Our Wheels of Yesteryear.

[Z Victor 1]

Well, in my case too many to mention, but here's just a few: my first roadster! My dad with the Austin 10 he kept for my first car. Anglia 105e that I 'restored' with pop rivets and painted with a big brush.Mk3 GT6 with young looking Sharon!Triumph 2000 when we got married.Toyota Supra mk2 2.8 plus Skoda. Peugeot 305 est. Fiat Uno 1.2. Mazda MX6.

 

[Z Victor 1]

Oops,missed these photos Supra & Skoda.Two great cars for different reasons.

 

[Dado]

Started in 1966 with a Ford 100E Prefect (1172cc sidevalve engine and only 3 forward gears!) but the list of cars and bikes from then I would still be typing this time tomorrow.......
Currently also have an Abarth 595 which is a real hoot, small enough to wear like a coat and just goes like the brown stuff off a shiny shovel, constantly amazed at what it will keep up with....
Proper licence basher if not very observant for the 'safety' Police money machines.
Good thread this proper petrol heads.

 

[mwpe]

My first car was a 1949 Morris six, bought at auction for £15, after a couple of weeeks, I realised it was a bit of a dog so Isold it to a neighbour of my parents for £30.

I then bougt a 1937 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre.


This was followed by a 1947 Jaguar 3 1/2 litre,

This was followed by a Mk V Jag And then I was posted to Bahrain for 12 months where I had the use of a 1926 Austin 7 which belonged to one of the pilots on the sqadron who couldn't get it to work.

On returning to the UK, I decided to get something smaller and newer so I bought a Triumph Spitfire which I kept for 18 years until someone drove into the back and wrote it off.

This was replaced with another one and there were also others over the years.
I discovered BMW in 1990 with the E30 325i which I had until I bought the Z in 2008.
There have been many others but I am running out of space.

 

[mwpe]

An interesting point, the place where the Austin 7 photo was taken is now the site of the Bahrain GP circuit.

 

[Gatsoburner]

Not one of my own but my first ever allocated job car back in 1999. Ford Mondeo 2.5 ST.
Great in its day for what we chased. Shame photographing cars wasn't a thing, missed some corkers.
Sierra Cosworth, rode in never drove, Iconic.
Volvo T5 was ace, ran a DRV with a lovely cuddly Alsation in the back and a no nonsense dog handler, hell that on nights was just epic, fast car fast dog 🫡

 

[Pond]

Not one of my own but my first ever allocated job car back in 1999. Ford Mondeo 2.5 ST.

I forgot I had a Mondeo ST24 (estate) back in 2002 with the 2.5 duratec. It was a dog of a car. Slow and drank fuel. I used to say it turned petrol into noise and fumes; nothing else.
No pictures of that one, luckily.

 

[ExMX5owner]

I found some older pictures. My 1100 Katana, very few of these were ever made, with wire wheels , smooth bore carbs and not CV's , big bore pipes and and other engine tweaks, braided lines, primarily only put together in sufficient quantity to qualify as a production race bike.
Hate to think what its worth now, at the time it cost me 8000 grand near new. Purchased from Coleman's as one of a handful that were not raced. Quite a head turner in its day. A few fake ones have been available from time to time, but the full fairing is extremely rare.

 

[ExMX5owner]

My Mustang, 1979 , fitted with a 351 Windsor as opposed to the standard 302. sitting behind my 81 Carolla, also modded to 2 liter DOHC, rather than the factory 1600 SOHC.

 

[Z Victor 1]

Another of my old cars, Rover 216 Vitesse, which I liked a lot, but it rusted as you watched! Here it is for sale after I'd tarted up the bodywork.

 

[Jam03]

Another of my old cars, Rover 216 Vitesse, which I liked a lot, but it rusted as you watched! Here it is for sale after I'd tarted up the bodywork.View attachment 356891

Is that Hyacinth Bucket at the window?

 

[Pond]

Father Ted made it look much better after.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcNiYQgsBUU

 

[Geoff Crispin]

Black and white 1955 Vauxhall Velox in 1964 which I passed my test in.
1964 white Vauxhall Viva later
1969 a black Rover 80 and in 1971 also had a 1964 black Humber Hawk
1972 a 1967 black Humber Imperial and the 64 Hawk
1979 a 1967 HC Viva light blue and the Humber Imperial
White with black vinyl roof 1973 1800 Vauxhall Victor with alloy wheels
Red Vauxhall Victor 1800 estate Sreg
Gold Vauxhall Carlton estate 1800 1984 reg
Maroon luster CDX Vauxhall Carlton estate 2000 G reg
Light silver blue Vauxhall Senator CD 3.0 24 valve G reg
Mid blue Vauxhall Omega estate N reg
Silver Vauxhall Astra Estate 07 reg and a red 1964 Triumph TR4
Gun metal grey Seat Leon Estate 2016 reg and a 1998 red BMW Z3 1900 and Titan silve 3.0 BMW Z3
The Seat Leon plus a 2002 Tital silver 3.0 BMW Z3 and a 2002 Burgandy BMW Z3 3.0 sport auto

If motorbikes are included a Excelsior Road Master 197cc 2 stroke in 1961 then a Triumph T110 1955 that was in Bonnie export two tone blue and engine in Bonnie spec very fast with a good sound also in 1961 as got fedup with Excelsior not wanting to strt when it was hot after being used while out.

 

[Brian Hill 1958]

A few favourites from years gone by, some I should really have kept

 

[Z Victor 1]

Couple of GT6s! I had a mk1 and a mk3, I also had a mk2 MX5.

 

[andyglym]

My history is pretty sad really.
1. MK3 1.3 Ford Escort L
2. Opel Ascona 1.6s GT Sport
3. Opel Kadett 1.3s GT
4. Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
5. Ford Escort MK3 1.6 Ghia
6. Ford Escort XR3i MK3
7. Ford Fiesta RS Turbo
8. Ford Sierra Estate 1.8 LX
9. 1.0 Toyota Starlet second car run around
10. Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ghia 4 door
11. Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI Ghia
12. Fiat Punto 1.2 second car run around
13. Land rover Freelander 2.0 Diesel
14. Skoda Yeti 1.2 tfsi Turbo
15. BMW Z3 2.8
16. Honda CB500X
17. Honda CB500X

Cleanest car? Fiesta RS Turbo
Best car with 3 kids? Ford Gallaxy
Favourite car? FRST and Z3 = 1st

 

[Brian Hill 1958]

Couple of GT6s! I had a mk1 and a mk3, I also had a mk2 MX5.

Absolutely loved the mk2, the rotoflex rear suspension transformed the handling and I did many thousands of miles in the red one

 

[ExMX5owner]

A few favourites from years gone by, some I should really have kept

Yep the White NA, you should have kept that one for sure..

 

[Brian Hill 1958]

Indeed I should I bought it in 2010 when it was a genuine barn find with 10000 miles on the clock which was genuine, but circumstances changed and it had to go, depressing to think about it now

 

[hard top]

Land Rover Series 2a
Talbot Samba
Mercedes-Benz 190D
Mercedes-Benz 190E
Mercedes-Benz 230CE
BMW Z3 1.9