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Mine was a 1970 Red mk1 Ford Escort 1300E.

Wish I still had it, paid £300 for it, fetching upwards of £6000 now.
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Yes but when?

Ford Cortina no idea what mark...I was 24. Have very little interest in cars tbh

Before that

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I too had a CX500
after my Suzuki GT250

1st car was a Talbot Alpine, and I then swaped it for a Ford Capri vinyl roof an all
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ford fiesta ghia mid 80s rot boxes back then.
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gessa wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:43 pm Mine was a 1970 Red mk1 Ford Escort 1300E.

Wish I still had it, paid £300 for it, fetching upwards of £6000 now.
Ditto, except mine was pale blue. Paid £250 for it. Three months later it was stolen and wrapped around a lamp post. Got £600 off of the insurance. Invested in a beautiful white Triumph 1500 TC, which took me all around Europe.
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Bronze Mk2 Escort bought off a mate for a couple of hundred in 82, radio set on fire as I took it for an MOT :shock: following week passed the MOT minus the radio and still smelling of smoke
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Ford Zephyr IV mark 3, 1703cc - ex-army, 75 quid. Bench seat, column change, brilliant. Lots of things I didn't know when I bought it but it turned out I got one of the few examples of a column change that was absolutely tight - it was a joy to drive and we had great fun, but there was a reason for the price.
Problem was the rust in the end - it looked alright but the sub-frame was slowly rusting and I had to trade it
First car but never even thought to take a picture of it.
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Rover Metro

Absolute rust bucket.
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Baby blue Fiat 500. Not my choice. The Mrs learnt to drive first so got choice on the car.
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1973 Ford Escort 1300L In red, bought it in 1981 for £275 which I thought was an absolute fortune in those days.
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Vauxhall Viva {with velux roof }
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beer belly bert wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:03 pm Vauxhall Viva {with velux roof }
You had a loft conversion in it?
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Norm wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:18 pm Ford Zephyr IV mark 3, 1703cc - ex-army, 75 quid. Bench seat, column change, brilliant. Lots of things I didn't know when I bought it but it turned out I got one of the few examples of a column change that was absolutely tight - it was a joy to drive and we had great fun, but there was a reason for the price.
Problem was the rust in the end - it looked alright but the sub-frame was slowly rusting and I had to trade it
First car but never even thought to take a picture of it.
When I was at school, I had a few weeks off to go to work with my brother, his mate had a Zephyr, bloody lovely it was, leather seats were just top quality.
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Looks like I’m the first to vote with a Mini, was a GT1275, used more oil than petrol....oh and it was brown.
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NorfolkWhite wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:56 pm Looks like I’m the first to vote with a Mini, was a GT1275, used more oil than petrol....oh and it was brown.
Also a Mini for me Norfolk.

Couldn't tell you what model or engine size though. All I remember is that it was that horrible non-descript sandy brown colour and leaked like a sieve. I had to sell it within 6 months as my student over-draft in my final year was getting bigger than my bank manager was willing to allow.
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NorfolkWhite wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:56 pm Looks like I’m the first to vote with a Mini, was a GT1275, used more oil than petrol....oh and it was brown.
Then I'm the second :)
Just a regular mini, regustered 1960 something (this was in 1978). A mate of me Dad's got this rusty old green mini with holes all over. He filled and then sprayed it the colour I wanted.....bright yellow. It was the love of my life, I spent a fortune on black go faster stripes, furry yellow and black seat covers, fitted new carpets myself. It had a bent gearstick that wouldn't go into first, and a starter button on the floor. Headlights were dipped by a foot pedal....and if anyone has driven up Garrowby Hill in Yorkshire (1 in 6), you will understand why I had to stop in the layby half way up, gather myself ( and the mini) and set off again with one big push. Happy days :)
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Ok......make me the third mini....muppet nipped in to second whilst I was typing :)
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whiteswan wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:20 pm Ok......make me the third mini....muppet nipped in to second whilst I was typing :)
No please Swan, ladies first :)
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Muppet the Cat wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:28 pm No please Swan, ladies first :)
Such a gent Muppet :)
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gessa wrote:

When I was at school, I had a few weeks off to go to work with my brother, his mate had a Zephyr, bloody lovely it was, leather seats were just top quality.
Mine had the front bench seat with the column change and the handbrake on the right, so I could comfortably get 6 in on occasion, but with the smaller engine I had to change gear a lot. The Zephyr VI was the bees knees overall with a 2.5-litre engine, but I loved my IV to bits - space, comfort, cheap class.
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