FabSwingers.com forum: The Cars your Parents had while you were growing up!

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

And you wish they still had them.

My Dad rest his soul owned a Cortina like the one Gene Hunt drove in Life on Mars and my Mum had a Hillman Imp

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

Viva ,Capri,many cortinas from my 3-5 lol sierras too

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

My dad had a ford capri, it was his pride and joy

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

"My dad had a ford capri, it was his pride and joy "

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By *ohnnybadman666Man
over a year ago

Warrington

Morris Minor 1000 Traveller (the one with wooden frames at the back)

VW Golf

VW Polo

Did some mileage in all those...

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

A Cortina estate. And a 30ft truck with a crane on it.

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

My Dad had a Red Fiat Chroma with brown Corduroy interior, loved it!

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

A Beetle.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

A blue anglia

Renult 4 in puke yellow

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

Including but not limited too,,,,

Morris Oxford , Singer Gazelle , Hillman Minx , Sunbeam Rapier, Sunbeam Rapier H120 , Nissan Bluebird ...

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

Hillman 1100

Austin Vanden Plas

Mk1 Vauxhall Viva

Triumph Toledo

Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier in 1978

His first ever company car

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

I remember the Vauxhall Chevette. And the panda car but I didn't get to ride in that one very often.

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By *uperunknown1Man
over a year ago

Chichester

My dad had a few Minis but the one I remember most was a powder blue 1976 VW Variant. A real classic now and not many around.

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By *loria JamesTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

Austin 1100GT

Avenger

Cortina 2000E estate in metallic green with a black vinyl roof...i loved that car, even learnt to drive in it.

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

I remember my dad's Princess 2000, it was a beast and burst into flames halfway back from holiday lol

Peach x

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

My dad had the craziest car ever - a Morris Marina - the seat covering was made from an industrial plastic byproduct that induced vomit and we will never forget the engine actually dropping out of the car from rust right next to Eros. Thank god they don't make cars like that anymore - then we moved on to a Datsun Sunny which rusted marginally slower - hated driving growing up!

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

We had a jag like inspector morses

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

"I remember my dad's Princess 2000, it was a beast and burst into flames halfway back from holiday lol

Peach x"

Wow the Princess - an iconically bad car - hope you have read dirk gently or seen the bbq version - the one on netflix is shite

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

Austin Marina, Cortina, Granada, Austin 1300, a Daf! Mk1 Escort.

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

Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, stupidly quick car

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

An Austin 1800 ( the land crab )

and later a Ford Granada Estate with a hearse fitting in the back

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By *ancs MinxWoman
over a year ago

Burnley

Allegro

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

Omg,

Austin Allegro

Renault 5

A Triumph but can't remember the model

Vauxhall Chevette

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By *uperunknown1Man
over a year ago

Chichester

"Allegro

Do you mean an allagro?

shockingly unreliable car.

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

Didn't have one my mum couldn't afford it we were pepper mint as they say

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"I remember the Vauxhall Chevette. And the panda car but I didn't get to ride in that one very often."

We had a Chevette, too!

My Dad's first company car..

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

Mark 9 Jaguar which dad bought in 1959,Still got it,still running and still a beautiful car.

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

cortina's,capri's,escorts,in fact just about every ford at the time and a dolomite sprint

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By *exycouplemmmmCouple
over a year ago

Surrey

"My dad had a ford capri, it was his pride and joy "

Love this! Classic car xxx

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

morris oxford

vauxhall ventora

allegro

ford granada

volvo 240dl

in that order

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By *ancs MinxWoman
over a year ago

Burnley

"Allegro

Do you mean an allagro?

shockingly unreliable car. "

Austin Allegro 1100...I think

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By *icked weaselCouple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

Lada Riva 1200....

Oh wait.. that was ours ..

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

My first was a Vauxhall Viva but I did buy a 2.0S Capri a few years later

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

Ford Popular 100E

Ford Cortina Mk 1.

Ford Escort Mk 1

I can also remember the reg no's !

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By *icplshropsCouple
over a year ago

Rock

"And you wish they still had them.

My Dad rest his soul owned a Cortina like the one Gene Hunt drove in Life on Mars and my Mum had a Hillman Imp

I recall the grey and blue Hillman estate (not sure the model, but it was early 70s) and a silver MITSUBISHI Sigma in the mid 80s.

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

"Mark 9 Jaguar which dad bought in 1959,Still got it,still running and still a beautiful car."
WOW That's awesome

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

rover metro ,Vauxhall estate (forgot the model)2 of them one white and blue ,Suzuki 4x4 then Bmw 3 seires one haard top then a soft top now a new ford fiesta

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

"Allegro

Do you mean an allagro?

shockingly unreliable car. "

and if you jacked up the front wheel with the door open the body shell would twist and cause the windscreen to pop out

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

The first family car I can remember was a navy Morris Minor, followed by a succession of Cortinas and Escorts.

All with vinyl seats that heated up in summer to a ridiculous degree and burnt your bum and legs.

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By *omez42Man
over a year ago

gloucester

BMW Isetta bubble

Bond bug

Renault Dauphine

Mini Clubman

Mk1 Cortina estate

Allegro estate

Most ego estate

Mk1 Fiesta

Mk1 Cavalier

I suppose the Isetta would be nice to still own

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

I sat in the back for years lol until my legs grew!!

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

An old blue Austin built like a fecking tank and a white Hillman Hunter Estate also built like a tank......I see a pattern

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

A land rover and we once did some off-roading on Dartmoor but only from one road to another but I'm sure it wasn't allowed.

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

Nissan Datsun. It had no seat belts. And purposefully has no wing mirrors. So unreliable!

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

Dad's pride and joy was a skoda Estelle. He loved that car and had it longer than any other. Despite the bad reputation, it was actually really reliable. The exception being when it rained, it didn't like starting in the rain unless he sprayed wd40 everywhere

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

My dad was a car freak the list is endless. I sleep easy at night knowing it's the only thing we have in common...

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"The first family car I can remember was a navy Morris Minor, followed by a succession of Cortinas and Escorts.

All with vinyl seats that heated up in summer to a ridiculous degree and burnt your bum and legs."

I was just about to mention the vinyl seats in the first two cars I remember my parents owning. One of my earliest memories is gingerly easing myself onto the back seat and getting burnt legs! An absolute nightmare.

Oh and the cars were Reliant Robins!

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By *icoleAndLisaTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Ellesmere Port

My mum had a Hillman Imp followed by a Sunbeam Alpine. A Maxi, 2 Marinas, and then I lose track.

My dad had a Sunbeam Rapier, followed by a succession of Rover SD1's, then an Audi 100. Again, I lose track after that.

Very vague recollections of an Austin 1100 that had holes in the floor. It wasn't a fail on the MOT at the time.

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

Saab 99 in snotty green .that's all I can remember,my dad loved it.

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

VX 490

Capri

Europa

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

World war 2 Willis jeep

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

Austin a35 van.

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

"World war 2 Willis jeep "

Willys**

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

"BMW Isetta bubble

Bond bug

Renault Dauphine

Mini Clubman

Mk1 Cortina estate

Allegro estate

Most ego estate

Mk1 Fiesta

Mk1 Cavalier

I suppose the Isetta would be nice to still own

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mk 1 cortina estates are very rare and worth a lot these days.the aggro estate was dreadful lol austin were terrible car builders

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

My dad was a taxi driver "a proper one" he started off with one of those black hackney cabs with just three doors on,the place were the fourth door is now,was all open for people to put luggage,god it was freezing but OP good thread brought back nice memories of me dad

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By *ymph84Woman
over a year ago

durham

Cortinas, datsuns, cavalier and my day an a ford escort

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

The Allegro

Simply a crock that should never have left the factory.

He also had a Comma van camper.

Thought it was great as a kid but only one step above an LDV which simply has to be the worst van ever.

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

"Nissan Datsun. It had no seat belts. And purposefully has no wing mirrors. So unreliable!"

I thought Datsun became Nissan.

My dad had a Datsun Cherry.

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

i can remember a lime green morris marina

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By *icplshropsCouple
over a year ago

Rock

My Dad is a complete car nut, so whilst I was young, not in order...Porsche 356, BMW 2002, Merc SL, Jaguar S Type (The Sweeney one), several XJ6s, Saab Turbo, BMW M535i, M635CSi, XJ-S, Landrover Series II, Range Rover, Mercedes 190, Mercedes 300E (I think that was the model, the headlights were vertical) and my fave, a K-reg (1972) E-Type V12. He's now bordering on 90 and still buying cars...that's the inheritance gone, then...

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

I can vaguely remember a Morris (Minor?) and a Ford Estate we had. I can remember the Ford's number plate still.

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By *rrol.BMan
over a year ago

Wrexham

My dad had a dark green ford capri.

I recall many a journey with myself and my seven siblings crammed in the back.

Fortunately he decided it wasn't quite suitable and upgraded to a minibus.

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By *mojeeCouple
over a year ago

Dunfermline

My dad had loads. Austin princess Allegro cortina and many others to name a few

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By *ymph84Woman
over a year ago

durham

Was there a Datsun sunny?

I remember not wearing a seat belt and then when the next car had seat belt I shared a lap belt with my sister

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

Messerschmitt (Bubble Car)

Ford Anglia x 2

Vauxhall Viva

Morris 1800

Austin Maxi

Ford Sierra

Left home

Rover 213

Rover 214

Honda Jazz x 3

Today

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

Austin Princess, Occasionally the gearstick would lose it's job and become a giant stirrer, was a bloody nightmare when you wanted to change gear

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

The one I remember was a maroon Ford class, beautiful, shone like a pin. Dad paid £90 for it!

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

My mum had a powder blue beetle - i used to travel on the parcel shelf apparently

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

A zephyr,

An old Oxford,

The F reg VW beetle.

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

My favourite car my dad had when I was young was a white e type jaguar.I loved that car and cryed when he sold it lol x

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

Citroen DS Safari

I've been after a decent one myself for years

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By *r ed300Man
over a year ago

bradford

"BMW Isetta bubble

Bond bug

Renault Dauphine

Mini Clubman

Mk1 Cortina estate

Allegro estate

Most ego estate

Mk1 Fiesta

Mk1 Cavalier

I suppose the Isetta would be nice to still own

"
. So would the Bug I had one of those

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

We had one of the first 5 Moskvich's in Scotland way back in 1969-70. Built in Russia, they were based on a Fiat model, rugged, started in the coldest weather going whilst every other car failed.

We once had a gearbox problem so the AA arrived to tow us to the dealership 10 miles away. Their usual van failed to move it an inch as it was so heavy & it ended up being placed onto a trailer to get it moved.

From then, we had a Company Car- An Austin 1300, the white model with black trim and go faster paint striping plus black vinyl roof. Then a Maxi which rusted soon as look at it!

Dad became unemployed so then had an uncle's Ford Anglia; great in the dry, a death trap in the wet!

Then a Simca, followed by an Alfasud till he sold it to my brother, and gave up driving after that.

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

Dad sky blue Capri remember as a boy going up north with food donations during the miners strike. My mum had a Renault fuego we thought it was the best thing ever till a huge pheasant smashed into our windscreen at speed caused a right old mess.

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

My father also had a Ford Anglia,which both my brothers passed their driving test in on the same day 46 years ago.And as a Cop his police car was a morris 1000.

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

He then had a morris ten,we use to go to london on the A4 and it use to take 8 hours to get there.No motorways then lol.

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

"He then had a morris ten,we use to go to london on the A4 and it use to take 8 hours to get there.No motorways then lol."
8 hours wow

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

"He then had a morris ten,we use to go to london on the A4 and it use to take 8 hours to get there.No motorways then lol. 8 hours wow "
.......We use to stop at the road side on the way and brew up a few times,as no services

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

VW Beetle

MGBGT

Opel Manta

Ford Capri

Renault Fuego

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

Hilman Imp

Vauxhall Viva

Jaguar XJ6

Dodge Charger

Chevrolet Impala

There are a couple more but can't remember what they were

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

Austin Cambridge

Ford Corsair

Singer Vogue

Ford Cortina mk3

Talbot Alpine

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By *lmostthereMan
over a year ago

Southampton

They were all French that I recall...Renault 4, Peugeot 504 estate, Peugeot 205 and the last family car. 1st edition Renault Espace.

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

"MG

I sat in the back for years lol until my legs grew!!

Same, dad had a mg bgt (think that's the right model) until I was about 6 as my head touched the roof in the back to give some perspective I'm only just over 5ft tall now!

Mum had a red mini van, no back seats always fun riding in that, a white mk 1 escort and I remember her having some Polish foreign thing called an fso polanise premier (spelling????) that thing was literally a freaking tank.... I learnt to drive on that, no abs and shocking break distance, no power assisted steering in fact it was a rack and pin job, weighed a ton, bonnet and boot went on for miles and definitely no block changing allowed, Did teach me to actually drive thou and not just point in a general direction lol

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Vauxhall viva

Vauxhall chevette

Austin allegro

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

Volvo

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By *r ed300Man
over a year ago

bradford

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

My dad had a Renault 5 Gt turbo untill Someone on his estate burnt it out after stealing it grrrr

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

There have been some fabulous cars mentioned above, imagine the value of them all if they were all still on the road

££££££££££££££££££

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Mum - Talbot Solara

Dad - Granada

Mum - opal kadett

Dad - bright pink Hackney carriage

Dad - rover 216? I think that's right

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By *teborahCouple
over a year ago

warrington

Just found and bought back a 3.0 litre Capri Ghia I owned in the 80's and if it could talk it would tell a tail or two

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By *haremoreMan
over a year ago

Manchester

3.0 Litre Capri GT

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By *haremoreMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"Just found and bought back a 3.0 litre Capri Ghia I owned in the 80's and if it could talk it would tell a tail or two"

What a car the Capri fond memories

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

My grandfather had this big Saab thing for a while E41 YBW was the number plate.

Could do the weird thing I've got now and list every number plate of every car any person in my family ever owned and the dates and length they had them!

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

I'll try list them in order of what I can remember

Ford escort

Peugeot 106

Nissan micra (no backseat belts)

Peugeot 307

BMW 320

Peugeot 207 sport

Audi A3

Peugeot 107 - I started driving here (first car)

Porsche 911 targa

Nissan Leaf

Range Rover evoque

Audi S3

Range Rover evoque

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Viva ,Capri,many cortinas from my 3-5 lol sierras too "

My dad once had a white sierra, turned out to be a cut-n-shut, as I recall when the car got to about 60mph it would start to slightly shudder as I re-call.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Honda Aerodeck

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"My grandfather had this big Saab thing for a while E41 YBW was the number plate.

Could do the weird thing I've got now and list every number plate of every car any person in my family ever owned and the dates and length they had them!"

Wow, that's a great memory if you can recall all the cars n regi's of all your family members.

I've only owned 3 cars.

Passed my test in my mums

K('92, I think) reg Fiat Panda.

First car I owned was a P '96 reg fiat chiquichnto (750cc) for about 2 years

'51 reg fiat saxo - 1.1 engine.

I've had my '05 Renault Clio since I got it new

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

I remember my parents having a Vauxhall Viva, a green Austin Princess and a silver Fiat 123 when I was very young - my dad was a second hand car dealer and they were the only cars I remenber hanging around for a reasonable amount of time.... there were tons of others!

After he stopped it was loads of Cavaliers from X reg through til they stopped on an S plate!

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By *eoscanCouple
over a year ago

Wow, such memories, had forgotten half the cars mentioned above.........

Anyway, Singer Gazelle then Hillman Avenger which was dad's pride and joy cos he helped somewhere in the design of part of it...........and a Renault 12.....

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

"I remember my parents having a Vauxhall Viva, a green Austin Princess and a silver Fiat 123 when I was very young - my dad was a second hand car dealer and they were the only cars I remenber hanging around for a reasonable amount of time.... there were tons of others!

After he stopped it was loads of Cavaliers from X reg through til they stopped on an S plate!"

Oooh I forgot the blue Renault 4!! How could I!? It had vinyl seats that burnt the living shit out of my poor young bare legs in the summer!!

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

Loads of great cars already mentioned and a fair few i'd love to own myself.

However, my dads cars from my youth were Vauxhall Ventora, Triumph 2500 TC, Simca 1000, Audi 100, Opel Senator, Austin Maestro, Rover Montego, Vauxhall Calibra and finally a Ford Cougar.

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

My dad had Austin A60 x 2 and Vauxhall Victor then didn't have a car for a few years then Volvo 360 2.0 ltr

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

My parents had a 2008 ford focus when I was born.

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

Nothing fancy here, a couple of mini's, a diahatsu charade and escorts, the best he had was a 3 series bmw which he loved to bits, I think it was on a H reg.

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By *pple16Man
over a year ago

Macclesfield

Triumph Herald 1200

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

"My grandfather had this big Saab thing for a while E41 YBW was the number plate.

Could do the weird thing I've got now and list every number plate of every car any person in my family ever owned and the dates and length they had them!

Wow, that's a great memory if you can recall all the cars n regi's of all your family members.

I've only owned 3 cars.

Passed my test in my mums

K('92, I think) reg Fiat Panda.

First car I owned was a P '96 reg fiat chiquichnto (750cc) for about 2 years

'51 reg fiat saxo - 1.1 engine.

I've had my '05 Renault Clio since I got it new"

I've got an abnormally good memory!

I know all my cars as well but that's pretty easy, first car was a fiat punto ce51 dme, 2nd car had a bright yellow convertible tigra ca55 xth, golf r32 mk07 yss, then a Nissan 350Z WU56 BNO, then a Clio De08 XTZ now still on my shitty swift that I've had for years and years, I hate it and want a new car! Notice after the Nissan I went down again in models, that was cos I had a baby!

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By *anfiona2Couple
over a year ago

ramsgate

My dads cars

Ford anglia - white with red stripe (can't really remember this but have seen pics)

Vauxhall Viva 1.3l - gold

Viva 1.6l - bright yellow (brand new, remember going to pick it up with him)

Ford Granada 3.0l ghia (ex undertakers car, loved that car, we went everywhere in it)

Vauxhall Royale 2.8l ??

Vauxhall Carlton

BMW 5 series which he loved and had for donkeys years right up until he sadly passed away two months ago

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

We had three vw beetles. Such fond memories of being on the hard shoulder of the m20 with an overheated engine....ahhhhhh childhood memories

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

Pack of posh gets...my dad only had the number 29 bus to work

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

Chrysler Avenger with vinyl roof and seats. Loved that car. Looked cool as fuck, even though it was metallic brown. Seats were horrific in the sun if you wore shorts.

Had a distinctive reg that I tried to find to buy a while ago but as the saying goes, once they're gone, they're gone.

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

Didn't have any cars.

Used trains and buses.

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By *izzy-rascal.Man
over a year ago

souff side of bridge

My dad had minis cortinas and a series 2 rs turbo to which I've now owned since I was 22 after he past

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By *r ed300Man
over a year ago

bradford

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Chrysler Avenger with vinyl roof and seats. Loved that car. Looked cool as fuck, even though it was metallic brown. Seats were horrific in the sun if you wore shorts.

Had a distinctive reg that I tried to find to buy a while ago but as the saying goes, once they're gone, they're gone. "

I'm from Linwood, that built the Chrysler cars.

Pity it shut YEARS ago

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

Humber sceptre

Hillman imp

Ford anglia

Honda civic

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

I love this thread

My favourite old cars are often the family cars

They were often so shit that they were great

Many fond memories of words like Allegro, Maxi, Princess etc

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

"Didn't have any cars.

Used trains and buses.

I ended up doing that too - my mum crashed her Datsun Sunny into a milk float whilst waving at said milkman - so much safer on the jump on - jump off buses and the tube!

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

morris minor, and traveller with wooden frame work both green in colour.

vauxhall victor estate a white one

Austin dormobile or van with double d clutch, blue in colour,

bedford dormobile cream and green in colour, nissan bluebird estate custard yellow in colour, toyota cresida white in colour (you never knew how fast you were going in this was so smooth)

volvo estate from early 90,s till later roll cage incorporated navy blue in colour, never did go in for my test but during these years with a provisional licence I drove a grey austin estate/van with no side windows just back ones double d clutch 1967 era with either a 1100 or 1200 hp engine and my sister with a little help from a honda touring green one passed her driveing test with.

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

Dad had a white rover 3500 v8 with the spare wheel on the boot. Black leather interior. I loved that car....until he wrote it off

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Chrysler Avenger with vinyl roof and seats. Loved that car. Looked cool as fuck, even though it was metallic brown. Seats were horrific in the sun if you wore shorts.

Had a distinctive reg that I tried to find to buy a while ago but as the saying goes, once they're gone, they're gone. "
it must be around 15 years ago perhaps longer when I recognised one of our old cars the morris traveller by its registration plate from just around the corner from where I live we had that car from around 1965/66 I,m normally hopeless remembering numbers but I never forget that registration some collector might have her now hopefully...

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By *r ed300Man
over a year ago

bradford

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By *arlolad71Man
over a year ago

darlington

Vauxhall viva

Vauxhall cavalier

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

Isn't this a security question on most people's internet banking accounts

Next post, who was your best friend as a child and in what city did your parents meet

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

horse n cart for me

it had 4 wheels

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over a year ago

"Chrysler Avenger with vinyl roof and seats. Loved that car. Looked cool as fuck, even though it was metallic brown. Seats were horrific in the sun if you wore shorts.

Had a distinctive reg that I tried to find to buy a while ago but as the saying goes, once they're gone, they're gone.

I'm from Linwood, that built the Chrysler cars.

Pity it shut YEARS ago"

Aye Linwood no more. Used to rally, when I was at college, and a couple of guys had imps.

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over a year ago

"Chrysler Avenger with vinyl roof and seats. Loved that car. Looked cool as fuck, even though it was metallic brown. Seats were horrific in the sun if you wore shorts.

Had a distinctive reg that I tried to find to buy a while ago but as the saying goes, once they're gone, they're gone. it must be around 15 years ago perhaps longer when I recognised one of our old cars the morris traveller by its registration plate from just around the corner from where I live we had that car from around 1965/66 I,m normally hopeless remembering numbers but I never forget that registration some collector might have her now hopefully...

Car reg numbers are something I always remembered. Like your pals house phone. Your head was a walking phone directory. Nowadays I remember my mums and that's it.

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

We had the rolls

Well that's what we called the escort when we had to roll it down the hill to jump start it

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over a year ago

"Didn't have any cars.

Used trains and buses.

Same here.

~Mia

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