through your childhood what did your parents drive??
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Mk3 escort
Sierra sapphire 1.6i
now a fiesta
and a land rover defender 110
And my aunt had an xr2, and my uncle a xr3, but it had an rs1600i engine/bumpers (well everything rs lol) and he had both mk1 and mk2 escorts before it.
So yes, I think I got into fords from my family.
Sierra sapphire 1.6i
now a fiesta
and a land rover defender 110
And my aunt had an xr2, and my uncle a xr3, but it had an rs1600i engine/bumpers (well everything rs lol) and he had both mk1 and mk2 escorts before it.
So yes, I think I got into fords from my family.
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#43
sideways all the way!
my owd chap had
mk4granada
mk2 escort
mk3 capri
mk3 xr3
mk2 astra
couple of mk2 rs2000s
daewoo estate thing real nice car that
focus estate
mk6 escort
nissan quashqai
mk4granada
mk2 escort
mk3 capri
mk3 xr3
mk2 astra
couple of mk2 rs2000s
daewoo estate thing real nice car that
focus estate
mk6 escort
nissan quashqai
#45
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only my dad had cars.
mini van old one about t reg.
robin reliant.
sierra y reg
vw campervan
bedford van, dunno what called, but like transit.
mk3 escort x reg
volvo 240
nissan cherry auto
austin metro
another sierra y reg
thats all i can think of.
mini van old one about t reg.
robin reliant.
sierra y reg
vw campervan
bedford van, dunno what called, but like transit.
mk3 escort x reg
volvo 240
nissan cherry auto
austin metro
another sierra y reg
thats all i can think of.
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Austin Mini x 7(3 coopers inc 971cc), 1 used to rally in army, vauxhall cresta mk2, rover P6 2200TC, Morris Marina estate, xr3, transit mk1, opel diplomat 5.3 V8, mk2 granny ghia, mondy, xr4i, frontera, vw bettle, citroen DS20(x 3), all with "defective handbrakes!"
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we had an old volvo 145 estate in white 1968 model, had that 4 someting like 12 years, then the old man got a 1979 volvo 245 estate in brown
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My Mum had -
Mk1 Escort in Green
Vauxhall Viva Coupe in White
Austin Allegro in Brown
Fiat Panda in Red
Cortina Crusader in Silver
Mk1 Astra in Green
Mk5B Escort in Blue
Land Rover 109" in Green
My Dad had -
MG Midget in White (I think I was conceived in it )
Hillman Hunter in Red
MK1 Escort in Orange (He crashed it the night I was born )
MK2 Granada's (Various colours and trims)
MK3 Granada in Black.
Austin Maxi in Beige.
Land Rover series 1 in White & Blue.
Land Rover series 2a in Yellow
Land Rover series 3 in yellow
Land Rover 90" in yellow
Range Rover mk1 in Green
Mazda 323 in Red
Lada Niva Cossack in White
Jaguar XJS in White
Cavalier Coupe in Blue (looks like a Manta but with Cavalier badges on it).
Im sure he has had more too but it would take forever to list them all, like me he changes his cars quite often.
Mk1 Escort in Green
Vauxhall Viva Coupe in White
Austin Allegro in Brown
Fiat Panda in Red
Cortina Crusader in Silver
Mk1 Astra in Green
Mk5B Escort in Blue
Land Rover 109" in Green
My Dad had -
MG Midget in White (I think I was conceived in it )
Hillman Hunter in Red
MK1 Escort in Orange (He crashed it the night I was born )
MK2 Granada's (Various colours and trims)
MK3 Granada in Black.
Austin Maxi in Beige.
Land Rover series 1 in White & Blue.
Land Rover series 2a in Yellow
Land Rover series 3 in yellow
Land Rover 90" in yellow
Range Rover mk1 in Green
Mazda 323 in Red
Lada Niva Cossack in White
Jaguar XJS in White
Cavalier Coupe in Blue (looks like a Manta but with Cavalier badges on it).
Im sure he has had more too but it would take forever to list them all, like me he changes his cars quite often.
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In no order!
brown cortina
Another brown cortina which was stolen
Maroon 2.3d sierra hatch on a D reg (had this car 10 years never let down)
Talbot horizon
Pug 4 door hatch 506??
Silver cavalier gls
Carlton gsi 24v in White (brand new)
Mondeo
Mk4 escort
Rover 400
Montego mg 2ltr turbo STOLEN
MG ZS 180 mk1
MG ZS 180 mk2 (still have)
L200 warrior rolling on 22's pikey truck (still have)
brown cortina
Another brown cortina which was stolen
Maroon 2.3d sierra hatch on a D reg (had this car 10 years never let down)
Talbot horizon
Pug 4 door hatch 506??
Silver cavalier gls
Carlton gsi 24v in White (brand new)
Mondeo
Mk4 escort
Rover 400
Montego mg 2ltr turbo STOLEN
MG ZS 180 mk1
MG ZS 180 mk2 (still have)
L200 warrior rolling on 22's pikey truck (still have)
#52
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Mum and dad had
Vauxhall Cavalier Mark II
Ford Escort Mark IV Estate
Citroen Zantia
Old man was big into his cars before us kids with kit cars and minis, even had a Aston Martin DB4 but couldnt afford to run it so sold it on. Bet it would have been worth a fortune.
And now its all BMWs and Minis.
Vauxhall Cavalier Mark II
Ford Escort Mark IV Estate
Citroen Zantia
Old man was big into his cars before us kids with kit cars and minis, even had a Aston Martin DB4 but couldnt afford to run it so sold it on. Bet it would have been worth a fortune.
And now its all BMWs and Minis.
#53
having a mid life crisis
hillman minx
ford cortina mk2
bedford beagle (a HA Van with windows)
ford cortina mk2
ford capri mk1
ford granada mk1
ford capri mk3
mk1 escort
mk2 escort
mini clubman estate
mini
fiat X1/9
suzuki sj410
oh two vauxhall vivas
ford cortina mk2
bedford beagle (a HA Van with windows)
ford cortina mk2
ford capri mk1
ford granada mk1
ford capri mk3
mk1 escort
mk2 escort
mini clubman estate
mini
fiat X1/9
suzuki sj410
oh two vauxhall vivas
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From what I can remember, since I've known my old chap, he's had a mk5 Cortina, mk3 xr3, mk3 xr3i, now its a Nissan of some sort. But I'm told by my stepmother that in the 70's he had a mk2 Escort, his hobby was rallying so was this was the car he used.
Growing up with my godparents, they had -
1979 Talbot Avenger estate,
1983 Astra 1300s estate
1986 Astra 1300 merit estate,
Then they got a car each, starting with -
1987 Pug 205 diesel and 505 estate,
Numerous 205's upto 2000, 505 was chopped in for a 1992 Proton,
Growing up with my godparents, they had -
1979 Talbot Avenger estate,
1983 Astra 1300s estate
1986 Astra 1300 merit estate,
Then they got a car each, starting with -
1987 Pug 205 diesel and 505 estate,
Numerous 205's upto 2000, 505 was chopped in for a 1992 Proton,
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Old man
1979 Cortina Crusader
1984 Carlton
1986 Granada 2.0 GL
1989 Rover 820Si
1991 Mercedes 300E-24
1998 Mercedes E300 TD
2000 BMW 735i Sport - he will never sell it.
Mum
1985 Escort 1.0 Popular
1989 Belmont 1.4 Merit
1995 Astra Cesaro
1998 BMW 316i SE
2005 BMW 320i SE
1979 Cortina Crusader
1984 Carlton
1986 Granada 2.0 GL
1989 Rover 820Si
1991 Mercedes 300E-24
1998 Mercedes E300 TD
2000 BMW 735i Sport - he will never sell it.
Mum
1985 Escort 1.0 Popular
1989 Belmont 1.4 Merit
1995 Astra Cesaro
1998 BMW 316i SE
2005 BMW 320i SE
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2 x Simcas
2 x Austin Maxi
Chrysler Alpine
Talbot Alpine
C reg Vauxhall Cavalier (not sure what "Mark" that makes it)
G reg Vauxhall Cavalier (as above but newer "Mark" than the C reg)
Y reg Vauxhall Astra (Mark 3 or 4?)
Finally managed to educate him on Fords and he now has a Focus.
May be others in between that i have forgotten.
Edit: Just remembered after seeing Danw's list, my mum also had a Fiat 126 and a Mini that i shared with her.
2 x Austin Maxi
Chrysler Alpine
Talbot Alpine
C reg Vauxhall Cavalier (not sure what "Mark" that makes it)
G reg Vauxhall Cavalier (as above but newer "Mark" than the C reg)
Y reg Vauxhall Astra (Mark 3 or 4?)
Finally managed to educate him on Fords and he now has a Focus.
May be others in between that i have forgotten.
Edit: Just remembered after seeing Danw's list, my mum also had a Fiat 126 and a Mini that i shared with her.
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I'm 38
My ealiest memory was in the 70's, from memory;
my dad had a Wolesley 6, then in no particular older from wat I can remember my dad driving;
Vauxhall Chevette
Vauxhall Cavalier
VW camper
Ford Fiesta x2
Peugeot 306
My dad's 71 and is still pimping his rides lol
My ealiest memory was in the 70's, from memory;
my dad had a Wolesley 6, then in no particular older from wat I can remember my dad driving;
Vauxhall Chevette
Vauxhall Cavalier
VW camper
Ford Fiesta x2
Peugeot 306
My dad's 71 and is still pimping his rides lol
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i can always remember my old man having xr3i's xr2's etc capri 3.0 had some decent mk2 golf gti's cavalier sri 8v and 16v
And then one day he and my mam turned up at school to pick me up in a fookin bright orange skoda rapid
Safe to say i walked home that day
And then one day he and my mam turned up at school to pick me up in a fookin bright orange skoda rapid
Safe to say i walked home that day
#63
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1300 gt mk1 ecort
1300 supersport fiesta
1600 s mk2 escort
mk3 escort 1,6 ghia
swiftly traded for a new mk3 xr3i that had the revised suspension geo as soon as it came out
Another C plate xr3i
D plate mk3 xr3i
E Plate RS Turbo
XR4x4 Estate
Couple of Sahps, Magenta and Black ( both 4x4 I think )
Than loads of borng shit that I cant remember as I left home as soon as I was old enough
Just has run of the mill focus diesels now
Those were the road cars, he's always had a few interesting track cars and projects tho
1300 supersport fiesta
1600 s mk2 escort
mk3 escort 1,6 ghia
swiftly traded for a new mk3 xr3i that had the revised suspension geo as soon as it came out
Another C plate xr3i
D plate mk3 xr3i
E Plate RS Turbo
XR4x4 Estate
Couple of Sahps, Magenta and Black ( both 4x4 I think )
Than loads of borng shit that I cant remember as I left home as soon as I was old enough
Just has run of the mill focus diesels now
Those were the road cars, he's always had a few interesting track cars and projects tho
Very nice collection.
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Mum has only had 3 cars in her life and only got rid of her first a Morris Marina 1.8 Coupe in Brooklands Green due to rot, Dad did the same to his Ford Capri in Roman Bronze for the same reason when I was younger, the rest we still have of which four are Fords.
I know of the cars mentioned here which were new from my childhood and others I know due to being into and brought up with classic cars, one of my dads car's is a P6B which seems to be a favorite on this thread.
Martin
I know of the cars mentioned here which were new from my childhood and others I know due to being into and brought up with classic cars, one of my dads car's is a P6B which seems to be a favorite on this thread.
Martin
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Lived with my grandparents growing up, my granddad always had vans and he ways forever doing 'manly' things like going to the tip and buying timber!
He had:
MK1 Transit V4
MK 3 Ex Group 4 Transit (still with the steel bumper bar running all the way round!)
MK 3 Escort Van (Ex British Telecom)
MK 4 Escort Van (Ex Royal Mail, the Royal Nails long lost cousin lol)
1977 Datsun 120Y after he had a pretty bad heart attack and that was his last car
My Old man had:
1960 Ragtop Beetle (7081 KB if anyone knows of its whereabouts?) sold when he got married
1978 Garelli 125
1984 Suzuki GS550
1983 Honda Goldwing (Unfaired one!)
-inset marriage-
1984 Nissan Cherry
1989 VW Golf Driver
-inset divorce-
1992 Kawasaki Zepher 750
-inset another marriage-
1999 Focus Saloon
He had:
MK1 Transit V4
MK 3 Ex Group 4 Transit (still with the steel bumper bar running all the way round!)
MK 3 Escort Van (Ex British Telecom)
MK 4 Escort Van (Ex Royal Mail, the Royal Nails long lost cousin lol)
1977 Datsun 120Y after he had a pretty bad heart attack and that was his last car
My Old man had:
1960 Ragtop Beetle (7081 KB if anyone knows of its whereabouts?) sold when he got married
1978 Garelli 125
1984 Suzuki GS550
1983 Honda Goldwing (Unfaired one!)
-inset marriage-
1984 Nissan Cherry
1989 VW Golf Driver
-inset divorce-
1992 Kawasaki Zepher 750
-inset another marriage-
1999 Focus Saloon
#66
having a mid life crisis
cars after I grew up well 16+
dads
suzuki vitara,toyota land cruiser,nissan 100 nx
mum a fiesta,pug 309,pug 205 diesel,a couple of protons,a fiat cinq,a belmont,rover 800 all cars I have sold them, and a renault 14 which I didnt sell her
the cars up I listed before they all bought themslves its amazing how many cars we get through in our lives
dads
suzuki vitara,toyota land cruiser,nissan 100 nx
mum a fiesta,pug 309,pug 205 diesel,a couple of protons,a fiat cinq,a belmont,rover 800 all cars I have sold them, and a renault 14 which I didnt sell her
the cars up I listed before they all bought themslves its amazing how many cars we get through in our lives
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A fiesta mk2 xr2
Fiesta mk1 pop plus (I think)
Sierra saph twin cam
Vectra sri (peace of shit)
Currently they have a honda accord sport.
Fiesta mk1 pop plus (I think)
Sierra saph twin cam
Vectra sri (peace of shit)
Currently they have a honda accord sport.
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Mainly vauxhalls for my dad a Mk2 cavi,Mk3 cavi,Mk2 astra,Mk3 astra and a meastro somewhere in between that i remember breaking down alot.
Nothing really interesting just stuff that got us all from a to b,oh and his first car was a fiat 126
Nothing really interesting just stuff that got us all from a to b,oh and his first car was a fiat 126
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Old man had-
A lot of Stuff Im far too young to remember...
-Several Suzuki Swift GTIs - still swears by them to this day, but the earlier one being better apparently due to handling. never got to see them mind you
-Fiat tipo diesel - bit too young to remember this and it was probably shit. think it was bought brand new tho J or K reg
-Saab 9000CD 2.0 petrol i think L845CKO - one of the first cars I remember he had loads of saabs before that but i was too young.
-Saab 900S 2.0 petrol N986CON - remember this quite well had a fair few holidays in this car and even tho a pretty boring car, just fantastically reliable!
-Nissan Primera Sport 2.0 OY51YZN -zzzzzzz.....parents shared this
-Citroen AX 1.4 in turquoise ? E plate - pretty dreadful car got broken into, the sod pretty much just touched the igniton and it was written off.
-Nissan Micra 1.0 G163ARO - again dad went through a stage of buying really shite cars as he only did around 3 miles a day in them at this point.
-Citroen Xantia 1.8 petrol N???HNM - not a bad car although french and really ugly. so comfy and never really went wrong. if i remember it had the biggest folder of reciepts id ever seen! had been well looked after.
-Subaru Forester 2.0 Sport GK52PFX? - not a bad car, bit slow and thirsty but still a good workhorse!
-GJ53LHB - Audi A4 2.5TDi Quattro 180 - his current motor and very nice too just a boring sloshbox tittytronic rubbish jobbie.
a few bikes
-Suzuki bandit 600 W56XKJ
-Triumph Sprint RS in Brightest Yellow possible Y reg
-Same again in an even brighter yellow than i thought possible GN03???
and current Suzuki SV1000 GN54KUG in black and its a minter only done about 4 or 5k
Mum -
-MK2 Fiesta 1.1 popular F???MHJ - i hated it as a kid, and until recently put me right off all mk2 fezzas but growing to like them now but the plate had my mums initials in lol
-Kia Pride 1.3 L reg - LOL
-Vauxhall Astra 1.6 8v R792AOO - not too bad i guess handled like a sack of shit and went wrong a fair bit but sold it to neighbours son and its still goin
-Then the primera which they shared for a bit
-Now a 55 Saab 93 Aero 2.0T and its a very nice car
A lot of Stuff Im far too young to remember...
-Several Suzuki Swift GTIs - still swears by them to this day, but the earlier one being better apparently due to handling. never got to see them mind you
-Fiat tipo diesel - bit too young to remember this and it was probably shit. think it was bought brand new tho J or K reg
-Saab 9000CD 2.0 petrol i think L845CKO - one of the first cars I remember he had loads of saabs before that but i was too young.
-Saab 900S 2.0 petrol N986CON - remember this quite well had a fair few holidays in this car and even tho a pretty boring car, just fantastically reliable!
-Nissan Primera Sport 2.0 OY51YZN -zzzzzzz.....parents shared this
-Citroen AX 1.4 in turquoise ? E plate - pretty dreadful car got broken into, the sod pretty much just touched the igniton and it was written off.
-Nissan Micra 1.0 G163ARO - again dad went through a stage of buying really shite cars as he only did around 3 miles a day in them at this point.
-Citroen Xantia 1.8 petrol N???HNM - not a bad car although french and really ugly. so comfy and never really went wrong. if i remember it had the biggest folder of reciepts id ever seen! had been well looked after.
-Subaru Forester 2.0 Sport GK52PFX? - not a bad car, bit slow and thirsty but still a good workhorse!
-GJ53LHB - Audi A4 2.5TDi Quattro 180 - his current motor and very nice too just a boring sloshbox tittytronic rubbish jobbie.
a few bikes
-Suzuki bandit 600 W56XKJ
-Triumph Sprint RS in Brightest Yellow possible Y reg
-Same again in an even brighter yellow than i thought possible GN03???
and current Suzuki SV1000 GN54KUG in black and its a minter only done about 4 or 5k
Mum -
-MK2 Fiesta 1.1 popular F???MHJ - i hated it as a kid, and until recently put me right off all mk2 fezzas but growing to like them now but the plate had my mums initials in lol
-Kia Pride 1.3 L reg - LOL
-Vauxhall Astra 1.6 8v R792AOO - not too bad i guess handled like a sack of shit and went wrong a fair bit but sold it to neighbours son and its still goin
-Then the primera which they shared for a bit
-Now a 55 Saab 93 Aero 2.0T and its a very nice car
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Hillman Avenger VKO 123J
Sierra 1.6 GL Estate D92 WJB
Mondeo Estate R334 SCH
Thats it, my dad never drove and i have no idea what my mum drives know as i don't keep in touch with her.
My uncle had untold amounts of mk1/mk2 escorts, he totalled a mexico when he was 17 and was lucky to live,still didn't stop him messing around with cars all his life.
Ginge
Sierra 1.6 GL Estate D92 WJB
Mondeo Estate R334 SCH
Thats it, my dad never drove and i have no idea what my mum drives know as i don't keep in touch with her.
My uncle had untold amounts of mk1/mk2 escorts, he totalled a mexico when he was 17 and was lucky to live,still didn't stop him messing around with cars all his life.
Ginge
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they had various shitters but il mention a couple that i remember due to them being fords!
1.1 mk2 fiesta with xr2 kit, lowered on neon yellow pepperpots lol
mk3 escort 16i 5dr in silver, lowered on rs16i wheels and ss exhaust
mk3 3dr escort bog standard
2.0 dohc sapphire cosworth replica
1.1 mk2 fiesta with xr2 kit, lowered on neon yellow pepperpots lol
mk3 escort 16i 5dr in silver, lowered on rs16i wheels and ss exhaust
mk3 3dr escort bog standard
2.0 dohc sapphire cosworth replica
#79
ford Sierra wagon dark red
ford mondeo wagon mk1 black
and now
ford mondeo wagon mk1/mk2 black
and my broter drive have a ford mondeo mk1 as his first car and his second is a ford mondeo v6 ghia mk3
and i drive a mk2 fiesta 1.1 cl
ford mondeo wagon mk1 black
and now
ford mondeo wagon mk1/mk2 black
and my broter drive have a ford mondeo mk1 as his first car and his second is a ford mondeo v6 ghia mk3
and i drive a mk2 fiesta 1.1 cl
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just finding my feet
my old man never owned a car when we moved to london due to the best transport system in the world ( he also is a huge fan of livingstone from years ago,,,,, freeky)
when i was a kid he had a mk3 cortina, hilman imp then a 6 series old bmw that when he lost his business and we moved to london no more cars from then and aint drove since though hes had a few points pmsl
when i was a kid he had a mk3 cortina, hilman imp then a 6 series old bmw that when he lost his business and we moved to london no more cars from then and aint drove since though hes had a few points pmsl