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Old 27-09-2010, 09:16 PM
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my first ford and my first car was 88 sierra 1.6 cl, my second is 93 2.0 sierra giha.
my next (i hope) is going to be a cosie
Old 27-09-2010, 09:35 PM
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my 1st ford was at the age of 17 and it was a mk1 zephyr 6 paid £20 for it and wish i still had it now bench seat, colomn change, green and cream, straight six, loved that car. oops posted this in sons name lol dont think he wants to be 63 haha sorry mate.

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Old 27-09-2010, 09:39 PM
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MK1 Escort Mexico, copper coloured, cost me £1500 back in 1989 and £500 to insure 3rd party only
Old 27-09-2010, 09:46 PM
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Age 17/18 i had a focus mk1 1.8 zetec (W reg) then to a mk2 2.0 titanium (56 reg) also a sierra sapphire cosworth! Im going up in the world!

Next will be escort cosworth! Not to replace a car just to add to the collection!
Old 28-09-2010, 12:01 AM
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mk2 cortina 1600e with a 2.1 pinto.really wish i had kept that car-great fun toying with the nova boys lol
Old 28-09-2010, 03:10 AM
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A Red 1.3 MK3 Fiesta.

Was an arse to insure at 18! 1300 quid iirc!

Edited to say I've owned 5 cars, 4 have been Fords! Love them!

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Old 28-09-2010, 04:56 AM
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First car and first Ford at 17.....

Mk2 XR2
Old 28-09-2010, 07:08 AM
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My first car and first ford was a mk2 fiesta @ 17!
C reg which was 6 months younger than me

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Old 28-09-2010, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bazzal
Mk2 xr2 at 17,
Same as above, loved it to bits!
Old 28-09-2010, 07:20 AM
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Doubt many can remember my first Ford a 1957 Ford Popular E103 .

Old 28-09-2010, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MadRod
Doubt many can remember my first Ford a 1957 Ford Popular E103 .

You had a Green one

Steve
Old 28-09-2010, 08:01 AM
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My first Ford was a Black XR3, was wrotten and the bloke had it back a few days later.

First one i kept was a MkV Cortina 1.6 Base, had that car a good few years

Steve
Old 28-09-2010, 10:11 AM
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S2 RST in 1999. Twatting then sent me on a seriously slippy slope over the last 11 years!
Old 28-09-2010, 10:18 AM
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Another thread back from the past.
Old 28-09-2010, 10:40 AM
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fiesta 1.25 (98) had that for a year after passing my test then got focus 1.8
Old 28-09-2010, 10:42 AM
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Mk4 escort Xr3i EFi. Learnt about the pitfalls of CVH's the hard way!
Old 28-09-2010, 10:47 AM
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mk5 escort xr3i 130 bhp one when i was 15, proper quick when you are that age..was a nice car till someone dropped a skip on it
Old 28-09-2010, 11:28 AM
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MK3 fiesta xr2i, with skimmed pistons, megasquirt efi and t3 turbo at 19 , then an escort, and another, and another, then a sierra, and now another....
Old 28-09-2010, 11:32 AM
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Saph cossie rep @ 18. had 2.1 pinto on 45s went like $hit off a shovel but no top end due to 1.6 gearbox. Didnt stop to well either as only 1.6 brakes etc.
Old 28-09-2010, 11:53 AM
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saved up and paid £1550 for my black c reg xr2 when i was 17 . I always can recall the drive home like it happened yesterday , my little dream came true and i felt so happy with myself C330 GYC , k&n and MOWATTS tune up , she purred like a kitten
Old 28-09-2010, 12:13 PM
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capri 2.8i special when i was 19
Old 28-09-2010, 12:52 PM
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My fiesta, mk4 zetec 1400, love it to bits!!!
Old 28-09-2010, 12:54 PM
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Mk1 Sierra 1.6L in Ocean Blue.

I would love another Mk1, even a billy basic one.

Anyone wanna do a swap for a G Reg 2000E?
Old 28-09-2010, 02:14 PM
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Mk2 escort 1600 sport in white,i was 19 iirc and blew the gearbox up so i swoped it for a mk3 escort 1.3gl whoops!
Old 28-09-2010, 02:50 PM
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1978 cloud grey ford Ranchero, completely rotten , still triyng to repair it..
Old 28-09-2010, 02:59 PM
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17 years old Fiest MK2 1.4SPORT Badmans car init bruv

Had more rust than the titanic but got it looking ok put an xr2 engine in it with twin 40s and a cam sold it to my cousin for him to wrap it up one night.

Oh well. My first car gone but not forgotten!
Old 28-09-2010, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RETRO_AL_
Mk2 escort 1600 sport in white,i was 19 iirc and blew the gearbox up so i swoped it for a mk3 escort 1.3gl whoops!
bet you wish you could reverse that swap nowdays lol
Old 28-09-2010, 03:42 PM
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first car frogeye sprite, first ford mk1 fiesta 1.3ghia then mk1 xr2
Old 28-09-2010, 04:56 PM
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fiesta mrk 3 1.3 at 17 i loved it till some old womon rote it off lol
Old 28-09-2010, 05:11 PM
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mine was a mk 1 escort 1.3 xl miss it loads i know where it is to but then i have this to inherit
Old 28-09-2010, 05:20 PM
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MK5 Cortina 1.6 GL in white,then tried to paint it and sort out the rust but was too far gone
Old 28-09-2010, 05:23 PM
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Mk1 Fiesta Supersport
Old 28-09-2010, 05:27 PM
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Old 28-09-2010, 10:14 PM
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Mk 3 Cortina 2.0 GXL
Old 29-09-2010, 05:56 AM
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a banana yellow mk1 capri

Originally Posted by MadRod
Doubt many can remember my first Ford a 1957 Ford Popular E103 .


I had the same model but running a essex v6 lowered and chopped as it used to be in the 80s like everyone did back then,swapped it for a zepher rover v8 at the chelsea cruise back in 87

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Old 29-09-2010, 06:01 AM
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i think a xr4x4 it was that long ago

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Old 28-10-2012, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PeAcHy123
what was your 1st ford you ever owned?
Ford Pop the first of my ford and the best only four years old when i got her. Dieselcombipete
Old 28-10-2012, 09:47 PM
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s2 rs turbo only done 70k fsh payed 900 for it when i was 14 9 years ago now lol
Old 28-10-2012, 09:56 PM
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mk3 escort van,took it off a guy that couldnt pay his bill,stuck an S1 kit on it,saph rims,etc,etc & painted it lime green Lol......
Old 28-10-2012, 10:39 PM
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H29LEL.

Radiant Red XR2i low mileage I bought off an old girl when I was 18. It was mint as well. Would love to know if its still going.


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