Your first car, what was it please?

On the ford theme; in 1977 I had a ford granada (previously consul) 3.00 GL silver with a black vynal roof. In it's day it only used to be beaten by V8 rover TC.
 
bim said:
On the ford theme; in 1977 I had a ford granada (previously consul) 3.00 GL silver with a black vynal roof. In it's day it only used to be beaten by V8 rover TC.
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Nice car, that Granada. They broke the mould after that. Mine was a 3.0 Ghia auto. Was sad to see it go but as an impoverished new dad it had to go. I replaced it with an Allegro :( . I can still remember driving home feeling more and more depressed.
 
pgh13 said:
I replaced it with an Allegro :( . I can still remember driving home feeling more and more depressed.
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With the quartic steering wheel or the later one with a regular shaped wheel?
 
Loved the old Allegro, had one of the 1750s for a few months, went like poo off a paddle.:)
 
pgh13 said:
Nice car, that Granada. They broke the mould after that. Mine was a 3.0 Ghia auto. Was sad to see it go but as an impoverished new dad it had to go. I replaced it with an Allegro :( . I can still remember driving home feeling more and more depressed.
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They definately were good cars and the body panels had metal in them!! After that I then progressed on to the square shaped granada, 5 speed manual 2.5 (that went like the clappers too).
 
pgh13 said:
Nice car, that Granada. ..........
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Yep.....loved mine, seemed to me that all the Fords that I had were very reliable.
Had this 2.9 Ghia 4WD sprayed before delivery in what I thought was a clean line appearance which went well with the printing industry image!

Then girlfriend said 'it looked like an ice cream van'. :eek:........car stopped, she was later replaced by a newer model!

Whatever, it was a pleasure to drive.

Sad but picture again related to the railway hobby. :D

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On one of the farms I have permission to metal detect there are a few old cars in one of the buildings, I cant recall the makes, but the farmer told me the chassis is made from wood, I will take a few pictures the next time I am over there and post them up:).
 
martin-f said:
On one of the farms I have permission to metal detect there are a few old cars in one of the buildings, I cant recall the makes, but the farmer told me the chassis is made from wood, I will take a few pictures the next time I am over there and post them up:).
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Maybe a Morris Traveler, I seem to remember a lot the body on those was wood based. Will find out when you post
 
martin-f said:
No its not a MT Brian,

I am familiar with them and most old cars, but this one was a new one on me, like I say I will post up next time I make a trip over :).
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Ok curiosity got the best of me and I've called the farmer :) from memory there are two of them, 1950s triumph sheerline the chassis was made from ash so he has just told me :), ok who owned one :D?.

I will get some pictures like I say on my next trip out, they are in a sorry state but looked great in the day :).

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=triumph sheerline&biw=1093&bih=512&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YtAsVeD7CYjOaI_jgMAE&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1.25
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Morgans also have a body substructure made from ash, though I doubt your farmer friend has a couple of them lying around.....
 
bim said:
They definately were good cars and the body panels had metal in them!! After that I then progressed on to the square shaped granada, 5 speed manual 2.5 (that went like the clappers too).
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I think through the sixties and seventies Ford had a great appeal for enthusiasts.... The Escort Mk1 and Mk2 (and the Anglebox before that) were successful rally cars as were early Cortinas, but it seemed to start to fade after that. OK, so there were the XR3 and XR4 but they were (I'm not sure if this sounds fuddy duddy) ostentatiously styled by the factory and 'getting the ECU chipped' doesn't have the same oily fingered enthusiast's appeal as the 'any engine fits any Ford' mantra of bygone days.

Still, kids today, eh? I know a 21 year old - fancies a Honda Civic!
 
pgh13 said:
Still, kids today, eh? I know a 21 year old - fancies a Honda Civic!
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Just so long as they don't end up going out and sleeping together... :-rofl2
 
It took me a while to understand your humour Pete, but you crease me up now I am understand it, you need to change your signature, your far from a grumpy man :)
 
martin-f said:
you need to change your signature, your far from a grumpy man :)
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....and not be able to wear the T shirt my stepdaughter bought me??

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VAZ/Lada 21051 - with carb. engine VAZ-2101 (1.2 L, 58.7 hp, 85 N · m) and 4-speed. CAT;
second-hand from Finland (about 1000$), in Estonia new paint and new "wide wheels".
that was in begin of `90-s..
 
martin-f said:
Ok curiosity got the best of me and I've called the farmer :) from memory there are two of them, 1950s triumph sheerline the chassis was made from ash so he has just told me :), ok who owned one :D?.

I will get some pictures like I say on my next trip out, they are in a sorry state but looked great in the day :).

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=triumph sheerline&biw=1093&bih=512&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YtAsVeD7CYjOaI_jgMAE&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1.25
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That is NOT a Triumph Sheerline - there was no such model. It is an Austin A125 Sheerline
 
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