Thread: Your First Car

my first car was a '73 mazda capella......
my second was a '75 capella.....
third 79 XD falcon.....
gemini station wagon....
76 capella....
gemini sedan......
gemini panel van......
97 el falcon....(still have it...wifes car)....
76 capella.....(gave to my cousin...now undergoing rotary conversion).....
76 rx2....unregistered
03 defender....(lurch)......still have....
92 lexcen.....on loan....my ol mans car which ive had for the last 6 months so i could get to work
as lurch wont fit in the underground carpark at work......


and various other geminis and capellas bought for parts or projects.....
and some others ive missed as well.......


OH.....and hopefully a gemini station wagon by the end of today.......

72 morris moke (still got it 23 yrs later) worked 1330cc,731 police special camshaft twin 1,1/4" "SU"s cooper "s" gearbox and drive shafts,disc brakes,and lots more . A great little fun rocket ship and now I bought the Rangie , the handbrake wants me to sell it (but why start listening to her now)

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True wilderness,the space between a greenie's ears!!!

Hmmm lets see in 12 years since getting licence
1) '85 Honda Prelude
1.5) '76 Nissan Patrol SWB
1.7) Datsun 1200 coupe
1.9) Sigma wagon
2) '97 Mitsubishi Lancer
3) '99 Holden Frontera
4) '76 LR Series 3
4.5) '86 LR Rangy
5) '98 LR Disco1
5.3) '77 Triumph Stag
5.5) '96 LR Defender
5.7) '78 LR Rangy

G'day All, jeez I could be writing here all night, and I suppose a few of the members who are indeed older than me could be here for a lot longer, specially those of us who can remember when petrol was 42 cents a Gallon ( yeah 4.5litres) and Diesel was 10cents a Gallon, anyway thats put the cat amongst the pigeons cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Outlaw

Hmmm lets see in 12 years since getting licence
1) '85 Honda Prelude
1.5) '76 Nissan Patrol SWB
1.7) Datsun 1200 coupe
1.9) Sigma wagon
2) '97 Mitsubishi Lancer
3) '99 Holden Frontera
4) '76 LR Series 3
4.5) '86 LR Rangy
5) '98 LR Disco1
5.3) '77 Triumph Stag
5.5) '96 LR Defender
5.7) '78 LR Rangy

Outlaw, for points 1) thru to 3) go outside and shake yourself!! What a collection of absolute

Anymore "confessions" and "outings" like this and we'll have to move it to the mudpit!!!! tut tut tut

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, jeez I could be writing here all night, and I suppose a few of the members who are indeed older than me could be here for a lot longer, specially those of us who can remember when petrol was 42 cents a Gallon ( yeah 4.5litres) and Diesel was 10cents a Gallon, anyway thats put the cat amongst the pigeons cheers Dennis

I can remember driving my Pug 404 loaded to the hilt and towing 3 bikes on a trailer from Melbourne to Traralgon (about 160 kms and not much freeway) and filling up for less than $2.00! Seems like it costs that much to drive the Rangie out of the drive these days.

Ian

First car - 1968 SIIA 109 - which I still own!!!

Bought it while still at school for $500 (it had been rolled and was in poor shape). Rebuilt it during school holidays, and registered it just before I started uni.

Well, if you are doing complete lists.......

Paddock bashers before old enough for a licence
1. 1923 Ford T 1952
2. 1921 Reo
3. 1931 Swift Got my licence on a 1948 Austin 16 1959
On road:-
4. 1956 VW Ute 1960
5. 1956 S1 88 hardtop 1962
6. 1958 S2 88 hardtop 1963
7. 1965 S2a 109 traytop ute diesel 1966
8. 1960s Moke 1971
9. 1960 Citroen ID19 Safari 1971
10. 1974 Citroen DSpecial 1978
11. 1970 S2a 109 ex army, now a ute 1990
12. 1986 110 County 3.9 Diesel 1992

I still have those in Bold

In addition, from 1982-93 I had several company cars, and after 1989 my wife had a VW beetle and then a Ford Laser up to when we got the S2a

The above covers well over fifty years of driving, the last 48 with the benefit of a licence. When I started petrol (only one grade existed) was around 3/2 a gallon (or $0.32 for 4.5litres for the younger generation).

John