FabSwingers.com forum: Age yourself with a car brand that was popular when you were at school

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Happy weekends everyone. Me an Austin 1300 .

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Ford.

Escort

Cortina

Capri .......

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By *rs W AnchorWoman
over a year ago

North Norfolk

Citroën Saxo

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Triumph herald

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vauxhall Vectra

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everyone I knew all wanted a Peugeot 205

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Xr2 fiesta

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By *p4funCouple
over a year ago

Plymouth

Ford capri

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

Triumph Herald.

i drove a coupe model to school when I was a sixth former!

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By *..WillowCouple
over a year ago

East Lincs

Austin 1100

Mini

Cortina

Escort

A child of the sixties and seventies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Morris Minor

Ford cortina

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford Capri

Austin Allegro

British Leyland Mini

Ford Cortina

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By *o scandalousWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Ford Capri 3.0s like in The Professionals.

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

Jaguar XJ12C.

V12 monster from the days when petrol was 35p a gallon!

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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"Ford Capri 3.0s like in The Professionals."
Bodie and Doyle care free days .

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

One of those ones with like trellis on! Next door had a green one! Not many had cars in our street we never did x

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Just googled Morris traveler think it was one of those x

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

"Triumph herald

My first boyfriends (who became my husband) dad had one of those x

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By *oxic1998Woman
over a year ago

Belfast

Has to be the escorts and capris

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By *enerifehotwifecplCouple
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

Cortina Ghia

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Triumph Dolomite

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

"Ford Capri 3.0s like in The Professionals."

This!

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Skoda

Lada

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By *angerous123Man
over a year ago

Leeds

RS Cosworth

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By *enhaligonerMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Talbot

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

M.G.

Particularly MG TF (1950s version)

Lotus

Particularly Lotus Elite (1950s version) with Coventry Climax engine

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Morris minor

or the first mini

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"M.G.

Particularly MG TF (1950s version)

Lotus

Particularly Lotus Elite (1950s version) with Coventry Climax engine"

Thought you’d be a Model T man Tarkus

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By *KG12Couple
over a year ago

Burnley

Peugeot 205, vauxhall nova

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escort chevette Capri golf

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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By *ally_be_coolWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

My mum had a Chevette, then when I was a bit older my dad got a Sierra

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

"M.G.

Particularly MG TF (1950s version)

Lotus

Particularly Lotus Elite (1950s version) with Coventry Climax engine

Thought you’d be a Model T man Tarkus

Managed a TC but never could afford a TD or TF, maybe one day, but time is running out

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By *uck-RogersMan
over a year ago

Tarka trail

"Triumph Herald.

i drove a coupe model to school when I was a sixth former!"
My god. The Triumph herald was the worst cars for holding the road. My mate let me drive his once ! Never again. I was up on 2 Wheels for over a 100 yrds He crapped himself.

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By *yeball91Man
over a year ago

southampton

Citroen Saxo

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By *opilotMan
over a year ago

Heathrow

Capri 2.8i

Granada

XR3i

XR2

Jaguar XJS

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By *eamworkboyMan
over a year ago

Irvine

Hillman Imp

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By *teve321Man
over a year ago

Waltham cross

Singer gazelle

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By *oldyoudown41Man
over a year ago

caledonian

Nissan Bluebird

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lada

Well, it was popular to take the piss out of. We had one. Now I kinda want one and I'd customise it, they were like tanks

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By *obsrocketMan
over a year ago

Loughborough

Splitscreen VW Camper.

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By *hiversMan
over a year ago

Dinas Powys

It was all Novas and Mk 2 GTis when I was in school... never had either though.

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

"It was all Novas and Mk 2 GTis when I was in school... never had either though."

Same here. Also Astra GTE, Renault 5 GT Turbo. Later on Citroën Saxo and Renault Cleo.

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By *hiversMan
over a year ago

Dinas Powys

"It was all Novas and Mk 2 GTis when I was in school... never had either though.

Same here. Also Astra GTE, Renault 5 GT Turbo. Later on Citroën Saxo and Renault Cleo."

I always liked the GTE (had a vanilla Mk2 astra), but that and the 5 GT were definitely sought after. Less obtainable though.

I had an acquaintance with one of the original Williams Clios. Not fast by todays standards, but it handled like a go-kart.

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

"It was all Novas and Mk 2 GTis when I was in school... never had either though.

Same here. Also Astra GTE, Renault 5 GT Turbo. Later on Citroën Saxo and Renault Cleo.

I always liked the GTE (had a vanilla Mk2 astra), but that and the 5 GT were definitely sought after. Less obtainable though.

I had an acquaintance with one of the original Williams Clios. Not fast by todays standards, but it handled like a go-kart."

I had a Mk 3 golf gti for a while, thats as good as it got. Some of the hot hatches were lethal, especially the french ones.

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

XR3i, XR2, Cosseh.

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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"It was all Novas and Mk 2 GTis when I was in school... never had either though.

Same here. Also Astra GTE, Renault 5 GT Turbo. Later on Citroën Saxo and Renault Cleo.

I always liked the GTE (had a vanilla Mk2 astra), but that and the 5 GT were definitely sought after. Less obtainable though.

I had an acquaintance with one of the original Williams Clios. Not fast by todays standards, but it handled like a go-kart.

I had a Mk 3 golf gti for a while, thats as good as it got. Some of the hot hatches were lethal, especially the french ones. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford Escorts, Sports, Mexicos and RS2000 were all the rage in my peer group. Probably topped out with the original Audi Quattro..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

cortina mk5

capri

escort mk2

cavalier mk1

chevette

mini

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hillman Imp

Renault 4

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Triumph herald

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford Escort, Fiesta, Capri

Austin Montego

Vauxhall Nova

VW Golf

Peugeot 205

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Ford Cortina but you may call me passion wagon.

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By *ugarbearCouple
over a year ago

Tredegar

Mini Clubman was shagged in it a few times

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Vauxhall nova, cavalier and carlton

Golf GTI

Allegro

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By *ormalguy8Man
over a year ago

oldham

Rover 3500 Vanden Plas

My mates dad had one and back then I thought it was the dogs bollocks lol

Oh and Ford Capri 2.8i which my gym teacher had and I also thought was cool

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By *untocum1000TV/TS
over a year ago

newmarket

"Mini Clubman was shagged in it a few times

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top marks for flexibility !!

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

The Ford Pubic. It was made from old Corsairs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *tew008Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

micro machines

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

Bond bug

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford XR2, XR3 etc

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By *aturefun63Man
over a year ago

Belper

Ford anglia

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By *ymbunnyfitCouple
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Ford capri and ford escort mark 1 & 2 xx

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By *orbidden eastMan
over a year ago

london dodging electric scooters

Golf GTI mk 2

Vauxhall Nova

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

RS cosworth Sierra saloon.

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By *urhamdebbiecdTV/TS
over a year ago

bishop auckland

Morris marina

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By *iltopbearMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

Landrover

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By *erfectman122Man
over a year ago

from somewhere nice

Ford capris

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Fiat x19

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lamborghini Countach

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

Rs cosworths Rs turbos XR2s XR3is yes I love fords

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By *ister CMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Lancia delta intergrale

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Ford cortina mk3

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ford capris

marmite car love or hate then but have you seen what they are worth today

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ford capris

marmite car love or hate then but have you seen what they are worth today

I loved mine. 3.0s, twin 40’s, with a Zakspeed body kit and wide alloys…proper boy racer. When I got married it turned into a dining room extension….. I should have known then..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escort XR3i

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

I have no idea what was popular when I was at school. I have no idea what is popular now either, on account of cars being as boring as fuck.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Vauxhall allegro

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Peugeot 305

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nova, Astra GTE, Escort or Sierra cossie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ford capris

marmite car love or hate then but have you seen what they are worth today

I loved mine. 3.0s, twin 40’s, with a Zakspeed body kit and wide alloys…proper boy racer. When I got married it turned into a dining room extension….. I should have known then..

I had a mk3 capri as my first car way back in the early 90s.jet black 2.0s.be worth about 20k now lol

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"Hillman Imp

I was whiling away some spare moments in the gallery of a Magistrates Court when a defendant said "I should like to know why the old bill thought we wanted to nick parts off an Anglia when we was in an 'illman imp".

The magistrate, in his best 'Who are the Beatles' tone of voice, replied "I don't think I've heard of a Nilma Nimp".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ford capris

marmite car love or hate then but have you seen what they are worth today

I loved mine. 3.0s, twin 40’s, with a Zakspeed body kit and wide alloys…proper boy racer. When I got married it turned into a dining room extension….. I should have known then..

I had a mk3 capri as my first car way back in the early 90s.jet black 2.0s.be worth about 20k now lol "

In my late teens I had a job with my local Ford dealership collecting and delivering cars. This was when all the fuel injection cars were coming out, XR3i, XR2i and the 2.8i Capri. I had fun.

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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"Ford capris

marmite car love or hate then but have you seen what they are worth today

I loved mine. 3.0s, twin 40’s, with a Zakspeed body kit and wide alloys…proper boy racer. When I got married it turned into a dining room extension….. I should have known then..

I had a mk3 capri as my first car way back in the early 90s.jet black 2.0s.be worth about 20k now lol

In my late teens I had a job with my local Ford dealership collecting and delivering cars. This was when all the fuel injection cars were coming out, XR3i, XR2i and the 2.8i Capri. I had fun."

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By *angler 321Man
over a year ago

Hereford

Vauxhall Nova.

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By *otBunsHunWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Sierra Cosworth

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

Model T Ford

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By *just.meMan
over a year ago

hartlepool

XR3i/RS Turbo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MG ZR

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By *oteyetieMan
over a year ago

Galashiels

Hillman Imp

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

nr stonehaven

Vauxhall nova

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By *ndisMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

VW Golf Gti Mk2

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nissan 300zx twin turbo

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By *aidbacklover2021Man
over a year ago

perth

Ford anglia

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Fiat x19"

Were you a hairdresser then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Renault 5 turbo

Cosworth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The diablo is my dream car still

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MKll Escort RS2000

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where popular equals commonly seen, rather than particularly sort after... Vauxhall Viva...

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By *aturefun63Man
over a year ago

Belper

Ford escort Mexico would have been my dream car ,instead had Ford escort 1100 rust bucket

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By *humper.Man
over a year ago

northumberland/scotland

Pimped out Nova's

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By *eptimiusMan
over a year ago

East

Learned to drive in a vauxhall chevette

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Lamborghini Countach.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hillman Imp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The mark 4 Ford Cortina was the best selling car when I left school

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escort Mexico

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fiat x19

Were you a hairdresser then? "

rumor has it that when you pulled out the lighter, it was curling tongs

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By *9alMan
over a year ago

Bridgend

I remember a lot of beetles minis & fiat 500s all of which have been copied recently I have an Austin A 35 which is just a couple of months younger than me

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By *ouplecu2015Couple
over a year ago

Reading

Mini

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By *ylonattireTV/TS
over a year ago

Bury

Hillman Imp

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By *ames5169Man
over a year ago

Birmingham

Ford Capri

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rover sd1 that the police drove

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nova or fiesta

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Carlisle

Horse drawn carriage!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escort RS2000 with the wide arches

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Orion injection Ghia.

Everyone wanted one, I managed to finally get one… it was shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in primary school when the Sierra RS Cosworth came out. I was smitten.

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By *ob26anytimesoonMan
over a year ago

spalding

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Fiat x19

Were you a hairdresser then?

rumor has it that when you pulled out the lighter, it was curling tongs "

That Makes sense.. The only people I saw with them had a big Kevin keegan bubble perm

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

Golf gti

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Talbot alpine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TR7

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By *azzolatinoMan
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

Lancia Delta Integrale

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By *ad boy maverickMan
over a year ago

basildon

"Ford Capri 3.0s like in The Professionals.Bodie and Doyle care free days .

Doyle had the better car though. The RS 2000

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

"Ford Capri 3.0s like in The Professionals.Bodie and Doyle care free days .

Doyle had the better car though. The RS 2000"

In the opening credits of Minder, there was a white Escort RS. Like to think it was the RS1800 with the Lotus twin cam engine.

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

Austin princess .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Renault 5 .

Was very popular in Portugal and was my favourite racing car .

I had a little remote control one ^^

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

Vauxhall Viva

Hillman Hunter

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Ford Capri, Audi Quattro, Ford XR3.

Always someone else's dad that had them!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Toyota

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

Ford Cortina Mk 2

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