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My mate had a mini with a sunstrip that said:
I'M NOT DAVID MARTIN |
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1973 vauxhall firenza class act.
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First car was a 1971 Ford Capri OHV488K
Remember that but not what I did yesterday :( |
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heres one theyve just launched car insurance for it paul whitehouse does it
aviva car insurance used to love my vauxhaul viva |
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hi billy, i never liked the firenza, but the 6 cylinder ventura was a nice sounding beast
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age 21 06 Jan 23:32
you wont find many triumph pis, granada, cambridges/oxfords as most got banger raced raced three granardas one at newton aycliffe two at hartlepool top car crap driver. |
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nice one pang, when i think of old cars i had i always think of something thaty happen/did with them :)
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There were loads of OHV cars round here, Pumpy. Essex reg. innit.
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only a 1159 in mine bought engine for a fifty beat any 1256 about
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billy i raced a lot of different cars but cambridges and mk3/4 cortinas were the best fro me
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Farinas were sought after on the banger circuit cos of the rad on the side rather than in front.
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loved the bangers but them days i was a proper nut never got in the top three.the thing was the banger racing was fun untill the prise money went from a bottle of champaine to a hundred quid,and the big lads won the lot.
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yep did become a few quid on offer
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Yes EGG its an Essex plate.
My mum bought the car new & bought a specialized number plate JCY 1 but two weeks after getting it we found the car had been scrapped before getting the plates so had to revert to the original OHV number, when I passed my test in 1978 my mum let me use the car & I bought it off her for next to nothing a few months later. |
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I know what you mean Age, I can place my old flames in all my old cars :D
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ahhhh that reminds me of a mk2 escort i bought rom an auction in wembley.........................
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lol
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my first car was a 1.8 marina coupe, thought it was fast at the time, looking back it was garbage, always wanted a Lancia Beta coupe , never got one though , ended up with a Fiat Mirafiori. Would have loved a Fiat 124. Really love 70's/80's cars , suppose its just nostalga because they dont compare to the cars of today.
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^ Blimey! 3 rust buckets in one post.
When was the last time you saw a car with a hole in it? Used to be the norm! |
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Believe it or not the 71 Capri was an automatic, back then only about 1% of cars were not manual, I passed on a manual but I dont think in over 30 years I have driven one more than a dozen times.
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I've only ever driven an auto in Australia.
Must admit I loved it though. |
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charlie, the 124 was the little coupe wasnt it , the nice ones had the 3p badge yes?
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Those little Fiats went like stink.
Certainly saw off me and my Allegro. |
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For years all my friends only drove a manual, now I dont know anyone who drives one !
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In this weather manual is king.
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had some great fun in suzuki sj410s as well
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3 litre Ford Capri (1972)
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Petrol Guzzlist
reported !! |
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lol pang. back then i didnt give a fooook how much petrol is, now i ckeck the price boards for .01 of a p lol
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When I had a MK 10 Jag, me and my mates used to share the cost of filling both tanks and go out cruising all night.
22 gallons came to about a tenner. :^0 |
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Nafta garage Tarpots Benfleet 29.9p a gallon.
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and u got free glasses or summit with every so many gallons
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good eve reg. i dont hink they have been mentioned yet, they were cambridge/oxford era cars and made great hot rods of the day
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Morris Oxford, built like a tank !
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indeed pang. i meant the anglias maade good hot rods lol.
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the early anglias had those indicators, like the morris minor
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those cambridge/oxfords had a smell all of their own, twas the leather seats
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I remember having a sort out with this bird in an MG Magnet,an ex cop car that i owned,fkin beautiful motor....
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Jag XJS series were nice
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ok good night everyone thanks for input and nostalgia.
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