First Cars

[Orange Rag]

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Does anyone else have pictures of their first cars? When gas was cheap and hair had color. Big blocks and hurst shifters, but I still had some british roots and brown hair.

[seven]

Fond memories of this 'ol girl, not quite my first car but the only one with me pictured with it[:D] (First car was a Triumph Herald)



1977 Big block 460ci ex Kentucky State, all the cop extras, bought this from the state auction in '81

The car is unable to handle my driving capabilities

[Hoops]

A Citroen AX, then Dolly Sprint and now the 7, all in 5 years [:)]

[seven]

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A Citroen AX, then Dolly Sprint and now the 7, all in 5 years [:)]


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The car is unable to handle my driving capabilities

[Wayne S]

My first car was - well errr a 2 litre Grinnall !!!

Had some great adventures in that car. Some of you might remember it.... now in the hands of Rosey on this forum [:D]

Also learn't to drive in my Dad's G TR4 Dove, not many can say that!!!





<b>Red 4.0 Litre V8 DHC Grinnall (with huuuuuge arches...!)</b>

[stevie_a]

<font color="teal"><b>I have some photos of some of my old cars sadly not all of them

But I will only show you If you don't laugh at the 80,s fashion ...[:D]

I got my first car one month after my 17th birthday after passing my test but before I got it

I drove my dad's Triumph Acclaim


My first car a Vauxhall Chevette


My Second car the Vauxhall Astra 1.6 EXP


my third car was My Mk2 VW Golf C


I have a soft spot for this next car it was fantastic and I kept it for 5 years

A Toyota Corolla 1.6 16v GTi


Then I had a BMW 318i e36 witch I do not have a picture of

at the same time as the 318i I had this my first TR7 that I drove as a daily runner for 5 years


We then replaced the e36 BMW with this e46 BMW well at least Emma liked it


Then WGE was purchased It looked like this when I bought it from John Gibson
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[Red]

I had a whole succession of bangers in my early years.

I don't have photos of any of them, unfortunately. [:(]

My first ever car was an Opel Kadett 'D', looking quite similar to this:



Yes, in that colour as well! [8D]
Mine had door mirrors rather than wing mirrors, and round headlamps but otherwise just like that.

Then I had:
1980 Ford Fiesta Mk1 1l
1985 Vauxhall Cavalier MkII (1.6l)
1982 Mini Clubman
1986 Vauxhall Cavalier MkII SRi
1982 Vauxhall Astra GTE (MkI)
1988 Rover 825
A succession of company carzzzz
1991 Vauxhall Cavalier mkIII CDi
1978 Datsun Skyline
1990 Ford Orion
1990 Saab 9000
1994 Vauxhall Astra Mk4
1994 Saab 9000 (still got this one!)

And of course, the TR7 - although recently that's not been a car so much as a 'project'. [;)]


Garry

1976 2.0 (soon to be 3.5!)FHC
http://reds-tr7.blogspot.com/

[Odd]

My first car was
a 1970 Mk3 Spitfire. Signal red, and with 6*13" ATS rims. Owned it for 30 years, and (sort of) still miss it now.
This picture was given to me by a friend when he heard I'd sold the Spitfire. I'm so amazed when I see that minute little
one-man tent. That tent, the Spit and I had many a nice and adventurous journey back then. Just look at the soggy
ground on this particular morning - nothing could stop us, young and foolish as we were... [:)]

Nowadays?
It's me (OK, <u>much</u> more of me), the missus, a comfortable TR8 - and hotels, that make those not-so-adventurous trips...
Unfortunately the caravan isn't used as I once thought it would be.


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[PeterTR7V8]

First car was a Mini. It lasted 7 days. Then a Spitfire 1500, then a Herald 1360 dhc, a couple of Vectra SRi company cars in the 90's, a GT6 Mk3, a Marina while the GT6 was being restored, a TR7 2.0L, an Astra, an '85 BMW 320, the GT6 again, a Ford Focus (1st new car) & the TR7 V8. Clarkson would have a fit!



The map: http://tinyurl.com/wedgemap . The blog: http://www.forum.triumphtr7.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8548

[Hasbeen]

You poor kids, you've never had a chance to drive really good cars
have you. They were all too expensive by the time you started to
drive.

I learnt in a 28 Chev.

I did my drivers test in a 30 Dodge

I first did a mile per minute in a 36 Dodge

My first car was a 35 Morris 8/40. Well I was poor.

My second car was a 36 Pontiac Super Chieftain roadster, with a
Dicky seat. Wow, what a car that was.

Then a Singer 9, a couple of MGs, a TC, & a TF.

A Simca Arond, & Morgan +4 were my only ever new cars, apart from
company cars.

Then a Lotus 20 Formula Junior, & the rot really set in.

The best car I have owned would be a toss up between my F2 Brabham,
& my TR7. With my 7, what more could I want.

Hasbeen

[gslittle]

I've still got my first car after 28 years...! A 1961 Ford Popular 100E. The photo was taken in 1984 and the aircraft is a Supermarine Swift, allegedly the sole survivor.



If bored, you can read about its lengthy, ongoing restoration here...

http://www.pop100e.com

(With reference to Odd's post above, it must be genetic because my uncle has owned his similar Spitfire MK3 in Signal Red from new in 1969).

Cheers

Graham


1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

[Hoops]

The only photo is have of me in my sprint -

[andyf]

No photos of mine - cameras were yet to be invented. [:p]

Austin 1100, written off when someone ran into me at a junction, then onto a Viva HB which I sold to my brother. I then got a "modern" car - a 1977 Chrysler Alpine. What a heap of junk that was.


1980 Persian Aqua DHC

[jclay (RIP 2018)]

My first motocycle:


My first car 1959 Nash Metropolitan:


Next car 1954 Buick Century:


1964 White AMX:


1968 Dodge Dart:


1961 Mk II AH Sprite:


1976 Chevy Suburban 4x4:


Yamaha 80cc:


Suzuki 650 GS:


Pontiac Sunbird (Worst car I even owned!!)


1984 Chevy Monte Carlo:


1985 Caprice Classic:


1990 Blazer S10:


1995 Chevy Astro Van (still have):


1980 TR7, Ol' Yeller!:


Seven more TR7s in between!

1980 TR7:


More TR7s (including a Spider):


1980 TR8:


2002 Toyoda Tundra:


This list does not include ANY of my wife's cars or my three daughter's cars that I purchased while they were in college and grad school.


Clay

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[Orange Rag]

Wow GREAT pictures everyone, I love the Cop car (Blues Brother).
Nice selection of cars Clay, I also had a 68 AMX 390 and a 67 Dart GT rag top. I started with the 67 Alpine then the Javelin, 440 6pack Charger (wish I had that back) next 455 4 speed TA after that I just went crazy, cars and more cars. Now with the 7's we have the wifes car, Cale has his 7 & and an Audi GT Coupe, will the family truckster is a Dodge Magnum Hemi wagon.
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