Your First Car

[Canary42]

What was the coulor ?

Tell us a bit about it.

(Note: This question has been put previousy a few years ago, but heyho we've probably got a different population here since it was last done.)

Mine was a Fiat 500 (499.5cc, not the modern version). It was pale blue. Here is a picture taken in 1966, my young step-brother and friend inside, Fido in front. Scanned from transparency, hence the blemish on the bonnet which is not on the car but comes from the transparency.

https://ibb.co/YbPVpYF

[youngmafbog]

First car I owned was a 65 Morris Mini all black with blacked out windows and twin big bore exhaust. And of course spoilers.

Must have had every nut and bolt off the damn thing at some point.

Wet feet was easily fixed by drilling holes in the floor panel.

[davebro]

Early car I wish I had kept - SAAB 96 V4 in Torreador Red. Beautiful car to drive, really well engineered. Particularly good in winter conditions.

Sold cos it needed engine work, still regret it. Keep looking for a replacement but at £7000+ ....

[theshedman]

Mine was a Ford Zodiac in dark blue. was nice comfy car but as the speedo went up I could almost see the petrol gauge go down. Back to a Ford these days but it is much better on petrol.

[lankeela]

Not my first but my favourite was a 1966 Vauxhall Victor 101 estate - big tank of a motor with a bench seat and column change. Being only 5' I had to have cushions on the seat to reach the pedals and steering wheel. Vic was two tone grey with a racing red oxide wing where a Hillman Imp tried to take me out. Followed by an Austin Cambridge estate called Bruce which was the longest British car made at the time. I did like a big motor!

[lankeela]

They certainly don't make them like they used to and this thread has evoked some wonderful memories of cars like Zephyrs, Zodiacs, Victors, Consuls, Oxford and Cambridge, Cortinas - there is nothing to compare to them in the faceless boxes that are produced these days.

[theshedman]

The zodiac also had a bench seat and column change. Was nice car but would have cost a fortune to put petrol in these days. I think it had around a 3 litre engine.

[lankeela]

Being very short I found the column change much easier to manage as I didn't have to reach down like I did with a floor change. New vehicles with the higher gear sticks are easier for me, the floor changes gave me RSI in my shoulder every time I had to reach down to change gear.

[Arksided]

A Dark Blue Ford Cortina I used to love driving around the Yorkshire moors in it, awesome motor for a 2.0 alas I don’t know what happened to it after it was stolen

[William51]

My first car was a blue Ford Anglia, in 1969.