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Did this for my son last week and thought I would share it on here.
I have had to find images, as I only have a few actual pics and they are all on slides.
Most are spot on but there are a few in not the same colour.
Dates are as accurate as I can recall.........
1963 Ford Consul
1964/5 Ford Anglia
1966 Ford Cortina GT (my first new car) cost £827.00
1968 Fiat 850 Coupe
1970 Ginetta G15
1971/2 Vauxhall Viva 2.0l GT
1972 Triumph TR6
1972 another Viva GT which was the specially built road car for Gerry Marshall the dealer team Vauxhall racing driver
1973 Ford Capri 3000 E
1973 Jaguar E-Type....mine was distinctive with it's dark green tints, triple wipers and a full "Webasto" sun roof
1973/4 Fiat 128 Coupe
1975/6 Renault 17TS
1976 Ford Cortina 2.0l GXL
1977 Rover 3500 S
1978 to 1982 were company cars
1982 Lancia 2000 Beta Coupe....this was my wife's car that I "borrowed" when I went self employed
1982 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce
1983 Ford Granada Ghia Saphire Estate......photo later as I haven't submitted it for some reason!
1984 Citroen BX TRS
1987 VW Sirocco GTX
1989 Sirocco Scala....a red light jumper wrote off the first one with my wife and kids on board
1992 Audi GT
1995 Peugeot 306 D Turbo
1998 Ford Mondeo Ghia X
1999 Renault Laguna RXE
2001 Ford Cougar 3.0 V6 X
2002 Ford Mondeo V6 Ghia X
2004 Mazda RX8
2006 Mazda 6 MPS
2007/8 Mazda 3 Sport
2009 Honda Civic Type R-GT
2012 Mazda MX- 5
Still have the last two, and the Civic has only done circa 13k miles as I retired in 2009, and went from doing 35k miles pa down to 3k pa
I have had to find images, as I only have a few actual pics and they are all on slides.
Most are spot on but there are a few in not the same colour.
Dates are as accurate as I can recall.........
1963 Ford Consul
1964/5 Ford Anglia
1966 Ford Cortina GT (my first new car) cost £827.00
1968 Fiat 850 Coupe
1970 Ginetta G15
1971/2 Vauxhall Viva 2.0l GT
1972 Triumph TR6
1972 another Viva GT which was the specially built road car for Gerry Marshall the dealer team Vauxhall racing driver
1973 Ford Capri 3000 E
1973 Jaguar E-Type....mine was distinctive with it's dark green tints, triple wipers and a full "Webasto" sun roof
1973/4 Fiat 128 Coupe
1975/6 Renault 17TS
1976 Ford Cortina 2.0l GXL
1977 Rover 3500 S
1978 to 1982 were company cars
1982 Lancia 2000 Beta Coupe....this was my wife's car that I "borrowed" when I went self employed
1982 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce
1983 Ford Granada Ghia Saphire Estate......photo later as I haven't submitted it for some reason!
1984 Citroen BX TRS
1987 VW Sirocco GTX
1989 Sirocco Scala....a red light jumper wrote off the first one with my wife and kids on board
1992 Audi GT
1995 Peugeot 306 D Turbo
1998 Ford Mondeo Ghia X
1999 Renault Laguna RXE
2001 Ford Cougar 3.0 V6 X
2002 Ford Mondeo V6 Ghia X
2004 Mazda RX8
2006 Mazda 6 MPS
2007/8 Mazda 3 Sport
2009 Honda Civic Type R-GT
2012 Mazda MX- 5
Still have the last two, and the Civic has only done circa 13k miles as I retired in 2009, and went from doing 35k miles pa down to 3k pa
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Of course I had to make a mistake somewhere!
The Rover and Cortina are under the wrong headings! |
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Out of that lot which was your fav?
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This is the Granada Ghia Saphire.....
It was the estate version in blue over silver .  .  |
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That's a lot of cars, why did you change them so regularly?
Only had one of them myself the Alfa Sud Sprint, which must be one of the best and worst cars ever made. |
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The e type is stunning
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The Consul looks a terrific car...imagine it was built like a tank
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1977 Rover 3500 S
A.P. my Dad bought the very same car brand new around the same time, I can still remember the reg plate - WFF 444K. We went to Newbury races one day and he floored it on the M4, if they had put wings on that thing it would have taken off. |
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Some lovely cars there AP. My father was made a director of his company in the late 50s and your first car, the consul, was the car he chose before swapping it for a Zephyr Zodiac. The reg plates were KGB 690 and BUS 280. Funny that I can remember them and very few of the cars I owned.
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Must have been a bit difficult in 1974 going from E-type to Fiat 128....?
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28 cars is more than James Bond has had over the same period. Why have you needed more cars than James Bond, Aunty?
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Yeah, he didnt keep them very long.
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Hang on. He said a few of his cars. He must have had loads more than James Bond.
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Thanks for nice responses guys.
To answer some questions..... Yes I did have many more on the drive but haven't included the ones that were exclusively driven by my beautiful wife, nor the ones that I bought to sell. Didn't exactly go from the e-type to the 128 as had them both together for a while. At the time I was chief designer (interiors) for a brewery, and amongst other pubs I had six that were being upgraded in Carlisle, and I went there a couple of times a week, so the Fiat made more sense than going in the e-type, even though my mileage expenses were very generous! I pretty much covered my motoring costs with expenses, and I elected not to have a company car as they were ridiculously under powered Cortina Mk 3 1300 cc! I just loved my cars back then and was always dreaming about the next one! I had to change fairly regularly in any case, as I was doing 25k pa just commuting and site visits When I went self employed that went up to around 35k paso had to change or suffer inevitable repair costs and having something unsaleable on my hands! The Alfa sprint was certainly a good and bad car! Quick and lively and wore the Pirellis out in less than 10k miles. It had pin holing in one of the wings within 18 months, and it would have been both wings but someone crashed into it after losing control on the snow. It was parked at the time but the guy came to the house I was visiting to say what happened. Slippy, I remember a good few of mine. The Rover was FUE 308 K. I did keep a few for well over 100k miles. Peugeot 136k and Citroen 114k (I think) and both bought new. After I sold the Pug, the guy who bought it from the dealer did only 100 miles or so, and the cam belt broke! Had I kept it just one more day that would have been my problem! posy....I guess the Consul was pretty heavy but it did the job of getting me and the guys around wit my "Ls" on, full of ale, and in all weather. It would seat six as it had a front bench seat and a three speed column change. I had to keep a firm grip of the wheel, as the tendency was to slide all over the place on the the smooth upholstery. A big issue was no screen washers, so had to use a squeezy bottle with my arm out of the window. |
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@ WestWayStar.....sorry, I wasn't ignoring you!
Very tough to call on that. Obviously the TR6 and the e-type were a thrill a minute. Just to push the starter button of the E-Type was a thrill every time. The Ginetta was a blast to drive as it weighed less than half a ton. Problem was it spent too long in the garage as it kept blowing the head gaskets! The compression got higher with every plane of the head and also it was prone to over heating! The Rover was quick and comfortable so would have to be in the top five I guess. The RX8 was wonderful but totally useless on snow, ice and loose surfaces! I spun it twice in the snow when I was going at a gnats pace, and had a woman on the school run, with her kids in a people carrier, trying to pass me! Too much power and too light at the rear and it wore out rear tyres in less than 10k miles. The Type-R is definitely in the top five, with it's all round practicality, and screaming engine! The MX-5 is just a joy to drive, with the top down, given every opportunity. Given having to make a choice on them all, it would have to be The Mazda 6 MPS A five seater saloon with everything one could need...... 256 bhp, 4wd, 0-62 in 6.4 secs and top speed over 150 mph. Only downside is the highest level road tax, 9k mile service intervals, 23 mpg if driven carefully (almost impossible) and new tyres (Bridgestones) all round every 13k miles or so! |
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Excellent post Aunty.
Akabula - that phenomenon of only remembering the details of your dad's car is not unusual! My dads first new car was a Ford Anglia Super 1200. Ermine White with a Green Flash. Cost £574 +shillings in 1964 (I was 12). Was his pride and joy! (and mine) - overriders, badge bar, spot and fog etc (front end looked like a mod's Lambretta. Written off less than two years, complete rust bucket (Friday afternoon job apparently) |
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Nice thread Aunty
Particularly like the Ginetta G15 (would still look cool to drive today) it actually looks very similar to your Maxda MX-5  How much would the E-type be worth today if you'd kept it  |
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I paid £950.00 for it in '73.
I spent around £100 on new rear mufflers and front discs (quite a lot back then)! The car was in superb condition except for a bulge in the front of the bonnet. This wasn't unusual with e-types as the bonnet hinged at the front and there was hardly any clearance between it and the top of the radiator. This meant that if someone left a spanner, or whatever, on top of the rad the leverage when closing it would make that dint, without anyone even feeling it! I often bemoan it's passing when I see some of the superb examples that can be £70k, but then, that is what it would have cost over time, and with a recent complete restoration. The Ginetta was a fantastic drive and felt fast at any speed. Top speed was an indicated 118 mph but it felt more like 150 because of it's size! |
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funk me them early ones still have miss Daisey sat in the back seat
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got wooden fu ckin wheels
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I also finally had to fit a fan cooled radiator. The original concept was a flow and return pipe to a small rad at the front.
The first shock of ownership was that, when it rained, the door bins filled with water! I had to drill a series of holes to get that away! |
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dusty.....I think it's time for your medication, and afternoon nap.....
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looks like a few extra rubber bands might have been needed on a few too
 swear gandhi had that first one |
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think noddy had the mazda too
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Im only kidding AP
90% of em were around before I was driving. Id perhaps have entertained the old ass audi and maybe the sirocco (lotus wannabe) But in truth Ive been a passenger in many of em, and although ppl get dewey eyed over the likes of the triumph, they wernt particularly pleasant to travel in if you wernt driving, they leaked water, rattled and smelt. Also some in that list have less curves than a game of tetris. They were of the time, but you have to admit a few of em were down right ghastly looking back now. |
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Yeah dusty, I have often said what a shock you would get, if you got to drive in some of the old cars that you loved and revered!
Just generalising but few creature comforts back then! Power steering, electric windows, air con, pathetic levels of power, no safety features etc! It would be a real eye opener. I thought my Cortina GT 0-60 time of 12.1 secs was good! |
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....... and this is my lot.
Most are spot on but there are a few in not the same colour. Dates are as accurate as I can recall......... 1966-1970  1971-1979  1980-1989  1990-2003  2004-Present  |
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Love the first one. So stylish looking back, though not sure we appreciated it back then!
Even the interiors were stylish but I had one problem! I used to get dreadfully travel sick, even on a five mile journey to town. One bus company was the worst, as the stink of diesel, and vibration through the transmission, made me feel ill within minutes! For that reason, and too many bad distance journeys, I refused to go on school outings in the end! |
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looks like you did one hell of a community service sentence mightymac
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Love the 1971-1979 one Mac .. looks real Boss type
 What colour was it btw |
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shshsh dusty, not everyone knows that!
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It was Blue mcmoon. When you went upstairs it had a narrow aisle and very long seats nearly the width of the bus!
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ahh yes i almost remember ... Blue seats to match !!
and those back window Alarms were extremely Noisy  |
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Consul was a cracker auntypost.
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Mini Clubman
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Which year model was your "Rapier"?
I almost got the latest one but, for whatever reason, went off at a tangent! The problem of being a car fanatic is that you just can't have them all! I never had a Toyota, for instance, and yet I have liked every version of the Celica! I never had a Nissan, although the 350 Z was a close call when I got my RX 8..... |
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About 1969 I think. 1725cc twin carbs - like the old bill's Hunters.
Lovely car until the engine blew up on the bypass  |
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Sorry for ruining your thread BTW - thought the addresses would have wrapped round.
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No Escorts Aunty Post ? Mk1 Mexico ?
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Yeah, I've been guilty of that a few times, even though they were set up on several lines!
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