Thread: What was your first car?

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

i have never owned one. well i moved to singapore at 22 and i chose to buy an apartment instead, and take taxis

Same here. No, not quite, I moved to Thailand at 24 and bought a house. Try to get your info right next time SBF, sloppy journalism doesn't do anybody any favours

Originally Posted by Dalton

What was it called in the UK

Just boring old numbers
120/121/122s/130/220 Thats all the models from 56-70
I wonder why the Amazon name was dropped in UK


Edit::
Found it
"The reason for this was that "Amazon" was already a registered trademark in one export market, Germany."

Originally Posted by Thetyim

"The reason for this was that "Amazon" was already a registered trademark in one export market, Germany."

I dident know that, but the car was a great hit in DK, I believe there are still quite a few running there.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

I remember an old woman stepping out in front of me, me braking as hard as I could, to no avail, then swinging round her onto the pavement to avoid her.....having to go behind a lamppost too

The fastest I ever got her to go, down Death Hill near Brands Hatch, was 85mph

thats no way to treat an old lady.

A mid-70s Dodge Coronet



Like this one except mine was a shitty greenish crap color with generous rust-colored patches for character. Had a big engine and a spacious back seat.

Originally Posted by Texpat

and a spacious back seat

Explain please...Any dirty details of lost virginity...

Originally Posted by Dalton

I dident know that, but the car was a great hit in DK, I believe there are still quite a few running there.

There's one running in Phrae

^ With what engine ?? A Kubota..

^ Dunno. It sounds healthy but it needs a paint job

A 1977 Capri Mk II 1.3L - Reg VAP 821 S



Loosely based upon the Ford Mustang, which is probably why it didn't like corners.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

A 1977 Capri Mk II 1.3L - Reg VAP 821 S



Loosely based upon the Ford Mustang, which is probably why it didn't like corners.

I think that car was more closely akin to the US Ford Pinto?

^ Styling wise.

It had nothing at all in common with any US Fords as it was a 100% European car.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

^ Styling wise.

It had nothing at all in common with any US Fords as it was a 100% European car.

Yup, you're right, I'm checking the ultimate car bible wiki now as we talk. Looks like that was a unique "project Carla" car. surprised it didn't corner better if a euro car.

It was based upon the Cortina which was shite. The Escort was a good handling car; slightly shorter wheelbase.

An Austin Allegro my Dad got it for me when I passed my test at 17, I was the laughing stock of my peers

My first car was a ford orion which i had for a month before crashing quite spectacularly through a wall, took out 21 feet of wall with me!
All because dome blind doddery old bat pulled out without looking and i skidded and swerved to avoid her

My first car was a black Standard 8. It was completely knackered but what do you expect for ten shillings!! I remember my Father taking a dim view and insisting that I park it down the street a bit. It didn't have a heater or a spare wheel but it got me out on the road.

I bought a used Mazda 240Z 1973? like this in yellow before I got my licence. Jack-rabbited around a bit before I got the hang of the clutch. No, I did not strip the gears. The heater was sh*te tho; always froze in the winter. Had him for about eight years, until I moved to Asia. The tyres were not this pretty tho.

Holden HX ute.

dont laugh

^Especially like the painted tires. Nice touch.

Had a Daf 44 when I lived in Holland , great car to drive when you were drunk! Didn't go fast enough to hurt anybody- no gears to crunch etc etc.
Highways used to be littered with broken drive belts !!!

My dad had a DAF55 and a DAF 66.
Good cars for their day. Never had a problem.

What was dissapointing was the lack of sense of acceleration.
The engine whirls away at a constant speed and the belts do the rest which made it boring to drive.

The DAF55 had twin belts btw, making it similar to a LSD, and if one belt snapped you can still drive using the other.

Didn't we have this thread a couple of months back/