"Cars my dad had"

[bigstraight6]

My old fatha started his life of driving with a very well used Austin Ruby saloon, I've got the sales invoice for it somewhere....Then in 1959 he had a stroke of luck and won a fair sum of money on the football pools, and purchased a brand new Mini, which he assures me was the first one on the road in Plymouth!The Mini was eventually chopped in against an Austin A40 Countryman, which was possibly a retrograde step but the Countryman's split tailgate made it perfect for lugging around his drumkit. In about 1966 a new job as a sales rep heralded the arrival of a brand new MK2 Ford Cortina, which was followed by another one a few years later, and the all new 'coke bottle' MK3 around 1973. 1977 Saw a change from Ford's to a Vauxhall Cavalier 1600, which came up for replacement in 1981, and fatha actually let me choose from the listed choices, I was tempted by the Morris Ital 1700 and new fangled Triumph Acclaim, but decided on the Talbot Solara! it's five speed gearbox was a revalation, but sadly the clattery engine wasn't Only 2 years later our eardrums were given a rest when the Talbot was replaced by a Vauxhall Cavalier 1600L, in a very similar duckegg blue colour as the RWD Cavalier we had previously. Again after only 2 years this Cavalier was replaced by another one, this being fatha's last company car, after being made redundant A MK2 Ford Escort estate provided transport for a couple of years, then he had a bit of a midlife crisis and acquired a 1982 XR3 complete with 'Dukes of Hazzard' airhorns Then an immaculate Sierra 2.3 ghia estate came along in about 1990, and this car was quite honestly a heap of shit, I spent so much time working on it to keep it on the road I finally managed to make him get rid of the dreadful Sierra, and sold him my old 1982 BMW 528I, which he maintains to this day was the best car he'd owned, this went in favour of a VW Polo 'breadvan', Peugeot 405 diesel, and his current steed, a Renner Cliod automatic. There you have it, over 50 years of motoring......

[gearoil]

My Dad is one of those that has the knack of making a car last. Early / mid 1950's Standard Vanguard - 14 years service, two paint jobs (he was a coachpainter)Mid 60's Hillmax Minx - brought my older brother & sister home.Austin 1800 - car that brought me home. 1984 Triumph Acclaim - bought nearly new from the DATSUN dealer. 1988 Honda Ballade 1.5 auto, light met blue, F710 BMS - in over 100k of service all it broke was a starter. From the same dealer as the Acclaim, by this time calling itself NISSAN.1998 Rover 416Si - with the new fangled K series engine.... bought it new with delivery miles on it as a retirement present to himself. Its approaching its 3rd and final chapter of head issues.... Still he has managed over a 100k with it.'51 Hyundai Accent - my sister got a new Polo and gave him this to tide him over while the Rover was sick, it sits locked in the garage as he insists on nursing the Rover on.I have heard a Vauxhall Wyvern mentioned but I think that may have been his fathers...

[r.welfare]

I believe my dad's first car was an 850 Mini in about 1968, followed by a Sunbeam Imp Sport (I'm half-heartedly looking for one - in white - to present to him as a present for his 65th birthday in a couple of years). Then followed an Austin 1300GT and a Mk2 Cortina estate auto which he had when I was born.Company cars followed from '78 or so - half a dozen Marina 1.3s; a Chrysler Avenger estate; an Ital 1.3 (the first new car he'd ever had, in 1980); a Princess 1.7 (holding the accomodation record, 4 adults and 4 kids in those pre-seatbelt law days); 3 Sierras (2 1.6Ls and a 1.8GL); Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi (a flyer); Mk3 Cavalier 1.8GL auto (a slug); an Audi 100 E for six months then a Pug 405 GTX auto estate (mmm, aircon) in '95. Following redundancy and a new job, a secondhand but low-miles Sierra LX (2-litre twincam with carb) was allocated as his "new" company wheels, then a frankly knackered Pug 405 GRDT estate with over 200k on the clock; a new job saw a new Pug 306 GLX 1.6, then a Vectra 1.8LS auto estate, then an Audi A4 1.8T Sport before that company folded in 2003. He then acquired his first personally-owned car in 25 years, the Accord in my signature that my wife now drives, putting 100k on it in 5 years with no problems at all, before getting a company Qashqai 2.0 Tekna 2WD CVT last year. Since he retired a couple of months ago, he now shares my mum's Honda Logo CVT.

[Wolseley1660man]

Consul/some lorry, basically what was at home, next a Mini, then a Morris 1100, then a Hillman Avenger (think it ran on lpg or something like that), Fiat Miafiore, Toyota Carina II, Audi A4, a Merc C180. There might be more, but that's what I can think of.

[The Liberator]

Father Liberator's rides:Morris 12Ford van – as a trainee agricultural engineer, he fitted a tractor battery to this. It was bigger than the proper battery, and melted some paint when the bonnet was shut – fixed by gluing a replacement rubber stiletto (the shoe, not the car) heel from Mister Minit to each terminalIn Australia, a Morris Minor with which he wrote off a VW, looking at a Sheila in a miniskirtBack in England, some repmobiles:Morris/Austin landcrab, crashed into a ditch in LincolnshireCountless Cortinas, base, L or 'L décor' spec, usually beige with black pvc seatsTalbot Alpine LS, ACK138V, pater kept it in one piece for 60 000 miles, written off on first journey by new driverMazda Montrose coupe, KPR401W, which he liked even though the doors sometimes refused to open, requiring him to gain entry through the boot/folding rear seatsSaab 900GLs, A773AUX – he didn't like that, although the doors always workedSome Sierra GLsVauxhall Cavalier GLiRenault 25GTSCitroen BX19TGD estateToyota Carina e estateThen some non-repmobiles:Citroen Visa Special (652cc of air-cooled quality)Golf GTI, Gti Engineering modified but bought as a scruffy stolen/recovered.BMW e30 TouringAlfa 155Fiat Tempra SW Turbo DieselFiat Uno

[dollywobbler]

Cars I remember.Mk1 Escort estate. Seemed to be broken for a lot of the time. Once heard my dad say "sheet" when trying to change a bulb, so I went and asked my Mum why...not popular!Then no car. GAAAAARGH!Then a metallic bronze Hillman Hunter. Rusty but with overdrive.Then a Renault 9 Broadway! This had such luxuries as a sunroof, five-speed gearbox and auto-reverse cassette! This would have been about 1988, so only a couple of years old. A company motor. Fancy eh?More later - food now.

[STUNO]

My dads...

1930something Morris 8. He hit a bridge in that and lived.

Vauxhall 14/6,BROUGHT me home in 1947

then always new cars from here.

1951 Prefect

1953 Velox

1955 Velox

1956 Zephyr Mk2

1958 Zephyr

1961 Zephyr

1963 Zephyr Mk3 written off by mother..but repaired and it lived on .

1965 Super Minx

1969 Hunter

1975 Datsun 180b (note a subtle change in origin from here)

1979 Toyota Cressida..written off by mother..

1981 Cressida

1989 Toyota Corona Amon liftback. (Carina ? to you)The Amon was F1 Driver Chris Amon who did a handling package for Toyota.

The same dealer suppied all the Fords and the Toyotas. They had seen the future !!

 

Pics of two too

White with a green interior

Light blue with dark blue stripe and very bright blue upholstery

[Dukestar25]

Can't remember everything he owned (he was as bad as me with multiple car ownership) so off the top-of-my-head and in no particular order:Standard EnsignTriumph RenownTriumph Herald (sans seatbelts )Ford PrefectFord Cortina Mk2Ford Cortina Mk3 (for all of a fortnight, it was that bad )Ford Granada Mk1Triumph 2.5 piRenault 20TL (another utterly dire car but looked identical to one owned by someone on this forum)VW 'Jeans' BeetleTriumph Dolomite 1850 HL (not quite a sprint but still pretty good)Honda H100 (murdered by Formula Shell)Honda 250 twin (robbed)Ford Orion dizzle (rusted beyond all repairability)

[Futuramic]

Fatha Futur:Black Mini (know nothing at all about this)Mk1 Escort 2 door. 1100 cc.Mk2 Escort 2 door. 1100 cc.Mk2 Escort 4 door. 1100 cc. (the first car I ever went in). NAR 77V. The car is dead but the plate's on some top end luxury thing now. It died horribly when the engine block split. An event I remember clearly.Then the transition to FWD.Mk2 Cavalier hatch. 1600 cc in metallic blue, was okay.Replaced with G-plate Mk3 Cavalier hatch. Also a 1600 but this one literally fell to pieces through rust. Used to consume clutch cables with a frightening appetite and was the worst car he ever owned. I hated the thing as it would break down on the way to anything remotely enjoyable, such as Thorpe Park.Mk1 Mondeo hatch in wine red. This was a dull, slow 1800 that never rusted or broke down. A good car really, but was written off.Mk2 Mondeo Ghia hatch in dark blue. At last a 2 litre. This was fine but seemed less well made than the Mk1. It rusted and the bumpers fell off.Mk3 Mondeo Ghia X in metallic blue. This is another 2 litre, with a unique gin-palace yacht style white leather interior. Lovely car but SLOOOWW! It weighs more than the Starship Enterprise and the Duratec, good that it is, cannot cope with that much lard. I told him to get the V6. He didn't.That's it for now, though I fear the future is Focus shaped.Mutha Futur:Mini Clubman Traveller in bright orange. Probably worht quite a bit nowadays, ended its life on fire after an electrical fault.Mk1 Fiesta, white 1100 cc. Was a nice looking car, don't remember much about it.Mk2 Fiesta XR2 in Dolphin Grey on a C-plate. The best car ever owned by a family member. It was immaculate. Turning up to School in one of these, in Essex, in a time when it mattered was a rather good feeling. The older boys used to ask me about it and would han about a the gates to see it arrive. Was the only Fast Ford owned by a parent, so had loads of cachet.Replaced, tragically, by an S-plate 1.25 Zetec S in Moondust Silver. I actually drove this, and it was willing but had no personality after the XRThat went rusty so was chopped in for a Y-reg 2.0 litre Focus 5 door in dark blue. That was a great car, however Mutha never drove it to anything like its potential. Spent its life going up and down the A12 at a sedate pace. Waste of a very capable car.That has now gone, in its place a Silver Focus 5 door, whcih is the same but a Mk2. Heavier with dangerously light steering. Nippy in a straight line.In terms of other family my Uncle used to have an automatic Punto, but that' s it. 1980-ish to date. Apart from he XR and the Escorts it's woeful. God knows where I get my enthusiams from, it can't be genetic.

[ChinaTom]

Just quizzed the old chap and he can't remember anything before 2005! Too much gin. I recall him going on about a Austin 7 that became a chicken hutch, many Morris 8's and Standard 10's, Morris Minors and Oxfords (including the van I was almost born in) then Ford Anglias, then Triumph 1300, 1500, Dollies and Toledos, then Triumph 2000 and Allegro; 18TS, Sapphire GLS, 405GTX then a STDT, then a Vectra 2.0CDX, then 318i now a Rover 75.

 

Mother had Minor, Fiat 127 1050CL, R11 TXE, Peugeot 205 Style, now a Megane RXE

 

 

 

Here, in a partial, (and to my shame, a shockingly handsome couple - how can these two have such an ugly kid?) is one of his first motors. He can't remember what it is even though he bought it on his 21st birthday. Anyone know? Doors look Minorish, but that headlamp/bumper doesn't. Maybe it does.

 

[garycox]

Oxford MO?

[dollywobbler]

Oxford MO?

Yeah, I'd vote Oxford MO. And yes, your Mum is hot. How wrong is that?!

[ChinaTom]

Oxford would make sense - he had many of them. Mother now looks like the Queen though.

[hammy]

Cant run to a full list but what I know is belowVauxhall PA Cresta - Vauxhall Victor - written off by mum whilst learning to driveHillman Minx -Hillman Imp - modifiedHillman Avenger - modified with blueprinted engineSunbeam Rapier Toyota Celica ST2000 fastbackToyota Cressida 2.0Vauxhall Chevanne (company)Vauxhall Astra estate (c reg company)Vauxhall Astra 1.6L Estate (E678 GEW) Company car supplied by Watkins of Biggleswade and even displayed in the main window of the showroom in 1988 whilst it was sign writtenCitroen BX 19TGD estate (G381 GSF) Company car supplied by Edinburgh Citroen dealer.Rover Montego TD Clubman estate (K203 SGG) Company car supplied by lease agent. VW Golf TDi CL estate (N860 WSO) Company leased carRenault Laguna 1.9DTi RN (S861 VFS) Company leased carFord Mondeo TDDi LX (SK51 SKK) Company leased carKia Sedona 2.9TD (WN03 U?E) Own car

[AnthonyG]

1956 Austin A40 Cambridge as first car in 1962.After university he worked for the CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board)and on the national grid hence did a lot of mileage and had quite a few cars in a few years -1964 Hillman Minx (first new car)1966 Singer Vogue 1966 Humber Hawk (The Vogue got rear ended, Dad was never happy with the repair, He thought the chassis was twisted and never jigged properly, so he part-exed it for a Hawk that had been sitting in the dealers showroom for several months)1968ish Volvo 142 (this was a few months old, in 1969 Volvos were like hen's teeth apparently with long waiting times for new 4 drs)1971 Austin 1800 (first one I remember)(After that things calmed down on the car front as he changed job, so no need for new ones every two years)1974 Peugeot 5041981 Volvo 244 DL1986 Saab 9001986 Volvo 240 GL (he never took to the Saab)1989 BMW 318 (Moved to the Welsh countryside in 1995)1988 Daihatsu Fourtrack1995 Daihatsu Fourtrack2003 Land Rover Freelander Td4 (knock on wood -it has been totally reliable!)Mother had the 'second' car through the years, most notable ones being a Wolseley 18/85 Landcrab in 1972 or 3 (but they turned down a Jaguar 240!! ), a Triumph 1500 in the mid 70s which she hated, a Pug 305 estate in 83 (one of the first on our street with a 'A' plate!) and a 1980 Landrover Series 3 in the 'smallholding/farming' phase in the mid 1990s.

[Guest]

Oxford MO?

Yeah, I'd vote Oxford MO. And yes, your Mum is hot. How wrong is that?!

+1

[chaseracer]

The aged parentals have had a slightly odd sequence of vehicles, apparently finding a type that suited for a while and sticking to it. They moved to four wheels soon after my fat arse hit the floor of the delivery room one winter's day in the mid-60s...To 1966: a series of Triumph motorcycles, with and without chairs, culminating in a T110 Thunderbird, VGT3011965-67: Mini 850 van, ACA354B1967-73: another Mini van, DJC702E1973-76: Hillman Avenger 1500, EFK281L; back seats!1976-84: Hillman Avenger 1600 Super, TWP159R; I learned to drive in this one - as did my sister, before she wrote it off after an argument with one of the Malvern Hills...1982-92: Opel Rekord 2.0 Berlina, LNX 902V; they had a car each! After the Avenger died, Mum used my Citroen GS while I was away at university1989-98: Vauxhall Carlton 2.2CDi, D501BFH; I needed the GS back, and they'd bought a caravan... 1992-2006: Vauxhall Carlton 2.6CDX, J504FUY; the caravan went quicker... 2006-on: Audi A6 Allroad; what caravan? All bean tins and Shanghai skyscrapers now, except the Audi.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Old Man Sceptre:Before I hatched, I believe he had a ford Prefect & and an Austin 100.I my time:Mini Clubman Estate - K reg (?) blue, mock wood panelling, stunk of sick thanks to me.Datsun Sunny Estate (B110) - L reg, dark green. Prob also stank of sick!Peugeot 204 - P reg, red, gear stick used to come off in his hand.MkII Escort - V reg, 1.3 pop, leaky boot.Datsun Cherry (N10) - Y reg, red, last in line of that model. V reliable car. 1st brand new car I think.Datsun Cherry - B reg, bland.Ford Escort 1.3 L 3 dr - D reg. I learnt to drive in this, along with my instructor's Toyota Corolla. Had my 1st crash in this, £1000 damage to it.Ford Escort 1.4L 5dr - F reg. Remember thinking this was so much quicker & nicer to drive than the previous Escort. Quite liked it actually.Citroen BX 14TE - H reg. Became my 1st car. LOVED LOVED LOVED this car. Would have it back now, if its still alive.Fiat Tempra 1.6S - N reg. went a bit better than it looked. Odd driving position. was passed down to me. Never really grew to like it though.Fiat Brava 1.6 - Y reg. He's still got this, intends running it into the ground. Never driven it myself & am fairly indifferent to it.

[Burnside]

MY DAD'S CAR HISTORY.1974 DATSUN 120Y 4DR IN WHITE. WAS ACTUALLY MY MUMS TILL MY DAD WROTE IT OFF HENCE HIM BUYING AN ESTATE BELOW. MY DAD OWENED A MOTORBIKE AT THE TIME TILL IT GOT NICKED.1974 DATSUN 120Y ESTATE IN WHITE. MY DAD ALSO WROTE THIS ONE OFF TOO BUT IT WASN'T HIS FAULT.197? FORD CORTINA MK4 1.6 L 4DR MUTICOLOURED IN RED. TRADED IN BECAUSE IT KEPT FALING TO BITS! DOOR FELL OFF ONE NIGHT.1982 00N 105X VAUXHALL CHEVETTE 1.3 E ESTATE. BLACK. EX ARMY STAFF CAR BROUGHT FROM LOCAL VAUXHALL DEALER.1988 E139 JAY FIAT STRADA 70 CL TEAM WHITE. THE ONE I MISS THE MOST AND WOULD HAVE BACK ANY DAY.1994 M184 SWJ FIAT UNO 1.4 IES START PLUS IN MET BLUE.THIS WAS MY MUM'S CAR FOR 10 YRS TILL IT SADLY ROTTED TO BITS AND WAS SADLY SCRAPED ENGINE HAD DONE 187K THOUGH! 1995 N82 CJW MY MUMS CURRENT CAR. FORD FIESTA 1.3 LX 5DR SAMACAND IS THE COLOUR. BEIGE TRIM WITH RATTLEY ENDURATEC. NAFF TO SAY THE LEAST.2001 BG51 MFP F0RD FIESTA ZETEC 1.25 5DR MY DAD'S. SILVER. APPEARS TO RUST JUST AS MUCH AS THE OTHER ONE. SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH THE FIAT'S! FUNNY THEY BOTH OWN FIESTA AS THEY ARE NOW DIVORSED.DAD'S BUILDER'S VAN'S.1977 R MORRIS MARINA VAN. WHITE1980 V MORRIS MARINA VAN. MID BLUE1980 V FORD ESCORT VAN. NAVY BLUE. MY DAD WROTE IT OFF IN WALES BY ROLLING DOWN A BANK! 1977 R BEDFORD CA [VIVA] VAN EX BT IN YELLOW. SMASHED THE FRONT WING BADLY. BUT REPARIED IT WITH S/H ONE. THEN WAS SOLD WHEN WE MOVED HOUSE IN 92.1989 F METRO 1.0 VAN. WHITE. DAD ONLY HAD THIS 2 WKS AND WENT A BIT MAD AN SOLD IT WHEN HE BROUGHT THIS BELOW INSTEAD.1991 H154 GLL NISSAN CABSTAR 2.5 DIESEL. RED. LOOKED GREAT WITH THE PATROL WHEELS THAT WERE FITTED. MY FAVORITE.1996 P***RWP VAUXHAL BRAVA 2.5 DIESEL. RED. HAD A LOT OF BAD LUCK WITH IT . GOT SMASHED INTO TWICE THEN REPARIED. ALWAYS SEAMED TO ATTRACT THEWRONG ATTENTION FROM THEIFING CHAVS ETC. SOLD IT THEN IT WAS WRITTEN OFF!1998R MAZDA B200 PICKUP DOUBLE CAB.2.5 DIESEL. RED. SOUTH AFRICAN IMPORT.NOW OWNED/STOLEN BY MY GRANDAD.ALSO OWNED THIS BELOW AT THE SAME TIME2001 X261 BCH FIAT FIORINO BUSINESS 1.7 TD VAN. WHITE. ONLY NEW VEHICLE APART FROM 2 MOTORBIKES MY DADS HAD.2000 W FORD RANGER 2.5 DIESEL SINGLE CAB. SILVER. ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVE ONE NIGHT AND SMASHED INTO A TREE! REPAIRED.2003 CITROEN C15 VAN. 1.9 DIESEL. CURRENT VAN.SILVER WITH MULTIPLE DENT'S.NOT A STRIGHT PANEL ON IT. BROUGHT LIKE THAT.

[Steve_RS]

My dads shite:Before my time : (pre 1984) only what I know of...Several Norton / triumph motorbikes. Tiger 110?ZephyrMini VanCommer Van3 x Rover P6'sIn my time : (After 1984)CDH 812T - Granny Mk2 2.8 Auto in burgundyB903 EUY - Sierra Mk1 2.3D in White (did over 300k in this)YFK 101X - Granny Mk2 2.3 in blue. (rotted on the drive)E33 VNS - Citroen 1.9D BX in faded blue. (spheres failed in suspension - got left on drive and scrapped)J63 PPL - Volvo 240 Auto Estate in White. (got murdered in a smash with a stolen subaru im-pratt-zor)L??? ??? - Peugeot 405 Estate in grey (got wrote off from behind)N??? ??? - Volvo 850TD in grey (current daily smoker)Tis weird - I can remember the reg's of all the old motors - but am pretty lost when it comes to what hes recently had...Just to add : The shite I've had since 2003 :H799 LOA - Rover Metro 1.1 in Henley Blue (got pinched and burnt-out)G180 DMO - Escort Mk4 1.3 in Olympic Gold (fell to pieces)H131 AHA - Escort Mk4 1.1 in Stratos Silver (engine gave up will to live)F977 PPC - Escort Mk4 1.3 in Statos Siver (sold this for 20 quid to a mate)F338 FWD - Escort Mk4 1.3 Van in Amaranth Purple (died of terminal rot)D212 CNH - Fiesta Mk2 XR2 in Diamond White (never got it mot'd - sold on)A886 KNX - Austin Metro 1.0 in Blue (drove for 6 months - sold on at no loss)J357 RBH - Astra Mk3 1.4 Est in faded red (collapsed in a heap on the carpark after 8 months use)R336 ADX - Astra Mk3.5 1.7TD Est. in gold (bought for 650, sold for 600 a year later)H437 FDX - Orion Mk2 1.6i Ghia in Diamond White (my current smoker)F379 SPR - Orion Mk2 1.6i Ghia in Amaranth Purple (now stripped - was good for spares only)Would've had more tripe by now, but the mrs dont like me swapping cars no more. And she keeps tellin me to buy a ford sucof or a new vauxhall ashtray. Not a 'f'in chance luv.

[bazzateer]

After giving up his BSA Bantam and side-car my Dad got a Ford Anglia Estate. This was followed by a Mk1 Cortina Estate, then two Mk3 Cortina Estates. Then a Colt Sigma saloon, follwed by another Sigma and then a Galant. The Galant was replaced by 2 Hyundai Pony (my sister-in-law still has the last one) and now he has a Kia Carens.My Mum's first car was a Mk3 Zodiac Executive Estate, bench seat, column change auto, black with a red roof - brilliant car! Replaced by a Mk3 Cortina written off on the NCR in an accident caused by Richard Beckinsale in a Thames TV van. This was replaced by a Colt Galant, then a Volvo 343, then her last car was a Chevette Estate.

[seth]

Dads first cars had two wheels I've posted this one before.

 

 

There were at least two Nortons, a 500 I think and this is a 650 Dominator 99 if I remember right.

 

He "learnt" how to drive to get his car licence in a freind's Elva.

 

 

His first car was an Austin 16 I think -there's a couple of good photos at my mums. Might have been a couple of similar Austins but then came a Mk2 Jag.

 

 

(The Elan replaced the friend's Elva and is still in the same ownership)

 

That got sold to finance the house when my parents married in '71.

 

First car I can remember is a Triumph 2000 (2500?) estate. There were also a couple of Datsuns that were rapidly loosing metal. A couple of company cars I remember after them include M2 Granadas.

 

An SD1 3500SE was the first car I remember him wanting and finally being able to afford. RGV737W, so it was probably about 5 years old when bought. My mum crashed it a couple of times as she didn't get on with the Auto box.

 

Then he finally got the Vitesse he wanted in the first place. A574THK so again about 5 years old I reckon.

 

 

Ended up overbored and quite heavily breathed on. It was lowered a bit and used to ground out occasionally when he fitted 55 profile front rubber. I got to drive it once, took him out in it the winter before he died in '96.

[Waderider]

Christ, some of you guys have a good memory. Here goes.........19** Minis, multiple, maybe 5; mum always had one on the go and I learnt to drive in one, Northern Irish reg AXI 8010In approx order though the main family car was-197*mini19** 1300 Austin ADO16 (kingpin snapped causing a crash)19** Austin Maxi197* Beetle (lost an argument with a Rottweiler at the end of our street)197* Bay Window Devon converted camper NI Reg HOI 1179198* Mini198* Mk1 Nissan Micra198* Mk1 Metro City 199* Mk2 Metro After that it is a depressing series of euroboxes.........

[Richard Cranium]

Memory gets a bit hazy these days but the ones I remember are:197? Zodiac Mk 4 estate1971 Fiat 124 coupe1965 Victor 1011949 Minor lowlight convertible195? Minor series 2 saloon195? Ford Popular195? A301964 A401964 Minx1967 Cortina mk 2 2 door1970 Cortina 1600e1968 Beetle1970 Avenger1975 Imp (first car I ever drove, round a pub car park aged 10)1972 Beetle197? Chrysler 180197? Austin 18001964 Morris 11001971 Austin 13001966 Cortina mk 1 estate1980 Chevette1975 Avenger1966 Minor 4 door eventually totalled by the next owner hitting a police car in it...Various Minis-saloons, estates and Clubmans1972 Scimitar, resto project, quickly sold onVarious Minor vans, pick-ups and travellers from dodgy to pristine.There are probably loads I've forgotten about as he tended not to hold onto a car for too long.

[ChinaTom]

A recent clearout of the Fossils' attic uncovered these slightly more recent motors he had:

 

then I bent it

 

after this came:

 

lovely GTX spec

[ambla]

There was a before my time Austin 12 (perhaps) followed by:New c.1960 Mini 850 that my Mum learned to drive in;New 1964 Morris 1100, first car I remember, traded in for -New 1967 Austin 1100 in glorious beige, followed by -New 1970 Austin 1300 Mk II in, er, dark beige (do you see a pattern?)New 1972 Vauxhall Viva SL with Metallic Starmist Blue paint and Blue Ambla seats. For some reason it became a difficult starter in 1975 and funds were tight so it was replaced by a secondhand 1974 Austin Allegro 1100 base model with Quartic wheel, in a sort of off-tangerine.One month after the Mk I Fiesta went on sale they bought a new 1977 Ford Fiesta 1.1L in... beige. That lasted a year before being replaced by a new 1978 Ford Fiesta 1.1L with optional rear wash wipe and Signal Yellow paint. After two resprays of the Signal Yellow paint (!) and perma damp carpets caused by an unfixable leak from new, that was replaced by a new 1982 Ford Fiesta Bravo II with two-tone Blue over Silver finish. That was the first car they had that had a radio fitted. Even so, it only had MW/LW. In some sort of mid-life crisis, that car was replaced by a new Ford Escort XR3i in 1983. Optional black paint, standard heavy steering. By 1986 the XR3i had gone and they had a car each, New 1986 Volvo 360GLS and secondhand 1985 Volvo 340GL. Both were traded for a 1989 Volvo 340DL that was their last car before becoming mine prior to despatching to the great scrappage in the sky. None of these vehichles survives according to the DVLA. Boo-hoo.

[scruff]

ErrDad -Hillman Hunter in greenFord Escort Mk 1 estate in yellowVolvo 144 estate in yellowBedford HA vanBedford ChevvaneTriumph 2000Mazda 626Ford P100 Cortina shape, x2VW Jetta Mk 1Escort Mk 3 Ghia auto in blue, B260 XYH Range Rover V8 F984 DDYLR Defender 90Range Rover 300Tdi, he's still got itMum -1970 MiniFiesta Mk 2 in goldTalbot SambaSuzuki SJ413Smart car LR Series IIA she's still got it..My grandfolks had some better chod... I can rememberMini 25Audi Coupe Quattro in blue, by fuck I wish he had kept thatCortina Mk 5 in blueEscort Mk4 in white, diesel I think?Fiat 127Mazda 626 coupe in blue D regDatsun Cabstar x 2Suzuki Sj410Opel Ascona VFX 515STriumph Dolomite 1300 in Russet Brown, PGY 841RNan currently daily drives a Maestro camper van and grandad has a J reg V8 Range rover that is kept stupidly mintastic, he was smoking around daily in a Orion to keep the miles on the RR down but I think it had a nuclear-fallout MoT fail...