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23 June 2008, 10:14 PM
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mk1 fiat 127 (1973 L reg) 900cc, i was 17 years old
sold years ago but still trying to find it to buy it back as it was an experience to drive it, it may have been scrapped years ago though, it was that basic that it didn't even have a heater or radio
sold years ago but still trying to find it to buy it back as it was an experience to drive it, it may have been scrapped years ago though, it was that basic that it didn't even have a heater or radio
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23 June 2008, 10:21 PM
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a 1.1 metro 
but i was 20 not 17 i never passed my test untill i was 19 but had to wait till my 20th birthday before insurance company would touch me
but i was 20 not 17 i never passed my test untill i was 19 but had to wait till my 20th birthday before insurance company would touch me
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23 June 2008, 10:28 PM
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My 2nd car was an MG Metro 1300
Thought I was the danglies when I drove that
B reg with the obligatory rusty front wings!!
23 June 2008, 11:17 PM
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Mark II Escort 1.3L NNF584P
Sprayed Taxi black from dark brown. With boy racer red pin stripes all over it. Wonder why I was always getting pulled by the cops
I was 18 at the time, cost my £50 as an MOT failure on welding. Which my Dad put right for me, Crashed it with in 16 days of passing my test
Dad made me repair it even though he was a mechanic. Still managed to completely kill it within 6 months 
Sprayed Taxi black from dark brown. With boy racer red pin stripes all over it. Wonder why I was always getting pulled by the cops
I was 18 at the time, cost my £50 as an MOT failure on welding. Which my Dad put right for me, Crashed it with in 16 days of passing my test
Dad made me repair it even though he was a mechanic. Still managed to completely kill it within 6 months
23 June 2008, 11:37 PM
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lol another one with an xr3i. at 17 i bought a red escort xr3i, and a white convertible one, both F and a D reg one, sprayed the 17" wolfraces on the convertible white, like the car, lol. n loved it at the time. still have them actually. wouldnt mind fixing the convertible up for the summer
23 June 2008, 11:44 PM
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mine was a hand painted talbat alpine s reg hatch back thingy i payed 120 qiud for it and i was 18 i think.it was many moons ago.i traded it in for a mark 4 cortina
24 June 2008, 09:21 AM
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Other early cars included Austin 1100 (paid 30 quid, sold 300 quid) and also Triumph 1300.
I seem to only have cars with rubbish brakes. In fact the 1100's front disks used to lock on after every application. I spent a whole winter driving 30 miles each way along country roads to my then workplace (building site). I often used to manage at least one way without ever touching the foot brake.
If it wasn't possible to get there without applying the brakes, I used to pick up a brick-end and give each calliper a good whack to free them off when I got to the site.
I repaired them in the end though.
24 June 2008, 09:28 AM
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Please don't laugh at what my first car was it was the (laugh pride of britain)
An Austin Allegro 1.3 and it had brown seats and a **** radio and i had batman stickers on the back window with " I love gotham city"
Looking back i must have looked a right **** but hey when u are young and nieve...
An Austin Allegro 1.3 and it had brown seats and a **** radio and i had batman stickers on the back window with " I love gotham city"
Looking back i must have looked a right **** but hey when u are young and nieve...