geoff-r Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 I had a del Sol SiR great little car 168bhp, electric roof and vtec sounded amazing with the rocket of an exhaust I had (Tanabe SMR - those who know will know how loud they are) I bought it standard and learned how to tinker with cars and built it all up. I sold the car to a guy in Essex, then a guy around the corner bought it back last year! My brother upstaged me at 18 by getting one while I still had mine, I have to say it was one of the most fun cars I've ever owned. Here's some pics: Quote
sparky370z Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 i had a red, 5 door, 1.2, vauxhall nova merit. was a class car, had it 4 years. only broke down once, due to a snapped clutch cable. 10 quid and 10min fix!!! no pictures tho Quote
choptop Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Datsun 100A Cherry. Great car and never let me down but the rear brake drums on it were rubbish. Someone from the Flintstones Era must have designed them Quote
TimFF Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 I had something really sensible for a 20 year old - a full size 1976 Chevy Caprice estate that was just 4 years old... Front bench seat column shift, electric clamshell tailgate - with the rear seat down it would take an 8x4 sheet of ply! It was a sea of red naugahyde (vinyl...) inside, sadly I didn't take any photos of that. I got it as it was going very cheap - bought the year before for £4000, mine for £1000 as he'd emigrated to the US and needed it sold. I added a towbar - it simply bolted to the bumper! The bumpers were the jacking points - literally 1/4" steel plate. Mind you, wiring the indicators to the towbar drove us nuts due to the US habit of using brake lights as indicators by earthing them out, I recall we had to splice into the dashboard repeaters. It towed a sportsboat I had - so torquey you never knew it was there. Bit of a sod when it came to width barriers though, it was 7' wide. Parking was fun too, it was 20' long... It still seems to be about according to the DVLA, although it's changed colour to black. Ah, happy days! The neighbours loved us - my old (just resprayed) Rover 2000 parked outside (mine at 19), my brothers Escort estate and just visible the rear of my fathers Granada 2.3. There were 2 bikes in the garage too... Quote
opentrack-dave Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 I had a yellow spitfire 1500 but dont have any pics of it Quote
Will370z Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 My dad still owns his first car that he bought in his teens, it's a corker built in the 20's, goes like a rocket. We are currently restoring her and trying to work out a way that I can actually fit in it and drive it. Can't wait. I'll have 2 roadsters then Well managed to find some pics of the car Dad had when he was 20, still got it and hopefully will be back on the road this year. I always thought the zed was nice and loud but shes tame compared to this one, hope you like. Shes had a busy life, here are some pics of her racing and hill climbing. Shes been through a few colour changes too. Wonder if our zeds will still be on the road in 80 years + time like this one Last one is Dad on a charity run 1 of 2 racing works engines i believe and a blower on the front - she goes like a rocket but stopping is another matter Quote
bronzee Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Will on the cool scales, that's got to be it! At that age, and still motoring, even if it's currently getting a refresh. Quote
Stew Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 I traded in my lightly modded Saxo VTR for a Lexus IS200. My intro to RWD. Oh, I moved to Siberia when I was 20 too so spent most of my time running about in Hi Lux and L200 pick ups and land cruisers... and being driven in MANY Soviet machines! Quote
Master Z Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 AE86 twin cam Corrolla rwd,black and silver,couldn't buy @*!# for it at the time,no jap scene Quote
Voodoo Vix Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Mkiv escort 1.4 GL - someone had tinted the windows really badly and not cleaned the windows first, they were all watermarked and by the time I had it 6 months it was pretty much all peeled off lol was always getting broken into Last time I saw it, it was towed of the end of my road by the new owner. From what I heard after that an RS turbo lump had been put in and the rear doors sealed up, not surprisingly according to the DVLA she no longer exists lol I then had a Mkv upgrade escort 1.8 SI which I loved to bits although had the dreaded Ford Rust Disease, had her 3 years and then part ex'd her, accordingly to the DVLA she not longer exists either (although not surprised, engine was mint and low mileage but body work was bad when I sold it) lol No piccies of these though Quote
tez162003 Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Built it over several years as you do while a kid. Learnt everything i know about cars because of this, as i did everything myself bar a wheel bearing! ended up being 2.0 zetec on Jenveys, needed that to lug the weight around Quote
Stew Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 2.0 Zetec on Jenveys in something RWD would be fun! I'm thinking Caterham..... Quote
tez162003 Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 haha that would have been fun, when i broke it i was tempted to keep the engine and chuck it in a stripped out old xr2 or something. then id have had reasonable power to weight. Quote
coldel Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 I am having a bit of a guess but I think it might have been my old Fiesta 1.4s - probably my second favourite car ever owned. Rusting to pieces (so its lighter and hence faster), bits missing from the engine (making it more efficient and again lighter) and generally just about hanging together by the paintwork, I daren't clean it. Went like a bullet though! Quote
Humpy Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Blow out the cobwebs from my brain and remember that far back Think I was driving a Escort 1.6 LX... did me proud though! Quote
Keviswatt Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Still had my first car at 20 , Grey Nova SR....oh how i loved it ! Quote
lukeaJones Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 toyota celica 1.8 :-) then 21 got my zed which was last january :-D no turning back lol Quote
ianphampton Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 My 1st car - still had it when I was 20 was. . . .Morris 1000 Traveller. Of course, when I was 20 it was 1976. . . .so I guess that's a bit before most of you guys time. So - how come an old guy is on the 350Z forum. . . got divorced 18 months ago. Sold the Volvo. BOUGHT THE ZED ! ! Yes, it's a mid-life crisis, but, on balance - no wife, no Volvo, now enjoying the Zed, I think I'm ahead on the deal. Quote
mbs Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 My 1st car - still had it when I was 20 was. . . .Morris 1000 Traveller. Of course, when I was 20 it was 1976. . . .so I guess that's a bit before most of you guys time. So - how come an old guy is on the 350Z forum. . . got divorced 18 months ago. Sold the Volvo. BOUGHT THE ZED ! ! Yes, it's a mid-life crisis, but, on balance - no wife, no Volvo, now enjoying the Zed, I think I'm ahead on the deal. You're nowt but a bairn, in 1966 when I was 20 I had a shed to beat all sheds, a Ford Thames 100E side valve van,complete with mattress in the back, cost me £15, sold it a year later for £25. Quote
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