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

Mine was a Ford Cortina MK5, 1.6L, X registration. I passed my test in an Austin Metro.

Now 16 years later I have a Mondeo 2.0 petrol and a Mazda MX-5

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

Mine was a X reg VW Polo.

White with black vinyl roof. Classy eh?

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

mazda 323 sports,way back in the 80s

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

A little clapped out red mini.

The subframe was in a bad way and when I revved the engine the bonnet and wings lifted up LOL, quite disconcerting.

But I loved that saggy old cloth cat.

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

Fiat Ritmo in the 80's but only for a while until a lorry squashed it while it was parked!

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

I hardly dare say, seeing as I passed my test 40yrs ago It was a yellow Vauxall Chevette, very tinny, I now have a Renault Megane, yes the one with the funny shaped back.

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

Nowadays it's a mountain bike.

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

Vauxhall Astra . 2 door .

It got written off while parked .

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

A bright yellow and I do mean bright, austin allegro which I wrote off on a Christmas Eve in the pouring rain outside work.

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Renault Laugna 1.8... and I don't drive!!!

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

there is a pattern developing here,with first cars being written off

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

Fiat Ritmo? Blimey, that was the original name for the Strada, very few were made under the Ritmo name.

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By * and RCouple
over a year ago

lincoln

Ford Escort 1300.

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By *asochrisMan
over a year ago

cardiff

DATSUN Cherry red

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

...er, sort of blue...

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

Mine was a fiat panda

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden


"Mine was a fiat panda "

For some reason I keep imagining you riding a fat panda.

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


"Mine was a Ford Cortina MK5, 1.6L, X registration. I passed my test in an Austin Metro.

Now 16 years later I have a Mondeo 2.0 petrol and a Mazda MX-5"

vauxhall cavalier v reg..snowplough edition

now a 2litre diesel vectra and a transit connect shagging wagon!

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

There is only one car worth having and we are talking the ultimate in cars!

Its the Lada Riva 1500 and the colour of choice is pale beige with orange and chocolate brown pinstripes down its flanks. Couples with plush milk chocolate brown velour upholstery and a classic dash mounted tape player make it the king of cars to pass your test in and keep for ever

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


"Fiat Ritmo? Blimey, that was the original name for the Strada, very few were made under the Ritmo name. "

Twas in Africa.

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

a pink fiat 126

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


"There is only one car worth having and we are talking the ultimate in cars!

Its the Lada Riva 1500 and the colour of choice is pale beige with orange and chocolate brown pinstripes down its flanks. Couples with plush milk chocolate brown velour upholstery and a classic dash mounted tape player make it the king of cars to pass your test in and keep for ever "

A white Ford Escort what number came after I haven't a clue!

My ex-husband had a beige Lada my mum used to call May Reach. It was ALWAYS breaking down hence you "may reach" where you're going, or you may not!

Happy days!

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

Austin A35 van which I shoehorned an MGB engine into! Christ, didn`t it shift!

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By *empnbunkCouple
over a year ago

south coast

mine was a gold renault fuego had all the toys leccy windows remote central lockin was a fab car back then if i remember rite it was a 1985 b plate

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Transit van was mine, as soon as I passed my test, needed it for mobile disco stuff!

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

Hillman imp which as some of the above did with first car I wrote off.

Now have a Ferrari Testorossa.

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

Mine was a Morris Minor called Maisie- my cousin named it after herself :o) She wasn't written off oddly- went on to a new life in Stirling.

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

a jet black ford capri 2.0s 83 a reg a43wkw dvla say its no longer around .currently own a mondeo st200 which is up for sale

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

Rover 213 S auto reg E257BBA

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


"Austin A35 van which I shoehorned an MGB engine into! Christ, didn`t it shift!"

A 1.8 B-series engine in a little van...? Bet it almost took off lol

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

Oops small typo above that should be volvo s40 and not ferrari.

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

a datsun cherry

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

A toyota carina.

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

am so old i had a horse and cart

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By *oDownEasyMan
over a year ago

Ayrshire


"Mine was a Morris Minor called Maisie- my cousin named it after herself :o) She wasn't written off oddly- went on to a new life in Stirling."

I shall keep a look out for her

Mine was a Mk 3 Escort,spent a LOT of time in the garage,& didnt have a radio,so the last song I heard on the radio before I left for work had to be the one tuck in my head all the way there.

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

Had a mk5 escot now I got a 2.0 fiesta ST I love it lol xxxx

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

I had a Lada, well borrowed it for quite a while, orange and blue in colour needed to be pushed every morning. Oh happy days

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

I passed in a 2003 Vauxhall Corsa.

The first car I drove was a 1997 (I think) Seat Leon.

The first car I owned was a 1995 Ford Fiesta.

I then had a 2006 Ford Fiesta Freedom.

I now have a 2007 Rav 4 XTR and Hubby has a 1998 Toyota HiAce.

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

First cars i had before i could drive were two mini's i did up and sold but after lots of different cars and vans i have a Golf R32 3.2 V6

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

vauxhall astra 1.3 sfx bronze and gold limited edition

until i span it 720 degrees, crashing it into the central reservation when icy (writing it off)

aaaah such happy days.

fave car was a renault 5 gt turbo.... pocket rocket and sooooo cool.

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

First car was Vauxhall Viva HB 1.6 OH

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

a datsun 120y and when you closed the door the window slipped down

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By *ung and readyMan
over a year ago

newcastle under lyme


"Mine was a Ford Cortina MK5, 1.6L, X registration. I passed my test in an Austin Metro.

Now 16 years later I have a Mondeo 2.0 petrol and a Mazda MX-5"

Mine was a aston martin DB7 with ejector sea_ and rocket launch.

die cast dinky care.

played with it for hours.

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset


"a jet black ford capri 2.0s 83 a reg a43wkw dvla say its no longer around .currently own a mondeo st200 which is up for sale "

I had a black 3 litre Capri 1977 model great car, I owned it for three years, it got broke into one night, I soon sold it to a mate, he just left it to rust in his drive!

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

A black 6.6 V8 Pontiac Trans-Am a week after passing my test.

I have the odd rush of blood to my head now and then.

I blamed it on Burt Reynolds! R

XX

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

A Fiat 127 with alloy wheels and a Sunroof.

Now drive a Mitsubishi FTO

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset


"A black 6.6 V8 Pontiac Trans-Am a week after passing my test.

I have the odd rush of blood to my head now and then.

I blamed it on Burt Reynolds! R

XX"

Great stuff, I owned a 1980 Trans-am only a 5 litre job though!

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By *ibs TcCouple
over a year ago

bracknell

Orange Capri 1.6gt with the black vinyl roof.

Must have had over 30 cars since then but currently drive a 2006 Range Rover Vogue (preparing to use it to drive to Sydney and back)

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By *zMaleMan
over a year ago

penzance

A beige NSU (rear engines German jobby) with an 8track cartridge player lol. Written off by the MOT inspector.

Now got a Merc SLK

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

I had 16 driving lessons with my mum back in the 80s before passing my test first time. My dad said 'Ha! If you pass your test first time with your mother teaching you I'll buy you a car!'

True to his word, he turned up and handed me the keys to a Ford Escort MKI in midnight blue with a narrow red stripe down the side. I named the car Errol and he transformed our lives (me, ex-hubby and 2 kids). Our world opened up and we went out and about everywhere in that little car.

I've had dozens of cars since but I'll always have a soft spot for Errol the Escort

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

A hand-painted frog-eye Sprite.

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

mine was a black Nissan Micra. Had a red sticker on the back saying passion and therefore got the nickname 'the passion wagon' Sadly she got scrapped last year and replaced with a brand new electric red Hyundi i10

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

an ex GPO Morris 1000 van, dad bought it with no front wing and a knackered gearbox, had to repair it before I could MOT it and put it on the road. BUT thinking about it the first car I drove on the road was the one I passed my test in, my dad 1972 Range Rover no power steering !!!!!

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


"a jet black ford capri 2.0s 83 a reg a43wkw dvla say its no longer around .currently own a mondeo st200 which is up for sale

I had a black 3 litre Capri 1977 model great car, I owned it for three years, it got broke into one night, I soon sold it to a mate, he just left it to rust in his drive! "

the capri has rocketed in value over the last few yrs and i own a capri laser which i take to shows in the summer

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

Passed my test in a 1969 diesel LandRover Station Wagon. 45mph flat out downhill with the wind behind you. Plenty torque but no speed, rattled like hell at anything over 25mph - good fun though. Funny thing, I typed in the Reg and it still shows on the DVLA website. I still remember the day My dad bought it.

First car I owned was a mini van - blue and rust. Turned it upside down through a hedge and into a field just outside of Amble. My Dad and me went up the following morning with the LandRover to drag it out of the field and what happened ? The Landrover broke a rear half shaft and 4 wheel drive hadn't worked for yonks so couldn't even engage the 2 front wheels to get us out the field !

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset


"a jet black ford capri 2.0s 83 a reg a43wkw dvla say its no longer around .currently own a mondeo st200 which is up for sale

I had a black 3 litre Capri 1977 model great car, I owned it for three years, it got broke into one night, I soon sold it to a mate, he just left it to rust in his drive!

the capri has rocketed in value over the last few yrs and i own a capri laser which i take to shows in the summer"

Yes they certainly have, I wish I had kept mine, especially if I had known my mate was going to let it rot away!

These days I have a few Yankee cars, a 1994 Volvo and a rusty van for the Disco jobs! Lol

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

Ford festa mk 1 it was yellow with a big hole in the wing from rust. It was a great car lol

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

Alfa SUD

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

passed my test in a toyota starlet first car was a citroen gs sports club (i think ) was way ahead of its time felt like the bloody queen in it ... now drive a mercedes a class i luurrrvvee that car

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

Glad too see a grate ford following I'm sealing my ST soon as been offered a ash black saff cossie pm me for info on the fez lots of upgrades Inc new ecu n supercharger

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By *eeandGeeMan
over a year ago

littlehampton

Oh hell.. this is going to date me...

A Morris Minor 1000 Convertible - Green.Great car..good girl puller!

That is excluding an Austin Ruby saloon I bought as a kid for £5 from a junk yard - did it up and sold it for £7.50!

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


"a jet black ford capri 2.0s 83 a reg a43wkw dvla say its no longer around .currently own a mondeo st200 which is up for sale

I had a black 3 litre Capri 1977 model great car, I owned it for three years, it got broke into one night, I soon sold it to a mate, he just left it to rust in his drive!

the capri has rocketed in value over the last few yrs and i own a capri laser which i take to shows in the summer

Yes they certainly have, I wish I had kept mine, especially if I had known my mate was going to let it rot away!

These days I have a few Yankee cars, a 1994 Volvo and a rusty van for the Disco jobs! Lol "

I had a Mk3 2.0S in 1997 it was the 4th car I owned, drank 4 star like you wouldnt believe

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By *ytraCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

Mr Sytra had an Opel Ascona and Mrs Sytra had a Vauxhall Corsa (now you can see the age difference)

Now we rattle around in a Vauxhall Vectra and motorhome

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

morris marina tc...did it up, with fron_ and rear spoilers,bonnect scoops, good paint job etc and was quick...

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By *picMan
over a year ago

Petworth

A Mark 1 Ford Transit tipper truck with a York deisel engine in it, anyone who knows about these will know that they were the worst engine ever made. Me and my mate had to use a can of aero-start and then tow it every morning for a year to start it untill finaly we had enough money to buy a newer truck.

20 years later i still have Transits and have had many during that time and wouldnt change to anything else...

As for cars.... my first i got probably 3 years after i started driving and it was a Peugeot 205 Turbo D, was a little flying machine at the time

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

1964 Triumph Herald - bought it for £35 with my first weeks wages and sold it for £35 several months later with no engine

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By *y_funcoupleCouple
over a year ago

SHEFFIELD

Not quite a car but our first vehicle was a Y reg Ford Transit Van

Had many a smashed wing mirror in it, ooops sorry

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By *icksfocusMan
over a year ago

Pontefract

my first car was a vauxhall viva in british racing green with 1256 cc of raw power reg number MRC 377 K sad i know to remember that now have a mondeo turbo diesel and have no idea of registration unless i look at it first bike was yamaha RD 250 reg number BUA 96 S now i have CBR400RR no idea of reg number i am old and should lay down and die lol

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


"A Mark 1 Ford Transit tipper truck with a York deisel engine in it, anyone who knows about these will know that they were the worst engine ever made. Me and my mate had to use a can of aero-start and then tow it every morning for a year to start it untill finaly we had enough money to buy a newer truck.

20 years later i still have Transits and have had many during that time and wouldnt change to anything else...

As for cars.... my first i got probably 3 years after i started driving and it was a Peugeot 205 Turbo D, was a little flying machine at the time"

believe it or not, there's a guy who works around here, still uses a Mk1 transit tipper on a daily basis. It's green and I think on a 'P' Reg .. looks so old old old, funnily enough they guy who drives it dresses in the same era - bobble hat and dungarees

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

It was a H teg Ford Escort in metallic green, parked it in a lockup garage, before i learnt to drive proper, i reversed it out and bashed the wing (knocking the garage door off in the process)...What a plonker..

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

Driving 17 years - got licence 4 years ago (hmm - irish!) 1st car was a white one, blew the engine (number plate is proudly hanging on living room wall as a reminder, i had a little tear when the scrappy took it away). 2nd car, a silver one - blew the engine. 3rd car, an orange one - blew the engine. 4th car, a navy one - still alive and running, but each time i take it to mechanic he says, "surely its dead this time!" But hey, it lives, so each time im leaving his garage, he says, "thanks, without you i wouldnt be in business!"

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


"Driving 17 years - got licence 4 years ago (hmm - irish!) 1st car was a white one, blew the engine (number plate is proudly hanging on living room wall as a reminder, i had a little tear when the scrappy took it away). 2nd car, a silver one - blew the engine. 3rd car, an orange one - blew the engine. 4th car, a navy one - still alive and running, but each time i take it to mechanic he says, "surely its dead this time!" But hey, it lives, so each time im leaving his garage, he says, "thanks, without you i wouldnt be in business!"

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here found the first woman pretending to be a man on fab

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


"Driving 17 years - got licence 4 years ago (hmm - irish!) 1st car was a white one, blew the engine (number plate is proudly hanging on living room wall as a reminder, i had a little tear when the scrappy took it away). 2nd car, a silver one - blew the engine. 3rd car, an orange one - blew the engine. 4th car, a navy one - still alive and running, but each time i take it to mechanic he says, "surely its dead this time!" But hey, it lives, so each time im leaving his garage, he says, "thanks, without you i wouldnt be in business!"

here found the first woman pretending to be a man on fab "

Just read above and had a very good LOL at your response while thinking out loud "Oh you bitch". In a joking sense of course. i owe you 'one' for that response. When is next time you in mid scotland?

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

glad you found it funny was ment as such, btw is the m online atm

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

love scotty land tho and annie has never been so maybe one day soon we will be up there, love the highlands

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By *arker.Man
over a year ago

Rugby

I had a little silver fiesta and loved it. Not flash but it was all mine.

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By *ex.IncCouple
over a year ago

Castleford

A jade green micra.

I never did regain my street cred.

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

Ford escort van off me grandad hand painted black and with no heater

A real rust bucket but i loved her ta bits xx

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

Mk2 Ford Granada 2.8GL saloon auto, X suffix reg.

Wouldn't mind having another one now, but the Ghia X version!

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Ford Capri.....Yellow

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Citroen AX - was a bit frilly round the edge by the time i sold it

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By *ailrulezCouple
over a year ago

stourbridge

'71 Beetle, was fantatically rusty and lowered it so much it wouldnt go over any speed bumps, I loved that car

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By *enuineTykeMan
over a year ago

Cleckheaton

Let me see now, Oh! a late 50's Tonka Fire Engine, then I grew up.

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By *ugar.and.spiceCouple
over a year ago

Weymouth. Nr Dorchester

A yello and white 3.0 litre capri with a x x x pack on it with starmag alloys wish i still had it now i still have the starmag wheels in the garage lol

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By *ucati1098Couple
over a year ago

nottingham

Not all first car's are written off we still have ours. It is Ford escort dark green 1996 N reg (late developers in the driving stakes).

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