What classics have you owned??

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Thought this might be fun, for everyoneto list the cars they've previously owned, that now may be considered "classic". Anyhoo, here's my list... Although they were mostly cheap runarounds when I owned them, not the semi desirable classics they are today.
1970 Triumph Toledo - My first car, paid £40 for it, was a complete heap.
1975 Triumph Dolomite 1500 with an 1850 engine and o/d box - very quick with the 1500 diff...
1974 Triumph 2000 Mk2, Paid £250 with 12mths tax & MOT, scrapped it after 1 year when it seriously failed its next one, but sold Engine & box for £250
Ford Capri Mk2 (I had 2 of these, 1 1974, 1 1977)
1982 Ford Capri Mk3
1975 Ford Granada Mk1 Ghia 3L Coupe (Loved this one, drove it for over 5 years)
1960 Ford Anglia 105E (Still have this one, been in our family since 1974) - My Father has owned 7 of them in the past
1976 Pontiac Trans-Am 6.6 V8 manual - great on the motorway, 65mph=1100rpm=22mpg!!
1971 Pontiac Firebird 6.6 V8 (Still have this one too.)
1983 Escort XR3i (Pushing my luck at calling this classic, but they're just beginning to be)
1988 Opel Manta berlinetta
And now of course, my beloved 1971 Rover P6 3500. All in all not bad since I only passed my driving test at 18 in 1986...

What about you lot?
 
Nice one :D Heres my little list, although the majority are from my favourite decade (1980's) I do appologise for the Mini-Metro's :oops: :LOL:

I started off at the age of 13 with a 1984 Fiat 126 'FSM' :oops:
1983 Ford Sierra 2.0GL
Next came a succession of Mini-Metro's... I still have a soft spot for them...
1985 Mini-Metro 1.3L Five Door
1984 Mini-Metro 1.3 Moritz Limited Edition (Extremley rare now and the front seats live on in my mates Mini)
1983 Mk3 Ford Escort 1.3L (His name was Trevor and he was Beige)
1985 Mk3 Ford Capri 1.6 LS (Had to sell this due to being made redundant... a massive regret which is why I own another Capri)
1986 Mini-Metro 1.0L Five Door
1989 Mini-Metro 1.3L
1974 Ford Capri 1.6L (Mk1 Facelift)
1989 Mk2 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular Plus (Fizz-Pop)
1987 Ford Orion 1.4LX
1983 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection :D
1960 Ford Anglia 105e DeLuxe :D
1964 Ford Anglia 105e DeLuxe (Another one I own... I must be mad) :roll: :LOL:
And not forgetting my soon to be owned Rover P6 :D
 
First car bought in 1999. Not bad in less than 10 years of driving. I do love the big British cars especially with a V8 under the bonnet. fancy a Jag xk8, with the rising petrol prices I should get a right good bargin in the next year :LOL:

Colin

1992 renualt 19 1.4 rn adriatic blue
1977 rover 2200tc richelieu red (under constant ongoing restoration)
1987 rover 2300 moonraker blue
1981 Land Rover stage 1 V8 station wagon masai red/white safari roof (exported to the usa)
1987 range rover v8 efi auto cassis red
1996 rover 216se coupe silver
1974 rover 3500 auto tobacco leaf brown with webasto and PAS
1997 audi a4 2.8 v6 quattro autumn red, (sadly written off by rolling sideways through a field :( )
1970 Rover 3500 coupe black (undergoing a fully restoration)
1998 Rover mini cooper Tahiti blue white roof (restored)
 
I have had these cars in my life :
1964 Volvo PV 544
1971 Saab 95
1969 Saab 96
1976 Matra Simca Bagheera
1978 Renault 14
1976 Saab 96
1988 Citroen AX
1972 Rover 3500 s
1972 Rover 2000 TC
1987 Saab 900
1979 Range Rover
1999 Alfa Romeo 156
2005 Mercedes SLK
1968 Saab 96
1971 Rover 3500
1980 Volkwagen Polo 1.1
2006 Landrover Discovery 3
1965 Rover 2000
 
Well, let's see...

1960 Saab 93
1962 Volvo 122S
1962 Jaguar 3.8L MK2
1964 Volvo 122S
1963 MGB
196? Karman Ghia Coupe
1970 Fiat 850 Coupe
1959 Triumph TR3
1969 Rover 2000TC (Arden Green)
1969 Rover 2000TC (April Yellow) (plus several parts cars)
1969 BMW 2800CS
1952 BMW R68
1982 Alfa Romeo Spyder
1970 Rover 3500S (Tobacco Leaf)
1970 Rover 3500S (Davos White)
1970 Rover 3500S (Arden Green)
1970 Rover 3500S (Zircon Blue) (parts car)
1970 Rover 3500S (Zircon Blue)
1982 Porsche 928
1933 Franklin Olympic Convertible Coupe

The only American car I've owned is the Franklin! 8)
 
All bar the four Rovers at the end as contemporary working cars, the first few as a child with my Father, I've at least steered all of them!:

1929 Rover 10HP (fabric weyman body and artillary wheels!)
1951 P4 Cyclops 75
1957 P4 105S
1965 P6 2000
1972 P6 2000TC
1973 P6 3500S
1969 Austin 1300 Countryman
1965 Morris Minor Convertible (stage 3)
1971 Austin 1300GT
1968 MGC Convertible
1974 MGB V8
1970 P6 NADA 3500S (The Thai Car, now 4.6 RHD etc etc)
1968 P6 3500
1988 216 VDP Auto
1989 216 VDP Auto

Chris
 
Well I started with cars when I was about 5! Started with steering - then when I could reach the pedals - everything. Spent my pocket money on death traps that failed MOT's and thrashed them in a field till they died!

A Puch Haflinger
Hilman Avenger
Renault 4
Morris Marina
Mk2 Escort
Mk2 Cortina
Rover 2000
Rover 3500
Rover 3500S estate

Thats the semi interesting list - dozens of other wrecks over the years!
 
1986 Mini City (scrapped)
1993 Mini Cooper (written off)
1997 Mini Cooper Sportspack (written off)
x 3 Clubman Estates (sold)
x 2 Mini 30's (sold)
1974 Mini Pick-up (sold)
1978 Mini Van (sold)
x4 1275gt's 9SOLD)
Untold Mk1's, Mk2 and Mk3 Minis (Have literally lost count) - ALL SOLD
1980 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Sold)
1972 Austin Princess VDP (Sold)
1968 MGB Roadster (Sold)
1965 Mini Traveller (for resto in garage)
1971 Mini 1275GT (New shell mint in lock up)
1968 Mk2 Cooper (for resto in garage)
1965 Mk1 Morris Mini (for resto outside garage)
1959 Mk1 Mini (just painted, soon for sale)
1973 P6 3500s (just sold)
1971 3200s (restoring and modernising)

(I only intend on keeping the P6, 1968 Cooper and 1971 GT)

oh yes, forgot to mention, a 1986 SD1 Vitesse ---- ripped engine out for my P6 -- up yours SD1 wingers :LOL:
 
Oh well, here goes!

1969 Ford Cortina MK II 1600 Super (Scrapped)
1975 Ford Escort MK I 1100 (Sold)
1973 Triumph 2000 (Sold)
1969 Daimler Soveriegn (Sold)
1977 Jaguar XJ6 4.2 (Sold)
1979 Chrysler Sunbeam 1.3 (Written Off)
1984 Austin Montego 1.6 (Sold, thank goodness) :oops:
1983 Fiat Strada Cabriolet (Sold)
1975 Triumph 2500 TC (Sold)
1979 Rover SD1 2300 (Scrapped - Engine Failure, no suprise there...) :roll:
1977 Rover SD1 3500 (Writen Off)
1988 Renault 25 V6 (Sold)
1984 Escort Cabriolet (Sold)
1971 Rover P5B Coupe (Still have this one, awaiting restoration)
1977 Range Rover (Sold)
1989 Ford Sierra 2.0L Estate (Written Off)
1985 BMW 528i (Sold)
1981 Ford Fiesta 1.3 (Scrapped)
1969 Rover P6B Series 1 (Scrapped, sadly to far gone to repair :cry: , saved most of the bits though :) )
1975 Rover P6B 3500 Auto (Still have this one, restored and used on weekends)
2000 Dodge Durango 5.9 Litre V8 (In Dubai, Sold)
1992 Audi 80 2.6L Cabriolet (In Dubai, Sold)
2007 Peugeot 207 1.4 (The Mrs uses this one now), due to the purchase of.......
1972 Rover P6 2000TC (Still have this one, bought recently and used daily) :D

Some of these are arguably not classics, but I thought I'd add them for a complete record.
 
Well, I haven't had the quantity of vehicles you guys have, and most not really classics, although I have had a few through my hands that never made it back to the road, I'll try and remember...

1979 Vauxhall Chevette 1256 4 door saloon (In "coppertone starfire" or sh*t brown as my mates called it)
1975 P6 2200TC Convertible
1981 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6
1990 Rover 216 Vitesse (nice car, incredibly poor build quality and rust prevention)
1989 Rover 820e (still my daily driver after 12 years)
1991 Rover 827 Vitesse
1990 Rover 820se
1991 Rover 820i
1989 Rover 827si (multi colour panels, still have the engine in a shed somewhere)
1990'ish Rover 827 Manual (ex Mike Jones)
1976 P6 V8 auto (Import on a V plate, never made it back to the road, ended up with Ian Wilson)
1988 Rover 827sli
1994 Rover 820si (wifes current car)
1996 Rover 820 Vitesse Sport (mate is currently fitting the engine to a rover 25)
2002 Alfa 156 (big hole in engine, washed it and sold it)
1972 P6 2000 Auto - Current Coupe Project (almost forgot that one !)

Hmmm, didn't realise I'd had quite that many 800's ! :)
 
well, starting at the beginning...

truimph spitfire
austin sprite
mk11 cortina
2.0ltr s capri
hillman hunter
more mini's than i can remember
s3 109 land rover
land rover discovery 1 (future classic!)

and now...

rover p6 3500s
 
Here's my list during the last 23 years

1969 Rover 3500 (rusted away, but the daily car for many years)
1993 Alfa Romeo 164 QV (sold, the engine was no fun anymore)
1985 Opel Rekord CD (wrecked)

1970 Rover 3500S NADA (project car)
1971 Rover 3500 (project car => Rover 5500)
2001 Saab 9 5 (daily car)
 
Bearing in mind I live in Western Australia
1972 (not sure of exact year) Morris 1500 (yes, that's right) BMC Australia's version of the BMC 1100/1300 with the (i think) the 'E' series, 1500 overhead cam engine
1963 EH Holden 149ci straight six, column 3 speed
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL 4 speed with overdrive
1985 Rover SD1 (series 2) V8 (most came into Australia as V8's) red, auto (a bloody good one as well, wish I still had it)
1986 Mitsubishi Magna 2.6 auto (aussie built) which is my 'run it into the ground' current use for work car
1974 Rover P6B auto, delivered to Western Australia new to Faull's Dealership (myself being the third owner) my latest buy.

Regards,
 
ho god were do i start
1st austin 1300 1970
2nd hillman avenger 1972
3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th,8th 9th
10th,11th,12th,all imps,13th,ginetta g15?? i think?it used imp running gear,14th,15th,16th all imps one kind or another
17th vauxhall viva hb deluxe 1970
18th vauxhall viva hb gt
19th vauxhall firenza 2300 sports sl
20th vauxhall firenza 2600 track day car [road legal] wow what a car r.i.p
21st vauxhall viva hb fitted with fiat 1600 engine & box
22nd vauxhall viva hc sl
23rd vauxhall viva hb gt replica
24th ford cortina mk2 1600e yuk horrible nasty thing
25th my first rover p6 2200sc auto
and before you say anything yes i liked imps & vivas lol
 
Ones I can remember
1973 VW Beetle 1300
1972 Vauxhall Viva De-Luxe Estate
1977 Vauxhall Viva E 4 Door Saloon
1975 Vauxhall Viva 4 Door Saloon
1978 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0GL 4 Door
1973 Vauxhall Firenza 2300 De-Luxe
1975 Vauxhall Viva S 2 Door Saloon
1974 Vauxhall Magnum 2300 Coupe
1972 Vauxhall Victor 1800
1978 Vauxhall VX2300
Various other Vauxhalls broken for spares
1978 Rover 2200TC (Turmeric)
1975 Rover 2200TC (Mexico Brown) Breaker
1976 Rover 2200TC (Lunar Grey) Breaker
1972 Rover 3500S (Mexico Brown) Rustiest P6 Alive
1972 Rover 3500S (Black/Green) Breaker
1972 Rover 3500S (Corsica Blue??) Weighed in by land owner
1968 Rover 2000SC (Arctic White) RINGER
1967 Rover 2000 Auto (Black) now manual
Various other 2200TC & 3500S for breaking
1970 Wolseley 18/85 MkII Auto
1973 Wolseley Six Hearse (Shudder) Breaker
1972 Austin 1800
1967 Austin 1800 Breaker
1986 Bedford CF 350D Panel Van

Can I stop now my hands are getting tired

Regards Colin
 
I've always liked the big engined Vauxhalls! Never actually got round to owning one but have driven plenty - a mate was in suspension development at Luton. My all time favourite was actually the very late Viva 1800GLS with the second generation engine and the second generation 2300 VX4/90 - both extremely rare even at the time.

Chris
 
My P6 is the first classic I've owned and was only the fourth car I've ever bought! My first car was an '83 Passat estate followed by an '89 Volvo 740 estate then I moved onto a '95 Volvo 850 estate which I sold last year to buy V70.

Being born in the seventies meant I've travelled about a few of what you may call classics today but back then they were just old tat - Marina, Princess, Mini, Minor Traveller, Cortina, etc.

I do remember my first ride in a P6. It belonged to my Scout Leader and it was a '67 2000TC in white with red leather and it had SD1 cross spoke wheels on which I thought looked cool at the time.
 
chris the 1800 was the worst engine out of the 4 slant 4s they did 1.6,2.0,1.8,2.3 that was the only one that the pistons hit the valves if the cam belt broke the 1.6 engine was a lot better more revy as was the 2.0 agenst the 2.3 but the 2.3 had bags more touqe
 
chrisyork said:
I've always liked the big engined Vauxhalls! Never actually got round to owning one but have driven plenty - a mate was in suspension development at Luton. My all time favourite was actually the very late Viva 1800GLS with the second generation engine and the second generation 2300 VX4/90 - both extremely rare even at the time.

Chris
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The Viva GLS was a nice car & essentially just a rebadged Magnum which reminds me of another car I bought for a Tenner it was a T reg 1300GLS 4 Door in metalic green with black interior. The late model VX490 note the / had been dropped from the name was a real odd car they only built around 800 & they came with a Getrag 5 speed dogleg gearbox & strangely enough 2 examples turned up in the same scrapyard locally just about 4 or 5 years ago both minus gearboxes & both beyond redemption but I ploated them for parts. My VX2300 was originally an 1800 but I put a 2300 & 5 speed ZF into it out of my Firenza which I rolled into some trees :roll:

Regards Colin
 
Bungi - I agree about the majority of the 1800's but the last series had the breathing and carbs sorted out and made a rather sweeter engine than the 2300. Weren't many made though, both the Viva and the VX were really past it by then.

Chris
 
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