Your first car

**bawjaws** · April 1st, 2017, 03:55 PM

first car I had was a 4 year old Fiat 128 2door . Got it in 1976, after putting too many dents in the parents car

.. always remember the rubber bulb you squeezed for the window washers...( just a sample picture of a newer model)

**bloke57** · April 1st, 2017, 05:20 PM

I learned to drive in my first car - an Austin 1300. It was the same colour as the one in this picture - they called it "Limeflower" (yuk!)

Actually it was a good little runabout and lasted a good few years till it gasped its last. Better than nowt.

April 1st, 2017, 05:47 PM

You brought back some memories for me. My first car was in 2008 (bad year to get and maintain a car BTW), I was getting out of high school and going to college (again, bad time) and needed a car. The car I ended up with, with some help from my father, was a 240SX convertible from the 90's. I went on to stay with that, constantly failing, car until I graduated and was steady enough to buy myself a new car. I did miss it when I gave it up though. I have a USB full of old photographs and have many pictures of it. One such picture is below. You'll notice what my political leanings were (at the time) as well

. I was so proud of that car, for some reason. Guess since it was my first. But it was in rough shape. The front left hand side had an ugly, visible dent.

**otokonomidori** · April 1st, 2017, 10:36 PM

1958 Austin A35 van

**tygrkhat40** · April 2nd, 2017, 02:40 PM

My first car was a 1982 Ford Fairmont. This is not my car, but it looks just like it. I don't remember my car ever looking this good, well, as good as a brown car can look.

It wasn't a good car, made when quaility was, like, job 12 at Ford. It burned oil like a bitch, idled at 30, the squirters didn't work and had a state-of-the-art mono AM radio (I eventually replaced it with a cassette deck). Despite that, I put well over 80,000 miles on it before I sold it to a junkyard for $50.

**philll_77** · April 2nd, 2017, 04:49 PM

Is a first bike ok? If not ok, I'll delete it.
Triumph 3TA as bought after 15th b-day

Rebuilt!

Me on it, nearly 16yo

First bike on the road, Enfield Crusader Sports 250.

**otokonomidori** · April 2nd, 2017, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

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[LEFT]My first car was a 1982 Ford Fairmont.

What engine was in it?

**ManofKent** · April 3rd, 2017, 12:42 PM

My first car was a white 1996 Vauxhall Astra, which my parents brought from a neighbor second-hand.

I am now currently on my fourth car since then.

Estreeter · April 3rd, 2017, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

My first car was a 1982 Ford Fairmont.

Bloody Hell

Here's the Aussie 1982 Fairmont

The first car I owned when I first got my license was a 1981 Ford Cortina, complete garbage

But the first car I owned was a 1974 Ford XB Falcon, almost standard including the manual gearbox but had the 351 V8...

Take the chrome rims off and put the steel factory rims on and it looked a lot like that.

MaxJoker · April 3rd, 2017, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bawjaws

first car I had was a 4 year old Fiat 128

Though this is likely the latest car you drive , right

Let me know if it is and I`ll knock on the door and give you a firm shake

By the hand

April 1st, 2017, 03:55 PM	#1
bawjaws Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 972 Thanks: 13,819 Thanked 12,971 Times in 958 Posts	Your first car first car I had was a 4 year old Fiat 128 2door . Got it in 1976, after putting too many dents in the parents car.. always remember the rubber bulb you squeezed for the window washers...( just a sample picture of a newer model)

April 1st, 2017, 05:47 PM	#3
31D1 Guest Posts: n/a	You brought back some memories for me. My first car was in 2008 (bad year to get and maintain a car BTW), I was getting out of high school and going to college (again, bad time) and needed a car. The car I ended up with, with some help from my father, was a 240SX convertible from the 90's. I went on to stay with that, constantly failing, car until I graduated and was steady enough to buy myself a new car. I did miss it when I gave it up though. I have a USB full of old photographs and have many pictures of it. One such picture is below. You'll notice what my political leanings were (at the time) as well. I was so proud of that car, for some reason. Guess since it was my first. But it was in rough shape. The front left hand side had an ugly, visible dent.

April 2nd, 2017, 02:40 PM	#5
tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 152,629 Times in 9,629 Posts	My first car was a 1982 Ford Fairmont. This is not my car, but it looks just like it. I don't remember my car ever looking this good, well, as good as a brown car can look. It wasn't a good car, made when quaility was, like, job 12 at Ford. It burned oil like a bitch, idled at 30, the squirters didn't work and had a state-of-the-art mono AM radio (I eventually replaced it with a cassette deck). Despite that, I put well over 80,000 miles on it before I sold it to a junkyard for $50. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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philll_77 Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Beasley Street Posts: 2,445 Thanks: 43,824 Thanked 29,606 Times in 2,443 Posts	Is a first bike ok? If not ok, I'll delete it. Triumph 3TA as bought after 15th b-day Rebuilt! Me on it, nearly 16yo First bike on the road, Enfield Crusader Sports 250. Last edited by philll_77; June 10th, 2017 at 01:27 PM.. Reason: ?

April 1st, 2017, 05:20 PM	#2
bloke57 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Unaffordable housing Posts: 4,923 Thanks: 31,646 Thanked 68,928 Times in 4,921 Posts	I learned to drive in my first car - an Austin 1300. It was the same colour as the one in this picture - they called it "Limeflower" (yuk!) Actually it was a good little runabout and lasted a good few years till it gasped its last. Better than nowt.

April 1st, 2017, 10:36 PM	#4
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,316 Thanks: 39,023 Thanked 122,410 Times in 8,316 Posts	1958 Austin A35 van

April 3rd, 2017, 12:42 PM	#8
ManofKent Vintage Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: U.K Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 10,125 Thanked 13,833 Times in 1,113 Posts	My first car was a white 1996 Vauxhall Astra, which my parents brought from a neighbor second-hand. I am now currently on my fourth car since then.