jammerrs

dont do owt for me either, loads of old fords anyday over a super car

cabrio zo

Couldn't really put on finger on what car got me hooked, just remember being mad on then since early childhood, might be Dads mk1 Escort all those years ago then of course cosworths as they were king

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Elwood

Four things spring to mind which influenced my interest in cars:

1. The first time I'd been driven quickly when I was about 10 years old. The weapon of choice was a 1.9 205 GTi, and it was something totally different to what I'd experienced before.

2. The local police had a Vauxhall Cavalier turbo. I remember seeing it fly around and feeling very impressed at the speed it carried.

3. BTCC - mainly around the years when Rickard Rydell was shoving other cars out of the way in 850 T5's, Menu in his Renault Laguna and Biele in the Audi A4.

4. Getting my first car - the feeling of freedom the first time I sat in the drivers seat and went somewhere on my own, is a feeling that has never diminished for me.

cossiegreg1

The factors what got me into Fords:

1. My dad always messed about with fords.

2. Touring cars on the telly.

3. Sapph's going sideways/fishtailing/do-nuting at the cruises

Always said i'd own a cosworth. Got my first one when i was 19

schanche

Yep seen that vid cozzfather on my tube page also got it sent over from Micheal in Australia made a copy for me top bloke! Just been able to obtain a copy's of the 84/85 ERC's you should see how much of a handful it was and just how he gets treated by the big Audis didnt make to many friends in them years will be posting up on tube after Crimbo! Just started adding 88 ERC season

Thrush

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My mates dad had a red XR2 which was the first car I "noticed", then my old man had a Fiat Uno Turbo, then my bro had an Astra GTE 16v which was the first that got me into the idea of modifying, and the first Ford that turned my head was Tony Mannock's blue Saff with the EsCos arches on the cover of an issue of Rev's from 1998 - February I think it was!

Marc LJX

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A mate of mine knew a bigger boy with a Mk1 Golf Gti. He took us for a spin in it one night and that was me hooked on cars. I was about 14.

Matt Evans

I was about 9 - 10 at the time, my older sister (16ish) was seeing a lad who had a Mk2 Escort mexico, bog standard apart from a big exhaust, i got took out in it a few times (this would be about 1983?), and the sound of it was amazing (especially for a kid), i really started noticing cars from then on, especially as mk1 and mk2 escorts were everywhere at the time.

I remember being bought a Ford RS Rallye Sport jacket for that xmas (the blue and white ones) which i wore to school!

Escy

When I was about 6 my uncle had a saph ghia which I was quite taken with. It had a rear armrest which came out of the seat which I thought was amazing at the time.

One of my dads friends also had a Mk1 MR2 at about the same time. I loved the look of that thing, would always go to the window to look at it when he came over.

RST

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Mine was my mates bro getting a Rs1800 when it was only few years old.
Then he went on to a Fiesta Turbo. which I loved and always dreamed of having Also when i was about 10. my dad brought his first saph.

bigyin32

my first love for cars came from seeing a neighbours escort mk 2 it had the 2.1 engine in it first sit in it i fell in love with it as a matter of fact he still has it in his garage its not been on the road for over 15 years its black with the wide arch kit he got it painted about 10 years ago and he was cracking up 2 weeks after he got it done it was in the garage at his house and the paint all started cracking round the arches not amused lol ill try get some pics of this car for my albums

mk3stevie

What reinforced the love of fords was my cousin. He worked for the ford dealership in Chard (somerset) whe it was RS cars in the mid eightys. He was an endless source of showroom posters for my bedroom walls (still have some now although wish they were mint and didnt have the blutac marks)!!

Allyc85

Easy, was the Escort Cosworth for me. A guy up the road had a mint red one that pretty much made my jaw drop. I always swore I was going to buy it off him when I was old enough but he sold it a long time ago

cozzfather

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looking forward to that matey,i'll add you on youtube and then i can keep up, i love a 4wd gartrac zakspeed mk3 escort xtrac i do,i watched them races live on Grandstand or was it world of sport,i was only a nipper but i remember clearly the tv cameras showing the inside of the car when Mr Rallycross hit the boost button for maximum power to the crank as he called it

Less.

Dont know always been into cars,cant really put a finger on it

cozzfather

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soon as i saw that i thought of the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus i owned when i was 21,no one had stuff like that my age and tbh i had iffy insurance and no tax but it was a good car and did have a good mot ,it went so well as it had been to skip browns for a roadspeed conversion. they are a 2.2 lotus 16 valve with a dog leg 5spd zf and mine had twin 45's and high lift cams.
i got a price list from skips and the prices were fookin amazing so i made a brave decision to flog it and do a earner,still miss it now

Dar-rst

ive always loved xr2's when i was a little one. Had a few so now happy with the rs for the time..

however my first car was a metalic gree, mk2 fiesta 1.1 ohv with everything else off a donner xr2