GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Shadow said: I'm the same Cars and Motorbikes going back to the 1960s no problem, anything up to 10 years ago is a complete blank. I have a photo of my current car and bike's number plates on the mobile now. First car I drove was a Blue Mini Clubman, DPC 808 J First car I owned was a Fiat 131 Mirafiori RPL 678 R How long did the Mirafiori last ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, Steve May said: I’m the same. I can even remember some of the reg plates of cars my Dad drove. BVH232S really stands out for some reason But not the cars I own now! No idea of their reg plates. FNV 715 L , Morris Marina 1.8 Coupe , had it for years , lent it to a ' friend ' cos he needed a car , the Bstrd set fire to it welding the sill , I only found out 6 months later , never even said sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1963 Series 2A Land Rover. Beast took us all over to the crags of Yorkshire, Peak & Lake Districts, Wales, Scotland. Miss that thing. Leaked like a sieve, wind blew right through it but always got wherever you needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Citreon Dyanne, inherited after my dad died and my mum didn't drive. The first one I bought was a Vauxhall Viva estate car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: How long did the Mirafiori last ? Until someone parked a fiesta in the side of it. It was probably 9 years old when it was written off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distantdog Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Ford Fiesta MK 1, beautiful beige! I thought it was awesome because it had a sunroof! My second car, a blue Ford Escort MK 5 with a spoiler was a beast. Bought it when I lived in Germany, LHD, SFA-W- 394. fuel injected, big engine, I had some real fun on the Autobahns. Then got married and it did not meet my new family's needs according to my wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopping Mad Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1275cc Mini Clubman GT. Great fun, a fantastic road holder, though, like all Minis, susceptible to wet weather. Milk chocolate colour wouldn't have been my first choice. I even remember the registration: ARM 587T. Bought, pre-loved, for £500, from a colleague. Sold, three years later, for £50. Must have had 50 responses to my sale ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, CanaBull said: 1963 Series 2A Land Rover. Beast took us all over to the crags of Yorkshire, Peak & Lake Districts, Wales, Scotland. Miss that thing. Leaked like a sieve, wind blew right through it but always got wherever you needed. Mine is parked up under the carport awaiting a gearbox , been waiting about 9 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Shadow said: Until someone parked a fiesta in the side of it. It was probably 9 years old when it was written off. No chance , those things didn't last that long , a neighbours literally rusted away in front of my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 First, it was my Dad's; then ny Mam's, then mine. 1964 grey Singer Gazelle 438 JWO I should never have scrapped it. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSantos Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Nothing. I cant drive. Im 38. Im cool Running the Rob Burrow marathon to raise money for the My Name'5 Doddie foundation: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ben-dyas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, Wolford6 said: First, it was my Dad's; then ny Mam's, then mine. 1964 grey Singer Gazelle 438 JWO I should never have scrapped it. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Mark I Astra - A63EHH think it was a 1.3 Progressed to a red Astra GTE (G989OAO) a few years later. It never leaked even in the Lake District downpours until the day after I placed an ad in the paper to sell it, and the night before someone was coming to view it in the morning! I parked it on a hill so the water ran and collected in the front foot wells, then bailed it out with a jug, until it was passable. The buyers were taking it back to Ambleside to park up at their farm for 3/4 months until their son would pass his test - result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henage Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1.1 ford escort yellow OWF644 . sold it with engine in a empty walkers crisps cardboard box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, GUBRATS said: No chance , those things didn't last that long , a neighbours literally rusted away in front of my eyes It was 75% isopon by then I'm obviously a glutton for punishment as a few years later I had an Alfasud that slowly dissolved around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Shadow said: It was 75% isopon by then I'm obviously a glutton for punishment as a few years later I had an Alfasud that slowly dissolved around me. I do have a Mirafiori 2 ltr Twin Cam engine and box in the garage , bought in 96 to fit in my 1960 100 e , one of these days I'll get round to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I had a Fiat 132 2litre saloon. Looked like one rounded cardboard box stacked on top of another. Absolute flying machine with velour seats like you'd find in a cinema. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboystu Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 A maroon H reg escort eclipse......it got written off in a rear end shunt a month or two later so i upgraded to an Orion 1600i ghia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Austin ambassador 1983, a very good year for Austin ambassadors see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industria ditat Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 First car was a silver Renault 5 ……………..when I say silver it really just looked like base metal. An absolute heap that I upgraded to a beige Austin Metro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurO Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Mine was a 1960 Austin Mini (NEY 406). I bought it in 1969. Cost me £45. A front wing was rotted and one headlight was higher than the other. The sills were solid fibre-glass. The battery fell through the rusted 'well' in the boot. The subframe collapsed. I painted the roof with white Dulux paint and it rained on it. That gave it a vinyl 'textured' appearance. The hinges rotted off the quarter 'wings' and the doors wouldn't close without slamming them. There was holes in the footwells and you could see the road surface through them. Everything that could fall off it, did do. A bit like a circus clown's car. It was completely unroadworthy, but it was my first car bought with my own money and I loved it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, graveyard johnny said: Austin ambassador 1983, a very good year for Austin ambassadors Y Reg Y Reg. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I can remember my first drive after my test, but that was in my Dad's car. Up to Withens, down to Littleborough, back through Tod and home. My brother came with me and collected some snow at Withens for a school project. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Aston Martin DB3S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 hours ago, graveyard johnny said: Austin ambassador 1983, a very good year for Austin ambassadors Not a patch on a Hindustan Ambassador though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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