mk 1 capri gt bright orange with rostyle wheels and boot spoiler
Ford Poular, black 1940's thing, threw a con rod into the works at St Johns Wood roundabout, I ran onto the pub forecourt there pulled on the handbrake, removed all itentifying marks and legged it! (circa 1964).
I did better with the next one, MGB, iris blue with a wood steering wheel and wires, God but I loved that car. Greasing up and down the Kings Road with pirate Radio London too loud, top off, thinking myself flash, (which I was), in my maroon hipsters and afgan coat, white shoes and John Lennon dark glasses, they killed for me! (Flash Git).
Vauxhall Viva SL (Its all about the SL) Bright yellow. Cost me £150, and came with a boot full of empty whisky bottles and betting slips. Had an interesting fault where when you wound down the drivers window the door would open, no advisable at high speed.
Mine was a 1966 mini cooper s (british racing green with a white roof).... ahhh those were the days many a young lady saw sights they had never seen before (mostley the soles of their shoes in the wing mirrorrs!!! )
I had a 7 seat Ford Galaxy 2 years ago..... 2.8 Ghia went like shit of a stick and really upset the boy racers at the traffic lights............ how embarassing being blown of by an old git in a people carrier,,,,,hehehehehe
I owns 5 cars as I am Managing Director of a vehicle leasing company, specialise in luxury vehicles.
1) New shap Land Rover Discovery 2.7 TDI V6
2) Audi A8 4.2 Quattro
3) Porsche Carerra 3.2 Turbo
4) New shape BMW 645i coupe
5) Jaguar XK8 4.0 convertible
The best I have driven is a Bentley Arnage! Had some good fun in the back (very roomy) with some couples in the past!
Am looking very much forward to buying my first!
Oh well, here we go.....
1) 1978 Ford Escort Mk1 1300 GT
2) 1981 Ford Escort MkII 1600 Sport
3) 1984 VW Golf Mk 1 (what was I thinking !!)
4) 1986 Ford Escort XR3i (seeing a pattern here?)
5) 1990 VW Golf Mk2 GTi (just kept on going)
6) 1998 Mitsubishi Shogun (family, dog & caravan by now)
7) 2002 Renault Megane TDi (no wife, dog or caravan!)
Fave has to be the Mk2 Golf GTi. It broke down on the test drive (had to be towed back to the dealer by a taxi !!!) but it never dared to fail me after that.....
Ant.
Ooooooh how many swingers can you fit into a Mini?
Now THAT would be a game and a half!
First car i ever drove was a 4.5 litre v8 Dodge Ram in America (on uncles rance)
First car i owned was a fiat uni. only way we could get any wheel spin was on a rainy day with 3 friends sitting on the back ...leaning as far back as they could. (it wheel span for half an inch lol)
then a clapped out ford escort, then a v6 mit fto now a land rover (fun to drive through width restrictions at 60mph with half an inch either side)
saving for a maz rx8 or a tvr cerbera (yummy) though totally impracticle for dogging. shit, need a rethink
Another Mark 1 Escort here - 1975 in British Leyland Green.
lhk
I had a Mark 2 escort. It was a lovely motor. Of course I trashed it like all boy racers do by adding those little extras.
I put lovely deep grey carpet on the inside (including the parcel shelf).
Obligatory Big speakers
posh stereo
New wheels
Boot spoiler
Janspeed exhaust
Webber Carbs
K&N filter (which i especially loved as it came with a sticker to put on the boot lid.
etc......
Thinking back and now looking at all the ridiculous things which lads put on cars I luah to myself whenever I see one.
I would still shell out on an RS2000 (Mark 2) though.
Or possibly a Mark 1 Astra GTE ( )
However, i f i was choosing now I'd go for something which the ladies could get comfortable in. (My mates old 1275GT mini was such a poor choice on his part)