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stuckinbristol In the woodwork. 29 Mar 21 4.28pm | |
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Originally posted by Lombardinho
Must admit, I've got a soft spot for the Sud. You didn't live in Bristol in the mid eighties did you?
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stuckinbristol In the woodwork. 29 Mar 21 4.30pm | |
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Oh yeah, I have a soft spot for the TR5.
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Lombardinho London 29 Mar 21 5.45pm | |
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Originally posted by stuckinbristol
You didn't live in Bristol in the mid eighties did you? No, never lived in Bristol and mid 80's is when I passed my driving test. Failed the first test. Was absolutely gutted for about 3 weeks then I got a cancellation (lucky because it usually took about 6 months to get a test) and sailed through in my stepdad's Golf Mk2 GLS...which I treated horrendously. 17 year old driving too fast and inconsiderately. Guilty as charged.
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Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 29 Mar 21 6.15pm | |
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My first car was a 1936 Austin 7. It was a 2 seater sports version called a 'Nippy'. Bought it for £75 with cash I'd saved from doing paper rounds. Sold it 2 years later for £95 after many miles worth of fun. Thought I'd done well. Decent models sell these days for around £5k. The new owner stripped off the original body and converted it into a 'Special' to race and according to DVLA it's still on the road somewhere.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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Harpo Oxfordshire 30 Mar 21 8.52am | |
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I wouldn't say it was my dream car, but it is a thing of great beauty, and relatively affordable. And I own one. I am of course referring to the Triumph Stag.
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Midlands Eagle 30 Mar 21 9.22am | |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
My first car was a 1936 Austin 7. It was a 2 seater sports version called a 'Nippy'. Mine was a Ford Prefect 100E with three speed gearbox, vacuum operated wipers and 0-60 in two months which was an upgrade on the Lambretta that had done me for the previous two years
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Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 30 Mar 21 9.30am | |
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Originally posted by Harpo
I wouldn't say it was my dream car, but it is a thing of great beauty, and relatively affordable. And I own one. I am of course referring to the Triumph Stag. Fabulous. I coveted one - had to make do with a Spitfire!
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Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 30 Mar 21 9.33am | |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Mine was a Ford Prefect 100E with three speed gearbox, vacuum operated wipers and 0-60 in two months which was an upgrade on the Lambretta that had done me for the previous two years My best man had a 100E. Those wipers! Used to virtually stop going uphill and then nearly fly off going down the other side.
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Teddy Eagle 30 Mar 21 9.42am | |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Mine was a Ford Prefect 100E with three speed gearbox, vacuum operated wipers and 0-60 in two months which was an upgrade on the Lambretta that had done me for the previous two years We had a 100E when I was a kid. My old man somehow let my mums budgie escape and got sent out to look for it (I know) and bought it off his mate down the road for £20 to placate the mother who was raging. It ran for 3 or 4 years.
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mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 31 Mar 21 11.33am | |
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Jag XK140 no question, so far only ever owned an E-Type but that gave me the taste. Or the James Bond DB5 that has just been remade (see last weeks Top Gear) has all the gadgets except the ejector seat . [Link] Edited by mr. apollo (31 Mar 2021 11.35am)
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Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 02 May 21 9.46pm | |
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Not sure on the model, but the blue convertible that Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) drives in Mission Impossible just as he's about to take on another case, is a great looking car.
Pro USA & Israel |
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PalazioVecchio south pole 02 May 21 11.40pm | |
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this is fun to drive
the 'Net-We-had' at the Etihad....again |
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