FabSwingers.com forum: Your dream car as a kid

By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

When I was a kid, the car that caught my imagination was the Opel Manta. One of my teachers in the not too early 80's was seeing the son of a rally driver called McCrae and he turned up at school in his Opel Manta, which really got us all fired up.

What car did you dream about when you were a kid?

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

I liked those cars with three wheels

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

White suzuki jeep with pink soft top, those big round head lights attached to the grill and roll bar.....till my grandad said they were dangerous as the toppled over too easily

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By *ctaviusStuntMan
over a year ago

plymouth

AC COBRA. Phwoooar

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

As a kid it was the manta too but I remember progressing onto the xr2 fiesta. ..The old Mexico looked cool too.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I liked those cars with three wheels "

Robin reliant. I went to a family wedding when I was a kid and was so excited cos I got to go to the reception in one of them

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Showing my age now lol

Citroen 2CV and Citroen DS

The latter was used by a villain in a French TV series and had lots of gadgets...

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

super car - Ferrari F40

owned - Datsun 100a

Not much difference, mind you I could do a complete engine and gearbox change by street light with 4 spanners and 2 screwdrivers.......

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

E type..

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By *issBehavingxxWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

KITT .... from Knight Rider

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

Lamborghini Countach. Still love it now.

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

A red one

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By *AURA6969TV/TS
over a year ago

RUGBY

Jaguar XJS

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

B here...

Silver Capri 3.0s - like in the professionals. Actually had the luck to own one. Was a beast.

Now I want a Mk2 jaguar. Or an Austin Cambridge. Or a 52 Buick.

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By *AURA6969TV/TS
over a year ago

RUGBY

"A red one"
your definitely a classy lady x

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By *igandanneCouple
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Hitched a lift in a ferrari dino when i was 15 and fell in love with it mind u the lady driver has hot aswell

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Lamborghini Countach. Still love it now."

Oh yeah! The Yellow one with the doors going up...

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

Volkswagon Corrado

Reminded me of the Back to the Future car

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

Kitt and the James bond car with ejector seat

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

"Kitt and the James bond car with ejector seat"

Aston Martin DB5.

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

The Batmobile and the pick up truck from the FallGuy and the General Lee...

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

I owned a few mantas mainly gtes but 1 gtj that 1 was specail

As a kid I wanted a mitcy fto I've owned 1 for over 10 yrs now but the all time dream was a diablo that iv never owned least not yet anyway

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

Mine was a Porsche 911, eventually bought one 10 years ago, ran it for 6 years amazing car

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By *ncorMan
over a year ago

Ipswich

DB Mk III. Wish I still had it. Divorce. ??

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

A travant

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

Sports car porsche carrera

Achievable Car Convertible Golf GTI MK2

Actual car at the time Fiesta XR2i

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

"I owned a few mantas mainly gtes but 1 gtj that 1 was specail

I had a Manta gtj - canary yellow with black vinyl roof and a tan(ish) leather interior ....... loved it

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

80's Porsche 911 turbo and of course a lambourghini countach

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Loved 2 cars as a youngster...

Morgan 4 plus 4 in orange!

And

Lotus 7 in classic lotus colours (like the car at the start of the prisoner).

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By *ighland_RoseCouple
over a year ago

Brigadoon

The very first car I desired as child was a Dune Buggy like the one The Banana Splits had

My first car was actually an MG Midget so at least I got the topless part!

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

Porsche 911 Turbo.

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

Starsky's Ford Gran Torino

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

Escort RS2000 MK2

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

Jensen interceptor

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

Or strakers car from UFO lol

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

Lamborghini countach though sitting one last year I was horribly disappointed at how uncomfortable it was.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

I always wanted a Lamborghini Countach aswel, fell in love with it after watching the Cannonball run films and had posters of Lamborghinis all over my bedroom walls as a kid.

I also loved the Lotus esprit turbo, grew up watching the Roger Moore James Bond films and his Bond car of choice was always an esprit.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

XJS Cabriolet

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

Lamborghini Diablo wow...

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

I had two and they were both inspired by films.

The ford mustang in bullitt and the de lorean in back to the future with its flux capicator

i still love the mustang its an iconic car

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

an e-type jag, i ended up with a ford anglia 105E for £30. bear in mind id just left school and only earning £16 a wk lol.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

Vauxhall chevette hsr or lotus sunbeam

Got to own the latter in full rally spec was awesome sideways everywhere wet roundabouts were playtime . Horrendous fuel consumption (8mpg) when worked hard & high maintainance meant I soon traded for a rally spec nova sport much easier on the wallet

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Triumph Dolomite Sprint. Still got it too..

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

I'm not big into cars anyway, but I suppose I quite liked Michael J Foxes car in Back To The Future

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"Jaguar XJS"

Not an XJS, but my dad had an XJ6 in a gorgeous plummy colour when we were kids, I can remember him taking me to school in it and feeling the Dogs Bollox when I pressed the button to wind the window down and say hiya to my mates! Happy days

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

Jensen intercepter

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

I wanted a mini cooper...i got a mini city had it for a few years x

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

New Holland combine harvester and Ford County tractor

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

triumph stag .. or FAB 1

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Kitt from nightrider

then

Renault Clio Williams (Blue with Gold alloys)

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

White Cadillac Coupe Deville driven by Frank Cannon

Gran Torino driven by Starsky (Hutch's car did nothing for me)

Aston Martin DBS and Ferarri Dino driven by the Persuaders.

Orange Ford RS2000 my mate's brother owned and drove like a rally car around the streets.

Ahhhh the memories

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

Ac cobra, just have a thing for those curves, beautiful car.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Ac cobra, just have a thing for those curves, beautiful car."

The car from Twins Town

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

Has to Be AC Cobra 427.

Ive been lucky enough to drive most of the "Supercars" and the memory of the AC is guarenteed to put the biggest smile on me mush

Gimp

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

E Type Jag, got brought a rolling wreck for my 18th and spent years restoring it, god I loved that car. ??

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

I wanted to own the Swiftmobile,,,,( The car featured in the movie "School for Scoundrels)

Failing that, I then wanted to own Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang....

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By *plfromfifeCouple
over a year ago

levenmouth

Jaguar xj220 still a beautiful car

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

Penelope pitstops pink car ..sheer class

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

RS cosworth...midnight blue with the big spoiler on the back!

What a car!!!

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

Matchbox

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By *omMLMan
over a year ago

The Centre of the Universe

Triumph Stag just loved those cars

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By *ikki ShooterTV/TS
over a year ago

Epsom

Lamborghini Countach... Always liked watching the two girls in the cannon ball run. The ones in the tight body suits........wanted to be them too.xx

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

For those of you that still are big kids - there's a supercar event at Dunsfold park (Surrey) this weekend.

Where they film top gear.

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

Jaguar xj220

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Saab 900 due to the car turning into a plane

Golf mk2 GTI because the bloke with the fittest wife on our street had one..

ive owned both wasn't let down on either

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

My holy grail is the D type yes D type ohh i love that car the thinking mans E type

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

Not so much as a kid but when I first passed my test in late '91, I would gave traded organs to get my hands on a Renault 19 Turbo

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"I owned a few mantas mainly gtes but 1 gtj that 1 was specail

I had a Manta gtj - canary yellow with black vinyl roof and a tan(ish) leather interior ....... loved it "

Concidering there makers they was a little bit good wasn't they

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

The a team van,a gm 1500 long wheel base i think

i got to see the original kitt knight rider car last week,well 1 of them,they made 6 for series but this only 1 left.

They gave this car to the hoff wen series ended,this 1 didnt talk tho,not to me anyway

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

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

"When I was a kid, the car that caught my imagination was the Opel Manta. One of my teachers in the not too early 80's was seeing the son of a rally driver called McCrae and he turned up at school in his Opel Manta, which really got us all fired up.

What car did you dream about when you were a kid?

My dad owned a Manta.

My childhood dream car is a Dodge Charger. Yee ha!

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

My brother's pedal car. But my parents wouldn't buy me one because I was a girl. I got a pram instead which I turned into a go - cart and sliced my thumb open on. I still have the scar today.

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

I own my dream car. Its crap. Never works. Can't seem to sell it.

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

AC Cobra 427ci

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

As I kid I didn't care about cars, I had some but mostly tonka trucks..... So a big ass truck

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

Easy peasy, got to be a bright red bug.

Had one as my first toy before I ever had a doll. Loved them then and love them even more now.

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

I wanted a VW beetle like herbie.

Not mechanically minded enough to keep an old one on the road, but have a new style on now, and its my all time top car!

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

Not as a kid as such, but when Mercedes updated the 230ce and 280ce and bought out the W124 series around 1985 I was drooling. They cost more than my house at the time.

Anyway, back in 2007 I bought a near mint Merc 230ce. I still have it and love it to bits.

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

Cortina mark2 1600e what a car that was always got luckie with that down the one way system in whitley bay happy days

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By *mokeynbubblyCouple
over a year ago

poole

when i was a kid we lived next to a opel dealer so saw loads of manta's senators & others but the one car they had in the showroom i really wanted was a bright red dino - salesman let me sit in it a few times

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By *atcherofmyballsMan
over a year ago

hereford

A peddle car

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

My very first car to love was noddys.or was it big ears? The little yellow convertable.was fast 2.if a little small

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By *r tickle 22Man
over a year ago

Sheffeld

"Escort RS2000 MK2

You got style mate some here

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

"I wanted a VW beetle like herbie.

Not mechanically minded enough to keep an old one on the road, but have a new style on now, and its my all time top car! "

Like my bug

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

Kitt from knight rider or the pontiac from smokie and the bandit.. Still would love to own a yank muscle car

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

"I wanted a VW beetle like herbie.

Not mechanically minded enough to keep an old one on the road, but have a new style on now, and its my all time top car!

Like my bug

Mrs Betsy Cash (the car) is black... and my pride and joy. She's about to have a few very girlie touches added when I get the time. She still has her pink flower intact too

lol

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

"I wanted a VW beetle like herbie.

Not mechanically minded enough to keep an old one on the road, but have a new style on now, and its my all time top car!

Like my bug

Mrs Betsy Cash (the car) is black... and my pride and joy. She's about to have a few very girlie touches added when I get the time. She still has her pink flower intact too

lol"

Sounds great, is that cash as in walk the line Johnny cash?

Mine is the red "Boopmobile" after Betty Boop , I've lost my flower (so to speak) but I've told Bo he needs to get me a new one

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

"I wanted a VW beetle like herbie.

Not mechanically minded enough to keep an old one on the road, but have a new style on now, and its my all time top car!

Like my bug

Mrs Betsy Cash (the car) is black... and my pride and joy. She's about to have a few very girlie touches added when I get the time. She still has her pink flower intact too

lol

Sounds great, is that cash as in walk the line Johnny cash?

Mine is the red "Boopmobile" after Betty Boop , I've lost my flower (so to speak) but I've told Bo he needs to get me a new one

Cash is to do with her registration...

that certain online auction site thats very popular has loads of replacement flowers

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By *oandjohnCouple
over a year ago

South Wales, will travel to Hereford, Worcestershire and Shropshire

John: AC Cobra, Ginetta G4, Lotus 7

Jo: Lamborghini Contach, GT40

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

It would have to be a mk1 Lotus Cortina or the Ferrari from the film Ferris Beullers day off, love that car

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

I always wanted a fiat x19 and still do, what a stunning looking 2seater.

And my other choice would have to be a triumph tr7.

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

It's a close one.Narrowed it down to two.....either the batmobile or a time travelling DeLorian

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