was in my name)
Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Aerodeck
Honda Accord
Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V
Oh and Honda 50 step through
Honda 750 four
Honda 500 super sport
though I think the last few are non countable as they only have two wheels and no tin around the seat 
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« Reply #26 Posted: 28 November 2011 at 07:27 PM »
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Bob and I both own Buick Centurys ,mine is 2002 and dark bronze mist and Bob's is 2003 silver.I have thought about getting a newer car but I like the shift on the steering wheel(both cars are automatic) and now they put it in between the front seats which takes up more room.
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« Reply #27 Posted: 05 December 2011 at 06:20 PM »
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Collected my new car today, well new to me. An 06 Skoda Octavia Ambiente 1.9 tdi . Very inpressed so far 37k on the clock its barely run in.
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« Reply #28 Posted: 05 December 2011 at 07:13 PM »
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mine have been.
ford pinto.
chrysler maxi.
chevy truck.
dodge ram 150.
dodge ram 50.
geo tracker.
chrysler mini van.
kia sorento.
ford mustang.
ford ranger sport truck.
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« Reply #29 Posted: 05 December 2011 at 09:08 PM »
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I will not be naming all my cars but the first one was a 1939 Morris eight series e., one of the first cars to have hydraulic brakes.
The battery was flat when I bought it and I used to start it with the starting handle. I still had the same battery on when I sold it two years later & still cranking.
One other thing the engine was held in place with a G clamp & a piece of angle iron because the chassis had rotted through, there was no Mot's in those days.
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« Reply #30 Posted: 05 December 2011 at 09:36 PM »
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In the latter part of the fifties I was repairing car bodywork & chassis to earn extra money, and I often did work for Harry critoph on long road, Builder/garage/dealer etc you name it. He was the nicest of guys a loveable rouge type but he was the sort of chap who might rob his own grandmother.
Well in his garage he used to have a few mattresses on the floor and we would roll customers cars over on to the side & roof to get to repair the floor or chassis.
It was done much better than he previously did it he would fill the chassis up with chickenmesh wire & fill it with concrete, under seal it & job done.
It's changed a bit since then.
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