JeffHs
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 09:45 AM |
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1953 Standard 8. Had been re-imported from Austria and was a total rot box. It had an ali bell-housing that was cracked all the way round so the
vibration at 50 mph was intense, but I could drive through if I went fast enough.
Cost £16 in 1967.
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 11:31 AM |
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A red, 11 year old, 1968 Mk1 Austin Mini, OWD 667F
It was fab, baby! 
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Worzey
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 12:14 PM |
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Mine was a blue Vauxhall Chevette ES just like this one...
It was a very nice example until it accidently fell into a ditch 
Caterham R400
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 12:59 PM |
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100E prefect that ended up with a crossflow and Escort running gear, to tow the racing dinghy.
1960 Ford F100, 312Yblock V8, 14mpg when fuel was cheap.  Bought to tow the ski boat, great to pull it up the boat ramps! I loved this old beast,
and wish I could have it back. Had a 7'x11' tray, that the sprint car just fitted on nicely.
Cheers,
Nev.
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amalyos
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 01:07 PM |
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Daytona yellow 1300E mk1 Escort.
http://stevembuild.blogspot.com
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Nash
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 02:58 PM |
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I was always greedy and had 2 at the same time. Both "full of character" Datsun was rusty and Opel was basic
1977 Opel Cadett 1196
1977 Datsun 120Y Coupe. I loved this car. Mine was Burgandy with a black vinyl roof:
.......Neil
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
Build It, Buy It, Drive It:
Southern Kit Car Club
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phelpsa
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 07:13 PM |
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This bad bay
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MautoK
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 08:26 PM |
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'59 103E Pop bought for £25 in 1967.
Improved, rebuilt and modified over the following eight years:
100E Engine + gearbox
Hillman Minx rear axle on twin semi-elliptics. Kept snapping original axle halfshafts and you could easily get another whole axle for £5 from the
local breaker but got tired of axle changes after about the sixth time!
Removed the canvas insert and made a roll-back sun roof which was (amazingly) totally weather proof
Bellamy IFS
Aquaplane head, twin SUs and exhaust manifold.
...and electric wipers!
Front brakes converted to hydraulic using 105E backplates, cylinders & drums. Compatible PCD with Hillman rear axle
I did a fair number of classic trials and PCTs with it and it was very reliable.
The worst (and most baffling) breakdown was the rotor arm failing due to a crack between the top brass plate and the shaft; driving along and it just
stopped!
New rotor arm after trying almost every other possibility and it ran perfectly again.
Happy days!!!!
John.
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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TimC
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 08:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior in 1978, age 17. I got into, and out of some much trouble with that car - loved it
Oh, I do rather like those. Purdy!
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mcerd1
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 08:58 PM |
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I keep getting told how old I am these days (mainly by SWMBO), but judging by some these posts I've still got a way to go
for the record I had one just like this:
1978 fiesta 1.1L with a massive 52bhp - its 3 years older than me!
I even grew to love the 'oyster gold' paint and brown interior
(I still know who's got it now - one day I'll get it back.... )
[Edited on 28/11/2011 by mcerd1]
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Pete - Kit Car Zone
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 09:17 PM |
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A dark blue Zastava Yugo 55a for me. No one had a clue what it was. It came complete with spare wheel and jack under the bonnet
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black fingernail
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 10:02 PM |
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a 1966 dulux black mini van with those widened steel wheels that you bought exchange, (remember them?), with a sticker on the back which read, dont
laugh, your daughter,might be inside! that was in 1976.
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paulf
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 10:32 PM |
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Mine was a 1967 hillman imp Californian coupé , when i got it it had a dash covered in pink fur and sills made of newspaper and poly filla. I spent
about 18 months rebuilding it and fitted a wood trimmed dash with full instruments from a stiletto and eventually replaced the engine with an imp
sport unit and fitted a front anti roll bar and lowered springs.As soon as I had got it how I wanted I sold it for a good profit and bought an MGB and
started all over again.
Paul
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hughpinder
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| posted on 28/11/11 at 08:46 AM |
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Ex police rover P6 3.5 for me - wonder what the insurance wiould be now for a new driver!
Hugh
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TAZZMAXX
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| posted on 28/11/11 at 09:36 AM |
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Mini 850 for me, XYT 641H, brought off an instructor at the EITB training school I was at in about 1981. I wrote it off after 7 weeks by putting it
into a ditch one night. Spent a week in hospital with a fractured vertebrae and a good few weeks off work with a neck brace on. When people ask if you
miss your youth, events like this make me realise I don't. Still, beer was cheaper then so maybe I do
[Edited on 28/11/11 by TAZZMAXX]
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/11/11 at 09:51 AM |
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1958 Moggy thou
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/11/11 at 03:20 PM |
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'77 Ford C**i
similar to this but with fewer golf clubs and not so fancy wheels.
it was a disaster.
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