My son informs me of his intention to buy a new car and pointed the model out to me recently - to me it looked just like every other car on the road. It reminded me of the cars I used to see as a kid that had distinct shapes - Capris, Anglias, Consuls, Minis, Morris Minors, Hillman Imps and so on...............can you remember your first car or a car that you'd love to drive again?

Oh fond memories of a "turd" brown Allego.

The back seat was like a sofa!
My dad brought it back from London after buying it to get him back. Cost £200, ran it for 2 years then it died. i remember the scrap man towing it away and feeling very upset.

I would still love another.

Not my first car, that was a Triumph Herald, but one I still hanker after is a Triumph TR3A. The 'A' denoting a major design improvement - door handles! Only had it for a year but it still brings back memories when I see one today.

Picture of a similar one here: TriumphTR3A (http://www.thelittlemacshop.com/trsite/carpics/frankcrowe59tr3abig.jpg)

my first car was a sickly beige ford fiesta with a brown vinyl roof. I had for for just over a year and regularly had to pull over and pick up parts of it that had dropped off. a mud flap here, the radio aerial, a bit of wing and bits of exhaust.

I bought it for 400 and sold it for 450 a year later!!! couldn;t believe I found somebody who was more of a mug that I was!

It made me determined to never buy a ford again,, bit unfair really

My first car was a C reg Vauxhall Nova.
It was red and the back seat got soaked when it rained.
I loved it though.

Favourite car is a Jaguar E Type.
Can't afford one though and wouldn't have anywhere safe to park it!

My first car was a Rover Maestro ex-police car and I still own him. Couldn't bear to part with, it is due to under go extensive restoration soon to make it look new again.


Some cars I would like to own

MG Maestro Turbo
Lotus Elise
Metro 6r4
Mini ERA
Hillman Imp

My first car was a Mini (how original), but I had five more after that, all different models to see how they compared (1275GT was the best).

My most favourite car was a Peugeot 205 cabriolet. It was the ultimate in cheap, fun, open-top driving. I'd strongly recommend picking one up in the winter when they are around £300.

Mine was (is) a 1977 S reg Fiesta 1300 MK I in metallic gold. Had it since 1983 believe it or not, and it STILL runs, to be seen rattling around Broomhill, Walkley, Fulwood and town on a regular basis. Had quite a few others through the years but never scrapped this one, just taken it off the road from time to time for renovation, far too attached to it. About to go for its 24th MOT test on Monday and will no doubt sail through as usual. (HA HA HA) DOnt care what u say, Ford built some damm good cars that were made to last!!! Give us a wave, it is VERY noticeable and everyone stares at it, being a modest 27 years old, bright metallic gold, and with nothing fallen off yet

My first car was a black and rusty ford fiesta, when the rust got too bad i used to cover it up with black hammerite, and you didnt have to worry about locking the keys in the car because if you did you could open it with any car key, and it only had 3 gears 1st 4th and reverse, it did have second and third but it was a struggle to keep it in them, you used to have to drive it down the road rev the arse off it in 1st then quickly change to 4th and pray.... oh well happy days with my little S reg fiesta

My first car was a Ford Cortina mk iv.I went everywhere in it.The highlight of our travels was a weekend in Blackpool with 2 mates.It wazzed it down all the way there and the roof leaked.
We picked one of the lads up straight from work,and when we got to the digs,he unpacked his bag,and he hadnt put any shoes in.Friday night clubbing in Blackpool with steel toe-caps on!!

If I could have any car back,it would be the Cortina.It just holds so many memories

My first car was a red D-reg Ford Fiesta.. cost me £30 and it got me all over the country for about 3 years before it had to go up to car-heaven! My second car cost me £199 and she's a blue Maestro. I've had her for 2 years and she is very economical and cheap to run!

My first car was a 1969 ford escort,this was in 1984,had the best time ever in this car,the gear leaver had a habit of coming off in your hand,what fun it was trying to thread it back on while doing 50 mph,also none of the locks worked and you could start it with a screwdriver,in fact once when in skeggy my mate "stole" it and couldn't remember where he left it,it took hours to find it,when we did it was blocking someones drive with both doors wide open,god knows how it didn't get towed away,the fact that my "mate" couldn't drive and had drunk around 10 pints did'nt seem to bother him at the time,need
less to say he wasn't my mate for much longer.
Wouldn't swap the good times i had in that car for the world though,wish i still had it.

The first car was a small (very small) NSU.

I bought it very cheap from my Father in Law with one stipulation.

Ihad to give him and his two mates a lift to work every morning.

This didn't sound a bad deal until I picked them up the following morning when it suddenly dawned on me whay I had got myself into.

First of all I picked up Frank and the Father in Law and noticed they both insisted in sitting in the back.

I drove on to pick up Harry and then realised, he wasa well over 20 stones and huge with it, the only place he could sit was in the front passenger seat.

That seat groaned and sqeaked u nder the weight and for the rest of the trip we were all leaning to one side and taking a corner was hazardous to say the least.

I had difficulty getting to the gear stick to change gear.

Harry had great trouble getting out of his seat and at one point I feared he was going to take the seat with him.

They all shouted 'Good morning' and 'We'll see thi' to'neet.

When they had all got out I nearly cried, there I was owning my first car and it didn't look as if it was going to last the week out.

I'll always remember the first Thursday night when I stopped to drop Frank Off.

He said, 'Don't pick me up in't morning, I don't work Fridays'.

I asked, 'Why do you only work 4 days, Frank'?

He responded, 'Cus I can't manage on three'.


That little car did last me and we had a few laughs going back and forth to work.


Happy Days!

The Lotus Elise S1.

One of the best looking cars ever.
The finest handling road car I have ever driven, arguably the best in the world!
The most fun you can have with your clothes on.
You can pick one up for around 13k - that's Ford Focus money!!

Cheap to tune, cheap to run.

Black with black wheels is best...
:-)

On the car theme just bought a couple of classics and need a garage to store one of them. Has anyone in S6 or S10 area got a lock up garage or available drive space I can rent from them? Urgently needed as I need my drive space for other projects.

The car I remember most fondly was a 2 litre mk 5 Ford Cortina, red with stylish patches of grey primer and a few minor dents from other drivers, [no honestly,never my fault] I used to go into town and run friends home from Rebels and on odd occasions even picked total strangers up from bus stops if it was raining. If that car could talk there's one lady in particular who would be red faced.
I still miss her [the car that is] nicknamed The Tank, as anything that ran into me always came off worse

my first car was a B-reg Austin metro in sky blue. bought it for 200 quid and it had been owned by some old dear who only ever used to drive it to the shops down the road, it only had 13,000 miles on the clock and that was in 1997!! very fond memories of that car, cried my eyes out when it had to be scrapped, but i removed the number plate and it now hangs up on the wall!!

Incidently it was called the Mirth Mobile, what did you call your cars ?!

My first car was a Datsun (now Nissan for you 'kids') Cherry 'Coupe'. It was 'R' reg and I think it was about 14 years old when I got it, maybe more. Sadly, it was killed on London Road by a Yorkshire Terrier Bus. :(

I remember loving it because it had a tachometer. However, age and a very small engine prevented any high speeds.

Other cars have been a Ford Escort ('B' reg), a Ford Fiesta van (X reg) and a Toyota Celica ('E' reg).

The van was my favorite, I think. It was incredibly reliable, and all my university mates used to pile in the back and role around as I took corners. As a bonus, it developed a unique odor all of its own. :/

My current car is a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi and my dream car is an Aston Martin Vanquish.