What was your first car

These are my cars from when I started driving about 30+ years ago to present day.
The one I loved driving best was my Allegro - recently voted the worst car ever.

 

Yikes JJordie!
You have had quite a few cars!
I wonder if anybody on GC has had more cars than you :D



My first car was a Fiesta- a nice bright red one which I was very proud of and
really enjoyed driving. Present car is a Corsa , which also happens to be red.

 

This is a Wartburg - the one we owned was maroon red though. Bit like the Trabant - was manufactured in Eastern Germany. They were imported from about '63 til the early '70.s I think. Dead basic, dead simple and big enough to put a double mattress inthe back with the seats down ;-)

 

I am only one down on jjordie - this was my first, an Austin A40 which I bought for £30! However, since I hadn't actually passed my test at the time, it just sat on a piece of wasteland on Lowestoft front and gently rusted away!

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No 2 was a MK1 Cortina - love of my life was that car - I travelled MILES in her!

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No 3 was a Triumph Herald that had a first and reverse like a crash box and succeeded in doing my neck in. I was once going round the Park Lane circuit in London and couldn't get it out of first into second. Had to get my passenger to do it for me!

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No 4 was a Nissan Sunny, my first automatic, whose body work ultimately took on the appearance of a lace hanky! It was brown had did NOT have flower power!

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No 5 was an old bog standard Cortina - nuff said about that one


But No 6 was the love of my life! My Nissan Bluebird. I had her for 15 years and wept buckets when I had to get rid! If only I could have had the dosh to renovate her ...

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I then had to make do with a Renault Megane which I hated (because it replaced my beloved Bluebird!) but after barely 6 months providence sent two 'nice' young men to nick it out of my driveway one afternoon and with the insurance payout I was able to buy

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my Corsa!

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My list.

Morris 1000...got nicked
Ford Corsair...big smash was a write off
Mk2 Cortina Estate (best car ever) just eventually wore out.
Vauxhall Opel...load of rubbish...scrapped it.
Triumph Dolomite...great little car...was written off whilst parked.
Nissan Cherry...another great little car....just rusted away.
Montego....good car but again rusted away.
Ford Escort (for two weeks which I sold for £100 profit)
Granada Scorpio...present car....hope to have this for a long time yet.:thumb:

Oh eck I forgot my Mk4 Cortina estate inbetween the Dolomite and the Nissan Cherry.

 

I make my count 29, listed in order of owning, not including 5 company cars listed separately. In case you wonder why so many Fords, me dad worked for the local Ford Main dealer!!
1951 Ford 8 Van, My first in 1960
Ford 100E escort estate
Ford Mk 1 Cortina
Ford Classic 316E owned for a week then traded for
Ford Corsair
Bedford minibus
Ford 100E Prefect
Ford Mk 2 Consul (3 of 'em)
Ford Mk3 Zephyr 4
Ford Mk4 Zephyr V6
Ford Anglia
Ford Mk2 Cortina estate
Opel Rekord 1.9
Ford Mk 2 Capri
Ford Mk4 Cortina estate
Ford Mk3 Escort
Fiesta (2 of)
Peugeot 205XD
Citroen BX19RD
Ford Classic 316E (2 of)
Nissan Micra
Mini
Mazda 323
Mazda Demio
Mazda 2 Diesel

Company cars
Ford Mk3 Escort (2 of)
Ford Fiesta
Citroen BX19RD (2 of)

Any advance on 29?

 

Don't think that list will be bettered Mike.....show off, heh,heh:D

 

My very first car was a Mini brought for me by my beloved Bob in fact we had many more Mini's after that!

Then he brought me a metro when that bit the dust a very old Renault 5 oh I so loved that car it was so fast on the flat roads but murder on the bends.

A few more mini's and then the dreaded Fiesta x (2) I hated those cars with a passion although it was the only car Dan was willing to drive in!

Then for christmas two years ago I got my very own personal car back a very cute white Corsa all done up with pink, needless to say the boys don't nick my car anymore!:DHel.xxx.

 

Probably cos I've been driving a bit longer than most here, 48 years now.

 

Must be a crappy driver to get through that many cars.:D:D:D

 

Right that's it, gear levers at 10 paces tomorrow at dawn!! Nominate your seconds sirrah!

 

Not when you take into consideration that for some years we had 2 cars, and for a time 3 (2 Ford Classics under restoration and the Peugeot 205) and a few times when I had an old banger for a few months while I looked for what I wanted at the price I wanted.

 

Mike - 29? not bad :rolleyes: and driving 48 years.

I didn't learn to drive until I was 42 because I couldn't afford the
lessons nor could I afford to buy and run a car.
Although we don't go very far I wouldn't like to be without a car.

And when we are too old to drive (which might not be that many years
away now :eek: ) then perhaps Mr JJ and me will have one of them
scooters each - so watch out pedestrians in this area - lol!!!


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Reliant Regal (aka Dell boy)

Passed my motorcycle test, so for some odd law you could drive a 3 wheeler, so I was let loose on the road without any previous knowledge of cars :eek:

 

Id love a regal great car that ...