Your First Car

**Tusker** · 18th October 2006, 01:49 PM

A 1959 MGA, bought Easter 1977.

And yes, I've still got it.

There is something about the old blighty marques - I bought a 1972 Aston Martin in London in the mid eighties, still got that too.

Regards
Max P

**B92 8NW** · 18th October 2006, 02:31 PM

1994 Disco Tdi... I was 16

now 17... still got it

**George130** · 18th October 2006, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jamo

1968 MkII Cortina. Retreads all round. 4spd. Motor was sweet. A 1600 that had been bored to 1750.

If I hadn't been trying to drive it like a ferrari, it might have lasted longer

(and I'm very lucky I did last longer

).

The 1600's were supposed to be driven that way. I used to have one with a 2 litre in it and the celica 5 speed. It also had group B rally suspension and more bog than you could point a stick at. Went like the clappers. Biggest hassle was the wiring, could compete with lucas.

**Quiggers** · 18th October 2006, 02:44 PM

On my 17th birthday in 1974 I got my licence. I acquired a 1968 Fiat 124 sedan about 6 weeks earlier. Top car! Had such modern things like an ohc engine, rack and pinion steering, 4 on the floor, 4 wheel disc brakes, radial ply tyres, bucket seats and an am radio; dark blue with a contrasting beige vinyl roof. WOW!!! Went real well, too! Had it 6 months: A mate was driving it and went bush, how he missed all those trees was amazing, until he hit one......and that was the end of that...

GQ

**OLR-067** · 18th October 2006, 02:53 PM

64 Mk 1 Cortina GT....$300 off a deceased estate, and a new battery thrown in....Bought another 440 and fixed her up,wish I still had it.

OLR-067

**Reads90** · 18th October 2006, 02:55 PM

Would have kept my old cars But one problem . They were all Land Rovers and were completly F****d by the time i was finished with them.

**Grizzly_Adams** · 18th October 2006, 03:08 PM

1972 Datsun 180B SSS Coupe

When Dad got a new(er) vehicle he gave it to me so I could get to Uni.

Went really well but she'd been bogged to kingdom come as Dad used her regularly to tow our boat

**Dinty** · 18th October 2006, 03:13 PM

G'day All, my first foray into automobiles was a Fordson 10/10, I was about 13yo, when I was old enough for a license (17) my first real car was a Morris Cooper 'S' (Mk1) 1275 cc of pure grunt, and no I dont have it anymore, I sold it way back in 1969 anyway cheers Dennis

PS couldnt tell you how many Land Rovers I have owned over the past 35 years

**HangOver** · 18th October 2006, 03:24 PM

My first car was a van a blue Leyland Sherpa Panel Van.
If pic has attached imagine that as a panel van.
Ugly eh !!!

First car was a Mk1 Ford Capri, Black

olbod · 18th October 2006, 03:40 PM

My first vehicle after I got licenced was a 49 500cc AJS. Loved it.
I sold it in 57 to buy an engagement ring ( still have ). Then I bought
a 28 model 4 door, rag top, straight eight, side valve, Pontiac, unregistered. Drove it for 4 years unregistered. Then moved to Landies
for pro roo a rabbiting west of the corner.
Since then I have owned 42 other bikes, cars and semi's.
I must say that I will never part with my 92 V8i Disco.
Its having a total engine rebuild at the moment and I have just purchased a used 14ft poptop caravan so's we can go round the bend !
Cheers.

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