Other cars in my life
Notable cars I have owned, driven or crashed, I have driven many cars & vans, but here
are the ones I have pictures of, also my Dads racing car and my favourite cars.
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First... my five cars
| Car
No. |
Car |
Years
Owned |
When |
| 1
|
1976 Vauxhall Chevette
The old dear went very well for her age. Mechanically
she was a low mileage shover but the body work let her down,
in the rain a puddle formed in the foot well via my feet on
the pedals
|
2 |
1989 to 1991 |
| 2
|
1985 Ford Fiesta XR2
My second offence at motoring and I thought I
had bought the whole ladder. Who can look back at a car they
have had for 8 years without missing it?
|
8 |
1991 to 1998 |
| 3
|
1985 Ford Fiesta 1.1L
It was with fear I drove this thing in the wet, it
just wanted to conk out all the time. The bonnet hinge went (this
happened on the XR2 but I welded it) and I never got it done, so
I also feared the hood flying through the window. Still for a 1.1
it was quick
|
1 |
2000 to 2001 |
| 4
|
1989 Ford Fiesta Popular 950
The gearbox was very worn on this old biddy and I
used to think that the cogs would fly out of the engine bay through
the dashboard. The last MOT I did produced so many holes I gave
up on it. At least this one went o.k. in the wet
|
1 |
2001 to 2002 |
5
|
Peugeot 106 1.4 Diesel Mardi Gras
I must say that the old Peugeot goes very well, it may not be a
performer, but I don't drive fast now. The handling is very nice
and the engine has bags of torque, I get about 65 mpg out of it
(ok I'm sad now)
Sold at auction for �390 (331.84 after commision!)
Now I cycle to work because of global warming. |
4 |
2004 to 20/3/08 |
6 |
Citroen 2CV
|
|
|
| Mum's
old company car
passed my test in it
1986 Ford Escort 1.6 Laser
I used to love this car. I liked it so much that
I got the XR2 which in my eyes was a scaled down version with
all the same dash layout and controls. It was my 3rd attempt at
my driving test, and it was this car that gave me the right confidence
 |
Mum's
new Ford KA2
This is quite a modifed KA with
uprated suspension and low profile tyres, but when driving it
there is conflict with the amount of grip and road holding vs.
lack of power as the engine is standard
See: Mums
KA2
|
| Dads
old racing car as he crashed it
Renault 5 TS
My Dad used to do a bit of racing in the 70's and crashed
the old thing twice. It was fun going to see all the different race
tracks in the country in our Transit van with the racing car on the
trailer
|
My Favourite Cars
Lamborghini Miura
Like most school kids I used
to like the Countach, but now I am more drawn
to this Lambo, it is so cool at the beginning
of the Italian Job. I have also sat in one
of these
www.web-cars.com/miura
|
Renault 5 Turbo 2
After my Dads racing days I
still have a little soft spot for the old 5's
www.renault5turbo.it
|
VW Splitscreen Bus
Would love to get a VW camper
and set of to a Bug Jam, cool... would
make up for not living in Goa
Eric's
VW World
|
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