Memory Lane: Post up your old car pics here

[Payco]

My first car in 1984 at the age of 17. Paid £75 for my purple 1275GT Mini with the square bonnet. Sold my Scalextric and used my savings. Suffice to say I purchased a large scalextric track when I was 35 to replace it many years later.

 

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Payco

[Olly350z]

Out of all my previous cars, this is the one that got away. Owned it before I even passed my driving test, and modified the life out of it. I practically rebuilt every nut and bolt. Started life as a little 1.4L, ended life with a B18 swap and full Type R interior. 

 

6 years of work ended in probably 5 seconds of stupidity when I wrote it off racing a R33 skyline on a twisty B road 

 

 

[davey_83]

That's looks lush!!

 

You saying that, was exactly what I was doing last night. Thankfully this time I knew when to say when.

 

[Loadmaster]

My E39 540 Sport at Dunsfold last year.

[Loadmaster]

On 30/10/2020 at 14:12, Payco said:

My first car in 1984 at the age of 17. Paid £75 for my purple 1275GT Mini with the square bonnet. Sold my Scalextric and used my savings. Suffice to say I purchased a large scalextric track when I was 35 to replace it many years later.

 

 

Blimey - £75.

 

And to think, I saw one for sale in a classic dealer in Handcross last Sunday for...... £22,500!

[Payco]

59 minutes ago, Loadmaster said:

Blimey - £75.

 

And to think, I saw one for sale in a classic dealer in Handcross last Sunday for...... £22,500!

Yes I know. Rare as rocking horse poo now. Tried to buy one a few years back to scratch the memory itch but couldn’t justify  the money..

[Woodland]

My first 205 GTI which ended up upside on its roof in a ditch. 

[Kieran O'Quick]

Great stance

[Lee370Z]

59 minutes ago, Kieran O'Quick said:

Great stance

Agree and they are such a lovely shape I reckon. 

[DoogyRev]

8 hours ago, Woodland said:

My first 205 GTI which ended up upside on its roof in a ditch. 

I loved my 205GTI, it was a white 1.9, one of the only cars I wish I still had.

[davey_83]

Never change 205 GTi wheels, it's a motoring rule 

[Woodland]

I have had 3 205 1.9's, that was my first and those wheels came with car. Those wheels are Fondmental's which were 195's and were much lighter than the originals. My latter 205's i kept the originals. But then it was not uncommon to have mismatched originals over time as Peugeot had three different factories making wheels. The first batch had: 'Italy' written on them which were the best and lightest, then it was: 'France' and 'Belgium' to cut costs. They looked the same, but to a trained eye some could tell the difference.

[davey_83]

5 hours ago, Woodland said:

I have had 3 205 1.9's, that was my first and those wheels came with car. Those wheels are Fondmental's which were 195's and were much lighter than the originals. My latter 205's i kept the originals. But then it was not uncommon to have mismatched originals over time as Peugeot had three different factories making wheels. The first batch had: 'Italy' written on them which were the best and lightest, then it was: 'France' and 'Belgium' to cut costs. They looked the same, but to a trained eye some could tell the difference.

 

Never heard of them, must be rare. I remember the big names from the days Team Dynamics, OZ, Compomotive, Speedline. 

 

Cost cutting makes sense for any manufacturer I guess. 

 

Bargain buy for someone with an early Peugeot or Citroen then, being such a lightweight cast wheel.

 

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[JetSet]

Taken in Rhyl 1973.