What was your first car?

1969 Mk1 Ford Capri 2.0 V4 , that I purchased in 1980. It was light blue with a canvas covered steel roof. I paid R800.
The only photos I have of it are on 110 film taken with a 'compact' camera (a classic on its own) and they are probably tucked away in a box somewhere.
 
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1987 Toyota Conquest (Flat Back / Chisel)
4 Speed - with the loudest exhaust you ever heard! Could set off other peoples alarms!!

Mom bought it for me - R12000, I sold it for R15000, thereafter sold for R18000 - I found it for sale a year ago for R20000!!!

Loved every minute in that bad boy!!
 
Mine was a 1978 Chevrolet Chevair
Great car
Car liked its petrol......
Good times
 

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Oh the memories of sneaking outta the house and pushing it into the street before starting up and picking up all the friends. Don't use the wipers in winter because it would short circuit all the lights.
1976 ford escort, only a 1.3 (4 speed) but it was rear wheel drive so that little motor used to scream 'murder' on any bit of gravel i could find. This was back in 1999 and i wasn't fortunate enough to own a camera so mental pics were the order of the day.
 
Built my own Beach Buggy when I was in varsity....

So technically, a re-purposed VW Beetle....originally from 1972 !
 
Datsun Bluebird. Got it when I came out of the army. Made many minor changes and mods, including fitting safety belts which weren't required by the law in those days. Served me well for many years then got passed on to my younger sister who named it "Humphrey".
 
A mazda mx6 that almost had all colours of the rainbow which i tried to get
rid of with a paint brush

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My First Car

My first car was a 1939 Rover 10 sports saloon which I bought shortly before I left school when I was 18. It was 25 years old and cost the princely sum of £10 which I had earned working Saturdays (£1) at a shoe store in Poplar.

Unlike modern cars of the mid '60s it had no heater, the doors were hinged at the back and the indicators were two illuminated yellow semaphore flags mounted behind the rear doors which popped out when you flicked the switch.

This was a luxury car of it's era with leather seats, wooden trim and fold down tables in the backs of the front seats. The engine was a 1400cc 10HP unit. Four speed gearbox with synchromesh on 3&4. Braking was by rod operated drum brakes which needed frequent adjustment. It even had a 7 day wind up clock in the dashboard. Other interesting features included a windscreen which was hinged at the top and opened forwards on a little crank to let in fresh air and a big knob on the dashboard which selected fixed or freewheel operation. In freewheel the car just coasted when you took your foot off the accelerator to save fuel.

A few times I drove to school in it and would arrive with a horde of schoolboys hanging off the running boards. On my last day at school I got in early and parked in the headmaster's parking bay. Unfortunately (or fortunately) he had left for his holidays the day before and I got a polite request from the deputy head to move it.

I don't have a photo of the actual car but I found this picture of the same model. Mine was black with wire wheels.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...pg/800px-Rover_10_P2_(1946)_-_28242473690.jpg
 
YELLOW Datsun

Datsun 160Y auto, got me from A to B more than once. Was yellow and when I had the accident damage repaired I had it sprayed YELLOW. I dont have pics, we didnt have cameras in those days but here is the car and the the Signal Yellow I had it sprayed.
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I never knew some forum members were friends with Noah and had dinosaurs as pets. :crylaugh:
 
Fred Philpott said:
My first car was a 1939 Rover 10 sports saloon which I bought shortly before I left school when I was 18. It was 25 years old and cost the princely sum of £10 which I had earned working Saturdays (£1) at a shoe store in Poplar.

Unlike modern cars of the mid '60s it had no heater, the doors were hinged at the back and the indicators were two illuminated yellow semaphore flags mounted behind the rear doors which popped out when you flicked the switch.

This was a luxury car of it's era with leather seats, wooden trim and fold down tables in the backs of the front seats. The engine was a 1400cc 10HP unit. Four speed gearbox with synchromesh on 3&4. Braking was by rod operated drum brakes which needed frequent adjustment. It even had a 7 day wind up clock in the dashboard. Other interesting features included a windscreen which was hinged at the top and opened forwards on a little crank to let in fresh air and a big knob on the dashboard which selected fixed or freewheel operation. In freewheel the car just coasted when you took your foot off the accelerator to save fuel.

A few times I drove to school in it and would arrive with a horde of schoolboys hanging off the running boards. On my last day at school I got in early and parked in the headmaster's parking bay. Unfortunately (or fortunately) he had left for his holidays the day before and I got a polite request from the deputy head to move it.

I don't have a photo of the actual car but I found this picture of the same model. Mine was black with wire wheels.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...pg/800px-Rover_10_P2_(1946)_-_28242473690.jpg
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Damn, now thats giving away your age, but what a nice car! I bet you still wish you had it!
 
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