What was your first car ?

[neil 524]

Was kinda reminiscing recently and got talking about my first car which was a Hillman Imp

Can you remember what was your first car .

Would be good to see some pics of your old Jolopy

[neil 524]

The pic above isn't my car but a library pic , I will try & dig out a pic of my old imp . But it is a real good likeness to the one I had , even the same shade of grey.

[Wristpin 400]

Snap!

I had the first Imp sold by the local Rootes dealer in June 63 which was not without its troubles as the Imp had been rushed onto the market before being fully sorted due to Government funding and a "greenfield" factory at Linwood near Paisley, Scotland. 

Traded it after a year for another new Imp which was trouble free. Later had an Imp variant, the Sunbeam Stiletto.

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Edited April 11, 2015 by Wristpin

[Wallfish 698]

My first car was a 1972 Buick Riviera. Bought it cheap from my girlfriends uncle and borrowed the money from my parents. It was a big luxury car with a 454 ci engine.

Suck'n gas and Haul'n ass!

Don't have any pics of that car but this one looks just like it

[slf-uk 914]

Mine was a 1965 Triumph Herald in Conifer green, known by my friends as the Rust Bucket. I don't have any pictures of it but this picture is from the web

 

 

Iain

 

 

[Stormin 4,458]

  My first car was a brand new 1970 Vauxhall Viva saloon. I won it in a competition. I never drove it as I didn't have a car licence. Motorcycles my thing in those days.  

 I sold the Viva and  paid back my parents the money they'd loaned me toward my first house. I also bought a 1960 Reliant Regal saloon, with a 750cc side valve engine. That was to keep the first wife happy. Didn't work.

  So I suppose the Reliant was my first car.

[Rocboni 257]

Just passed my test a month or so ago. I went out an baught this so I don't have to rely on Dad driving me and the crawlers around, not bad for a first car/truck.

As you can see, I was just getting used to it when I tried to park it, seems to be a bit squint !!😀 (I'm better at it now)

Edited April 11, 2015 by Rocboni

[pmackellow 2,738]

Ford Fiesta was my first car

[Triumph66 1,256]

My first car was a Renault 14 GTL in metallic green with a sliding vinyl sunroof registered VJK 411T bought for £90 plus a bottle of single malt from my grandfather who retired from driving due to ill health. A fantasic car to drive and so modern and refined compared to the BL cars of that era. It failed it's MOT due to rust on the suspension turrets.

Here's a photo of an example of it. I still have several photos of it somewhere..... Will try and dig them out if I can.

[Alan 1,273]

My first car was a 1942 Austin 8 soft top, bought for £10 including a gallon size tin of body filler approx 1964. The roof leaked like a sieve. The wipers only worked when they felt like it. Started easier with the handle than on the button, but still managed to get up to Scotland and back on holiday with it. JUST. My girl friend, now wife, used to hate it when I collected her from work, as her work mates were picked up in more modern Consuls, Vauxhall's etc.

[Ian 2,417]

My first car was a Fiat 126, but it never made it onto the road.. My first "on the road" car was a Vauxhall Chevette which only lasted about 8 months until I wrapped it around the side of a bridge!

[S1g 579]

My first that I bought was a series 2 honda prelude, used to love it( and a couple of the girls I was seeing at the time loved the pop up head lights) but at only 19 the thirst for fuel and the cost of insurance was too much, so I started to look for something more sensible to shut my parents up and came back with a golf gti, opps. Those were the days.sigh. The below photos are of very similar car except my prelude was a silver a plate and my golf had different wheels. I'll have to try and dig out some pics I've got some where.