speedyxjs
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:03 PM |
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1999 fiesta 1.25 zetec 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Aboardman
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:15 PM |
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an opel kadett city.
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caber
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:18 PM |
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Blue Sunbeam Alpine Mk5 with the westlake head LOX448F Lasted 3 months until the head gasket blew big timelargely through racing a mate who had bought
a TR5 . . . and consistently losing! Unfortunately the mate of a mate who was going to fix it turned out to be a junkie and the car disappeared:-(
Next was a 1968 Renault 16 TS that had been bought new by my family. It ate half shafts and was terminally rusty but still did 100MPH racing a Porsche
924 (and winning!) in the last week I used it before MOT finally ran out 
Caber
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goodall
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:18 PM |
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dont have a car yet  only 16
give me 4 months and a week to be exact and then i will be driven something
no idea what the first car i drove was, too long ago
[Edited on 10/6/07 by goodall]
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:32 PM |
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Ford Cortina mk1 1500 super Grey with white roof.
CGC671B
God did I love that car, even when I converted it to 1600E mk2 spec and then beyond.
then one day I looked down and saw the road between the floor pan and the inner wing.
In nominee padre et spiritu sancte.
[Edited on 10/6/07 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:35 PM |
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Mini 850 NMS 544P.
In a fetching shade of orange that was conveniently close to Red Oxide paint.
It seemed ancient at the time (1983) and needed sills doing, well it was a mini after all, but a quick bit of mental arithmetic tells me it was only 7
years old at the time I had it. I think I killed the engine eventually.
Things have really come on since then, imagine a rotten year 2000 registered car.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:48 PM |
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A 1959 mini 850cc as they all were then . Didn't stay standard for very long but really should have done something about the single leading shoe
front brakes. Don't know how fast it was but speedo would go past the fuel gauge.
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arrybradbury
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 03:58 PM |
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1997 vw polo 1.9D - and still have it  , only been driving 3 years though.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:00 PM |
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MkII Escort 1300L RGN 323R, got me through me test, then I fitted a 1700 and a mexico front end till some bugger nicked it 
hey ho, rear wheel drive, the best way to learn 
Jason
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Benzine
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:04 PM |
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1.4 VW Polo
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Snuggs
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:11 PM |
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1973 1.3 Marina. Red with a hand painted white Starsky & Hutch stripe
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http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/snuggstcb
Spider pig, spider pig, does whatever a spider pig does.
I doubt therefore I may be.
Luposlipophobia : Fear of being chased by wolves around a freshly waxed kitchen floor, while wearing only socks on your feet.
My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely!
http://www.venganza.org
http://www.jesusandmo.net/
http://www.snuggs.co.uk
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worX
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:11 PM |
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Escort Van - with a mattress in the back! Oh yes ladies, form an orderly queue
Steve
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Catpuss
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:33 PM |
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My donor car in Nov last year 
Before that all I've driven is SWMBO's car and company hire cars.
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chris.russell
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:39 PM |
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Beige 1 litre Metro - I gave it the "pimp my ride" treatment by adding the passenger windmirror and the rear wash/wiper (didn't
work!) class motor
Mines a pint
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DavidM
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:46 PM |
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1964 Rover 2000SC AOC165B. It had leather and and everything. Learnt to drive in it. It cost me £365 third party for the first year's insurance.
As I was an apprentice at the time taking home £16 a week I sold it and bought a 1961 105E Anglia when the insurance came up for renewal.
David
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panichat
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 04:47 PM |
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Mine was a ...
1957 Austin A35, black.
There was a sense of impending doom when driving over 40mph.
It was beautiful, I rolled it end over end which spoiled its looks somewhat (but it still started afterwards!)
Dave
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Marlon
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 05:00 PM |
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A 'D' reg mk2 fiesta 950 pop in red and rust given to me by my dad after he pranged it 3 times! it should really have been written off
then but it gave me somthing to do for a year re-building it and making an copy of an xr2 all baring the engine as only 17 at time. To me it really
did look the dogs dangalies after I sprayed it white. Unfortunately 1 week after putting the xr2 dash board in
I kind of killed it by pulling out of a junction in front of someone almost doing myself in at the time! Tought me a lesson though!
john.
Band Anyone?
Linky to SWMBO 's band
Linky to Brother in laws band
MKoc 1081
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nick205
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 05:04 PM |
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Ford Fiesta 1100 S - BFC 338R in Metallic Brown (helped hide the rust) with Gold go-faster stripes. I loved that car more than my girlfriend of the
time who took offence and told me where to go. I got in my pride and joy and never looked back
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joneh
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 05:12 PM |
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1988 Ford Escort 1.3 Popular. Cost £1000!
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Andy S
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 05:29 PM |
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1975 (N) MK3 Cortina 1.6 L De-Lux Steel blue metalic with black vinyl.
Fitted a GT manifold and a 28/36 DCD - sold to a mate who who hand painted it the same as a picture he found of Noel Edmunds MK3 race car and then
crashed it into a MK3 Granada.
Andrew
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 05:37 PM |
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1975 Triumph Dolomite 1850 HL. Got it cheap as it had a front end smash. Got the bits from my mates dads scrappy and my uncle painted it but at 17 it
was too expensive to run so got a 1976 Mini Clubman with more holes than floor but it had wide arches and weller wheels
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 05:58 PM |
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mini clubman 1100cc
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stevebubs
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 06:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by GazzaP
1984 1.0 vauxhall nova!!
Nearly ditto
mine was a 1986 car...did 85k miles in it...
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robinj66
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 06:28 PM |
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A 1968 Vauxhall Viva HB. back end was mint but the front wings were almost all filler inc the bonnet hinge mounts
Fluffy material on the back shelf and all of 8 watt speakers.
Used to run on £5 of petrol a week
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myeates
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| posted on 10/6/07 at 06:47 PM |
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1.3l 1988 f-reg VW polo great little car
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