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Post by thedweeb » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:07 am

Well I was clearing the attic out last week and came across my very first car Reg doc's, what a blast from the past!!! It was a 1974 mark 1 escort,oh what fond memories :D Anyway I thought it would past a bit of time if we all posted what our first car was and why. So mine was a blue Mk 1 which belonged to a friend of the family...My mother bought it for me for passing my test, Bless her.
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Re: first car

Post by 535dboy » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:02 am

MG Montego given to me by my parents when mum got her shiny new BMW, E36 I think (L reg)

Insurance was massive and I think I kept it for about 9 months as I wanted even more power and a bit more street cred !

It was a nice enough present though
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Re: first car

Post by Minda » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:40 am

Well heres my blast from the past
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modded as much as i could afford at the time, hey the good old days. :thumbsup:
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Post by Pewters » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:03 am

My mate has a mint MG Montego Turbo in red with a rare factory bodykit.

I'll ask him for some pics if your interested .


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Re: first car

Post by 535dboy » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:21 am

[quote=""Pewters""]My mate has a mint MG Montego Turbo in red with a rare factory bodykit.

I'll ask him for some pics if your interested .


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The turbos were nuts and the torque steer.....

I remember the factory body kits

Yeah if has some, for old times sake!
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Re: first car

Post by bullethead » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:47 am

I wont list what I drove a si'm embarrassed but I had 6 cars in less than 3 years and at least 3 of em got crashed infact 1 of em was written off,bought off the insurance then written off again :oops: And I had a Montego Estate and I loved it although at 20 I did get some grief from mates :lol:

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Re: first car

Post by Chompers » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:56 am

First car for me was also an Escort, a Mk II 1.3L with Ghia Alloys :driving: cut out the middle section of the bumpers and put a huge set of spot lights on it :evil: However Ari Vatanen, I was not, and with in 8 months it was stuffed into a tree after a silly sideways moment :roll: fond memories indeed.
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Post by Turks » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:36 pm

Renault Clio 1.4 RT with a missing N/S mirror! Great little car with some great memories! Plenty of pranks done on it but then I did plenty of things to my mates cars too!


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Re: first car

Post by pvr » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:47 pm

Audi 80 for me, insurance in NL is young driver friendly - i.e. it does not matter what you drive as the insurance will be based on the value of the car.
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Re: first car

Post by thedweeb » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:50 pm

[quote=""bullethead""]I wont list what I drove a si'm embarrassed but I had 6 cars in less than 3 years and at least 3 of em got crashed infact 1 of em was written off,bought off the insurance then written off again :oops: And I had a Montego Estate and I loved it although at 20 I did get some grief from mates :lol:[/quote]
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Re: first car

Post by thedweeb » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:54 pm

Did the Montego not fall apart around tour ears ? I had a mate who had one and I've never seen so much rust on a car :rofl:
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Re: first car

Post by x555 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:06 pm

Mini for me :D ....mini 1000 with cooper badges a 2 inch peco straight through exhaust minilight wheels on yoko's, spotlights and a brixton steering wheel :rofl: ....man i thought that was the best car in the world :D
I couldn't find any pics of me first but found some of the second....I bought a knakered mini 1275 gt for £80 and did it up from scratch.I spent a small fortune (at the time)on it iirc it was about £1800 by the time i had fully welded everything,repaired the rag top roof and resprayed it (with tins :lol: as i couldn't afford to have it done professionaly)....i must have spent a fortune on cans :rofl:
Then i thrashed it around the pembrokeshire back roads for aboput 6 months and then sold it for about £400 iirc :roll:
Ahhh them were the days in the old minis :D

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Re: first car

Post by 535dboy » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:25 pm

[quote=""thedweeb""]Did the Montego not fall apart around tour ears ? I had a mate who had one and I've never seen so much rust on a car :rofl:[/quote]
If I remember correctly I had some bits done under paint warranty
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Re: first car

Post by thedweeb » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:42 pm

[quote=""x555""]Mini for me :D ....mini 1000 with cooper badges a 2 inch peco straight through exhaust minilight wheels on yoko's, spotlights and a brixton steering wheel :rofl: ....man i thought that was the best car in the world :D
I couldn't find any pics of me first but found some of the second....I bought a knakered mini 1275 gt for £80 and did it up from scratch.I spent a small fortune (at the time)on it iirc it was about £1800 by the time i had fully welded everything,repaired the rag top roof and resprayed it (with tins :lol: as i couldn't afford to have it done professionaly)....i must have spent a fortune on cans :rofl:
Then i thrashed it around the pembrokeshire back roads for aboput 6 months and then sold it for about £400 iirc :roll:
Ahhh them were the days in the old minis :D

Here's a pic sorry about the quality but digi cams wern't about then ;) and it's aphoto of an old photo.
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Great little car. Is that an old jelly mould on the drive ?
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Re: first car

Post by millerman1ac » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:20 pm

my first car was a R reg mrk 2 1.6GL Capri..i think the reg was JOS929R wow long time ago!!
loved it rear wheel drive and 17 years old woop woop

*edit - wish i had some pics of my first few cars!!*
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