Your first car ??

[Dean Lofthouse]

This was mine, bought in 1980, a Daf 33 variomatic, belt driven, air cooled engine, would go as fast backwards as it would forwards. The second pic shows the state of the art auto transmission. I used to work on these at a Honda / Daf dealership

 

When I got fed up of it I decided to try and kill it. We drove it through a drystone wall, ramped it over a salt pile, and drove it up amd down bankings, it ended up with no tyres on and smashed to bits, it still ran....

So we sent it over a ravine into the valley bottom.. surely it was dead now????

 

When we got down to the car the engine was still running, so we shot it with a 12 bore until it died, it took quite a few boxes of cartridges before it give in...

 

My second car was an Hillman Hunter, then a Triumph Herald and a wartburg 3 cylinder two stroke.

[Mozza]

Mine was a 1990 Rover Metro, 1.4 SL, the SL made all the difference of course!! The best thing about it was that no matter how tight a corner you were going round you could force it into first gear and just keep going!!

 

I had it for 3 years, never checked the oil or washed it and it ran perfectly, When i was 21 i bought a 1986 peugeot 205 1.9 GTI, now that was an upgrade and a half, Wish to this day id kept that car, Truly awesome machine!!

[tommer9]

Dean that is a totally far out car mate! And amazingly tough by the sound of it.

[SJH]

Mine was a Fiat 127 1300 gt in black, high lift cam twin chokes lightened and balanced fly wheel, all from standard. It did 60 in second and 90 in third really good engine just the body work that rusted to bits lol

[Ian Leach]

My first car was a 1lte mini it had a walnut dash, drove to wales in it with me other half on the way back it was peeing it down wipers on full then one flew off it took hrs to get home.

Second car was escort rs2000 fantasic car lots of fun,

Dean done banger racing in a hillman hunter looked like a mini after tho but still went.

Mozza I agree the peugeot 1.9gti is a fun awesome machine me bro use to have one.

[Mike Hill]

Mine was a Toyota Corolla SR coupe.At the grand old age of 15,that was when you could get your licence backhome.Two years later I had my HGV,my how things have changed *gets pipe,takes out dentures*

[Dean Lofthouse]

Dean done banger racing in a hillman hunter looked like a mini after tho but still went.

 

Wasn't it the Hillman Hunter that was nicknamed the "Flying Pig"

[RobArb]

Mine was a fluorescent green/yellow Mark one astra, 2.0ltr Turbo, Irmsher bodykit...!!

 

Sounds good.... NOPE.!! Rusted like hell only decent thing was the engine, bought for 300quid, couldn't get insurance and was quoted thousands as i was still on a provisional and had planned to learn in it haha...!

 

Sold for £200 after it sat on my dads drive for 3 months

[Dean Lofthouse]

In 1982 I bought a BMW 323i

 

My insurance premium quote was £1300, bearing in mind in 1980 my first wage was £18 per week. Thats probably equivelent to being quoted £6500 third party in todays money.

 

My answer to that quote was to drive with no insurance

[Ian Leach]

it was a hillman hunter estate and banger racing was at standlake near oxford.