Your first car

I do love a German diesel…..

If so, check out the BMW 123d, immensely impressive. 2.0 Diesel with 204bhp and 400Nm torque. Frugal too! 🙂

Our first car was a Chrysler Avenger 1300, brand new collected from Rotterdam in 1977 whilst in the RAF at RAF Laarbruch. Turned out to be a right rust bucket after a few years.

First Car to present.

I doubt I can remember them all.

The Renault 21 2-litre Turbo stands out as the most fun by miles. It looked like a pretty bog saloon yet it was mega-quick and handled superbly.

Much better to have a car that looks slow and isn’t than to have a car that looks fast and isn’t. The latter only embarrasses its owner

Moggy

mine vary

Ford Escort Popular Plus 1.3
Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXL (nice) W reg, “SRW 2W” which I should have sold:(
Shared Metro with my first mortgage, nasty thing.
Fiesta 1.3L (shared with first mortgage)
V Reg Mini 1.3 with full fold back sun roof, you could drive it standing up ! (economy measure having been left with first mortage all on my own 😎 ) especially as I put chip oil in it for a few days as an econonmy measure pending pay day!
1.6 Orion Ghia (nice motor)
1.6 Astra SX after Orion gearbox died at 80,000
1.6 Astra SXI company car – shamefully underpowered
VW Bora 1.9 TDi 130 BHP – nice company car !!!!! I miss it
Audi A-4 2.0 TDi 140 BHP – very nice company car !!! – I do love a German diesel…..

assuming I’m still here in the autumn the car is up to exchange but the list is getting ever smaller.:( then again, I’ll be happy to still be working here,

First Car to present.

Austin Allegro ( and it was Beige!!!!!):o

Nic

Ahh the good ole Austin All-agro… won my first banger race in one of those. 😀

Quarter bumpers?
Oh how we all wanted the Lotus.

Of course!

Landau 5.7 V8 and Talbot Alpine in two consecutive posts 🙂

I had a Sunbeam Alpine later on – (mine was the single carb version of the Rapier as opposed to the 2 seater MGB wannabe)

First Car to present.

Austin Allegro ( and it was Beige!!!!!):o
Citroen BX 1.9 & 1.4
VW Golf 1.9TDI
VW Bora 2.0
VW Golf GTI
Audi A2
Toyota Yaris 1.0 Presently own
Toyota Yaris 1.8 SR Presently own
M38A1 Jeep Presently own

Best car out of lot Toyota Yaris 1.0 111,000 miles and never missed a beat.

Regards

Nic

’94 Peugeot 306(Still my ride today after 368000km)

I still own my 1994 Diesel 306 Xnd. Still runs as good as the day I brought it.

I had the pleasure of sharing the driving with my mate in his 1949 Morris Minor – black, split windscreen – down to Turkey via the then very communist Hungary, Bulgaria and Jugoslavia in 1961. Went a dream until I ripped the bottom off the sump in Greece on the way back. Nothing the local blacksmith couldn’t sort and we were on the road again after a day.

The main differences between Cleveland and Windsor V8’s is in the name, as that is where they were produced in the US.

As for the 5.8 badge, well thats a new one on me. The Ford 302cu small block V8 is always a 5 litre to me.. the 260 was 4.2 litre and the 289 was 4.7 litre, as fitted to the Sunbeam Tiger. I guess in the end its just what your used to.

302 cubic inches = 4948 cc (4.9)
351 cubic inches = 5751 cc (5.8)
I know I’m a dreadful anorak on this question, but 4.9 and 5.8 the Ford Australia engines were (just).
I suspect that the reason was as much to do with distinguishing them from the Holden engines then in the marketplace, which were 308 ci (5044 cc and marketed as a 5.0) and 350 ci (5735 cc but always marketed as a 350). There was also a smaller Holden 253 V8 of 4142 cc.

Maybe there were two Ford V8’s of that size. I seem to remember reference to a 351 Cleveland and a 351 Windsor. Perhaps it was the Windsor that was a 5.8.
I do remember, though, that the XC Falcon/Fairmont came with a number of engine options, the size marked in cc’s on the front wing panel behind the front wheel: 200 c.i./3.3 six; 250 c.i./4.1 six; 302 c.i./4.9 V8; 351 c.i./5.8 V8. The 351 carried a ‘5.8’ badge. The posher Fairlane had just the two V8 engines.

The main differences between Cleveland and Windsor V8’s is in the name, as that is where they were produced in the US.

As for the 5.8 badge, well thats a new one on me. The Ford 302cu small block V8 is always a 5 litre to me.. the 260 was 4.2 litre and the 289 was 4.7 litre, as fitted to the Sunbeam Tiger. I guess in the end its just what your used to.

Mine was a 1963 Morris Minor 1000. I’ve lost track of the cars I’ve owned over the years so don’t ask what I followed it with as I cannnot remember due to brain fade.

Ford 351 Cleveland classed as 5.7 litre. Chevy 350 also classed as 5.7 litre. Ford never marketed a 5.8 litre V8 as far as i know. Landau was similar to the Mad Max V8 interceptor, although that was really the Landau’s sister model, the Falcon XB GT coupe.
My car pictured below.

Maybe there were two Ford V8’s of that size. I seem to remember reference to a 351 Cleveland and a 351 Windsor. Perhaps it was the Windsor that was a 5.8.
I do remember, though, that the XC Falcon/Fairmont came with a number of engine options, the size marked in cc’s on the front wing panel behind the front wheel: 200 c.i./3.3 six; 250 c.i./4.1 six; 302 c.i./4.9 V8; 351 c.i./5.8 V8. The 351 carried a ‘5.8’ badge. The posher Fairlane had just the two V8 engines.

My list after the 72 Kadett:

’73 Opel Kadett
’75 Opel Manta
’78 Opel Kadett Coupé
’69 Opel Rekord
’78 Opel Kadett Coupé(Yes, the same one again)
’90 Peugeot 205
’89 VW Golf
’93 Peugeot 106
’94 Peugeot 306(Still my ride today after 368000km)

My list up to present day.

:diablo:

Ahh, if we are going to lists…:)

You have to love the two ends of the spectrum

Landau 5.7 V8 and Talbot Alpine in two consecutive posts 🙂

Moggy

I remember those. That will be the celebrated 351 V8 that saw service in most top-line Australian Fords in the seventies. I think, though, it was a 5.8 (5751 cc), the GM 350 being a 5.7.

Ford 351 Cleveland classed as 5.7 litre. Chevy 350 also classed as 5.7 litre. Ford never marketed a 5.8 litre V8 as far as i know. Landau was similar to the Mad Max V8 interceptor, although that was really the Landau’s sister model, the Falcon XB GT coupe.
My car pictured below.

OK, No hoots of laughter! After the Imp came the Vauxhall Astra, then the Talbot Alpine!! Which I still own to this day! 27 years old (we have been together for 17 years now!) It’s a versatile motor, rugged and when the seats are let down becomes almost van sized!

Funny, my cars got bigger… and are now getting smaller;

73 ” Landau 5.7 V8 (Aussie Muscle)

I remember those. That will be the celebrated 351 V8 that saw service in most top-line Australian Fords in the seventies. I think, though, it was a 5.8 (5751 cc), the GM 350 being a 5.7.

perhaps the only ‘interesting’ car I ever had was an Austin Apache whilst working in zimbabwe in 83/84.
Basically a S African made Austin 1100 with triumphish front and back.
I took 2 friends up to Harare one baking hot day,stopping at a garage half way …they asked me – ”need fuel” ? and I said no but I need some oil LOL – she was a bit of a leaker !!but quite a nice little car to get me to the gliding club and back 😀

link to apache pics

http://www.kewengineering.co.uk/apache/gallery.htm