Previous cars What were yours ?

[mary-anne.caswell]

Re: Previous cars What were yours ?

have just totalled up 20 cars not including cars ive joint owned with mary-anne since 1989 will list them all soon greg

[tim hawkesworth]

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How many, I don't know
But here they are
Austin Seven Ulster 1930 [ Wish I still had that]
Austin Seven Ruby 1938 [ Passed test in that]
Austin A35 [for 2 weeks
Morris 1000 1956 4 door
Morris 1000 1961 2 door
Morris 1000 1961 Traveller
VW Beetle 1961
Morris 1000 4 door 1963
Austin 8 cwt van
Austin Maxi 1750
Morris 1000 1964 4d
Austin Mini Cooper S [Bought for Sue to learn to drive in]
Austin Mini Clubman
Austin Sherpa Autosleeper
Renault 4 [what a wreck]
Porsche 356c [Very nice]
Porsche 911e [Even Better]
Austin Maxi 1750 HL [First new car]
Triumph Spitfire Mk4
Vauxhall Chevette Hatchback
Vauxhall Astra Estate
Vauxhall Nova 1.2
Vauxhall Nova GTE
Opel Manta GTE
Vauxhall Carlton CD
Citreon 2CV Dolly
Land Rover V8 90 County
Austin Metro 1.4D
Land Rover Discovery 3D Tdi
Land Rover Discovery 5D TdiS
Land Rover Discovery 3d Tdi S
Saab 9000 Auto [Still got it]
Peugot Motorhome
Fiat Motorhome [Still got it]
Peugot Partner Combi [Still got it]

And now Marlins
Sportster Built 1997/8 [Still got it]
Sierra based Berlinetta [Still got it]
Cortina based Berlinetta [Bought & sold part built]
Cabrio [Bought part built and for sale]
Hunter LWB 2.3 16v-Factory Prototype [Still got it]

And that lot equates to one car for each year of my Driving Life - am I really that old - Yes I am before you say it

[macdonald.dm]

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Blimey, Tim; 'follow that', as they say!

(Jeepers, having read Dane's list, how could I have forgotten my own Triumph GT6 Mk1?! During its second engine rebuild, I had to swap it for a running car - a friend's Capri which I'd been happily slagging-off as a boy-racer-mobile since he'd bought it. Oh, the humiliation!)

[b_caswell]

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Is it worth bovvering
Standard 14 only ran once
Renault 4cv with 850 Gordini engine
Ford Pilot V8 needed share in Shell
Vauxhall Wyvern got rammed by London double decker RT bus
Hillman Minx series 3a
Another one ex police car no heater
Low mean orange mini with GRP purple front
Mk1 Escort
Triumph Vitesse conv (still waiting for restore)
Ford Transit motor home(Divorce forces sale)_
Mk1 Escort van with 1600 mexico engine and drum brakes and a change of pants.
Mk4 Cortina auto(Stolen)
Mk5 Cortina
XR3I
BMW E36 saloon
BMW E46 Coupe( Very nice car )from new
Triumph Vitesse Saloon (practice project restore)
OH nearly forgot Marlin Roadster hybrid bought in 1985 on the road 1987
If you like I could list all the cars and lorries etc I have driven. That includes one hell of a lot of Fire engines!

[j.fernie]

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In compiling the list I realise I don't like cars with a roof.

Austin 7 Chummy 1929(under restoration for 27 years! - still not finished)
Austin 7 Super Accessories Special 1936
Spitfire 1500
Midget Mk 3 1275 (with Arkley single piece front end)
GT6 Mk3 (loved the straight 6 engine)
Spitfire 1500
Triumph Accord (freebie)
Escort Cabriolet (children)
Toyota Carina (company car)
Seat Leon (great driving car but passengers not happy)
Renault Laguna (still got it - economical is all you can say)
Austin Sprite Mk 4 1275 (still got it)
Berlinetta (latest addition to the fleet!)

[CABRIOBOB]

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Since 1994 I Have had the following.

MK1 ESCORT 1300GT
MK1 ESCORT MEXICO
AUSTIN 1300GT (CRAP AND COSTLY AND WORST CAR TO HAVE SEX IN AS THE GIRLS FEET KEPT BREAKING THE 8 TRACK)
MK2 LOTUS CORTINA
HILLMAN AVENGER TIGER
HILLMAN HUNTER 1725 SPORT WITH OVERDRIVE
MK1 CAPRI 3100 SAVAGE
OPEL KADETT 2LT 2 DOOR COUPE GTE
MK2 2LT S CAPRI
MK2 2.8 INJ CAPRI
WOLSEY 1300 VANDAM PLAS (LEFT HOME GOT MARRIED)
NISSON CHERRY 1300 (STILL MARRIED)
MK3 ESCORT 1400
ASTRA 1800 GTE
VX CAVILIER GLS (GOT DEVORCED)
VX NOVA GTE
VX CALILIER SRI NO 1
VX CAVILIER SRI NO 2
VX CAVILIER SRI NO 3
VX VECTRA 1800 SRI NO 1
VX VECTRA 1800 SRI NO 2
ROVER 400 (HIT HARD TIMES, WOMEN AGAIN)
ROVER 45 (STILL GOT HARD TIMES)
RENAULT SCEINIC (GOT A WOMAN WITH MONEY)
RENAULT SCEINC GRAND (UP HILL FROM NOW ON !!!)
VW PASSAT TDI EST
VW PASSET 2LT 170 SALOON

PLUS THE BEST A MARLIN ROADSTER

[listerjp2]

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The comprehensive but small list:
Citeon 2CV
Renault 6
Fiesta 1.1S
Escort Mk3 1.1
Escort Mk3 1.3
Escort Mk3 XR3
Cavilier
Sierra 1.6 Red
Mondeo 1.6 Blue
Mondeo 1.8 Green
Mondeo 1.8TD Estate Green
BMW 1.6 Saloon Black
BMW 1.8 Saloon 1.8
BMW 1.8 Saloom TD
BMW 2.0TD Estate Red
BMW 2.0TD Estate Greem
Pajero 2.4TD Mk1
Pajero 2.8TD Mk2 (Still have)

Red Marlin LWB Mk2 with Toyota Corolla 1.6 and 5 speeed box(Still have)

SWB Marlin Marina based Mk2 1275 engine and 4 speed box (Restoring/re-building)

[trevor_ford]

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What on earth have I been doing ?
Only two cars over all these years !!
Mini 1000
Marlin roadster
OK, this doesn't include the family cars which have all been registered in my wife's name, or the Marina donor cars !!

[Dane_Rescueman]

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Hey, I forgot one.
A Tri-Ang Pedal car when I was five in 19**.

[jon_cox]

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Well I guess only being 37 I have a slight age disadvantage. But:
SWB Marina based Marlin Roadster. Had kit for 16th birthday present. Had it on the road the day after I passed my test. Q139 RAE. Kept it for 6 years then sold for-
Pug 205 1.6 GTI - Fantastic. Even better when I tuned the engine to fast road spec.
Mondeo 2.0 Ghia - First company car.
Mondeo 2.5 GhiaX - Loved this one. Blew up the engine!!
Pug 405 3.0 V6 Coupe SE - Felt the dogs... in this. Crashed it after just 3 days. Cost ?5000 to fix.
Audi A4 1.8 SE. - Company car. Boring but comfy.
VW Passat 1.9 TDI Estate. - Company car - Loved it.
Audi A6 1.9 TDI Avant SE - Current car - Love it.
Oh!! Nearly forgot....
Marlin Roadster - Q139 RAE - bought back off eBay 3 years ago. Couldn't believe it. Still the same car except for some bad crazing and a bad carpet change. Currently rolling project.

[macdonald.dm]

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Ha ha! Jon, what did you think of your original build quality now you're looking at it through 'wiser' eyes?!

[chris_cussen]

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850 Mini
Highly Tuned 850 Mini (would take on a 1275GT)
Mk1 Escort - Ended up as a full house rally car
Cortina Mk IV 2ltr - children
Escort Mk3 1600 - yawn
Spartan Treka based on XR2- fun until it rusted away
Ford Puma 1.7 - quite a little devil for a Fiesta in different clothes
90% of a Marlin - still building it

[jon_cox]

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Donnie,
To answer your question I was pretty chuffed. Considering I built the car when I was 16 with no previous experience I could not believe how original it all was mechanically. The body work is a little rough now and some previous owner had bastardised the carpets and door panels that I had made with some shite stuff from a carpet shop, but the home made seats and other bits are still cool. Considering the car is now 20 years old and has probably covered over 80,000 miles in that time it all looks rather good.

[macdonald.dm]

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Hi Jon. Sounds good!

'Home made seats'? Tell me more!

[andymdane]

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Um, I've had more cars SINCE than before, if you don't count the <12 months ones:

Before - Mini Van*, Anglia Van*, Cortina II Estate, Austin 1800*, Fiat Strada, 2x Ford Escort III estates* (co cars) Sierra 2000 Estate. Stars under 1 year (inc co cars)

Since - Sierra 2000 OHC Estate, Galaxy, another Galaxy, and Nova Astra, Ka, Fiesta V. We tend to share cars so never sure whose is which.