I have no idea why I was thinking about it just now, but the Datsun 280ZX was a car I absolutely adored when I was about 10 years old.
What is your first car love that springs to mind?
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A friend had a toy Ford Capri that I really liked, therefore Ford Capris were great.
Jaguars.
All Jaguars except the X-type and the XE.
Especially this though. In my opinion, the prettiest car that ever was.
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Jensen Interceptor
That 220 is gorgeous!
For me, my grandfather's cars always appealed. E-types mainly.
Black mini 1275 GT the original pocket rocket!
Great around country roads but not so great on the motorways.
AC Cobra when I was a lad in the 60s. Come to think of it, it's still my favourite now. Prefer the 289 to the 427, though. Plus Mk1 Cortina Lotus.
one of these, which I owned. it was terrible.
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Triumph GT6 (mk1,2 or 3).
I'm in my twenties so a bit odd to be on my list really, but when I was a kid there was an orange Mk3 at my Aunts that their neighbor ran as a daily. I just love the shape, size, sound, interior and the way the bonnet opens. Glorious.
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Jaguars.
All Jaguars except the X-type and the XE.
Hey! I've got an X-type! 🙁
Having said that, these used to capture my imagination:
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1984 Jaguar XJ12 Vanden Plas
Hey! I've got an X-type!
No, you have a less good Mondeo in an ill-fitting frock. 😉
I had no interest in cars when I was ten!
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I did end up getting a late 2 door model, 12 mpg led to it being a brief fling. Loved it though
Has to be one of these
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There was one a few doors down the road from home and couldn't believe how futuristic it looked at the time.
it's got to be a mk1 one feista supersport or xr2. I am easily pleased.
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Mainly due to Turbo Outrun!
MK1 Escort!
Owned 2 of them when i was younger, and my Dads old Capri.
Brilliant cars. Dad still has the Capri, which is currently stripped to be rebuilt.
Still want another MK1, doubt it will happen though 🙁
Very first would have been the *classic V8 Mustangs I saw (and heard!) racing, possibly at Brands.
Agree with perchy about the XJ220. Stunning car.
Also agree with the boss of Jaguar that the X-type was a colossal mistake and should never have been made. 😆
*Thinking about it, they probably wouldn't have been old enough to be considered classics at the time. 😳
The first car I wanted was actually a van with extreme customization - I used to draw them all the time (porthole windows, big external exhausts, fat tyres, exposed air filter etc etc)
Mate's mum had a black Dolomite Sprint and neighbour had an MGB, so always fascinated by both but driven neither.
Always loved Caterhams.
Mate's got a Blackbird engined Westfield, but a trip as a passenger is enough.
I don't think he'd let me drive it anyway.
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Found Citroen CX's unbelievably futuristic.
Begged my dad, a Ford man for one, he laughed.
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Still want one.
Desperately wanted one of these. Well I did grow up in South Essex!
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True story - a mate of a mate has just bought an XJ220 - it's utterly rubbish! You could fit your head in the panel gaps. Same bloke also has a Testarossa and it's amazing how many self tapping screws they use to hold them together...
Mine was an RS200 - the fastest scalextric I had. Which I'm pretty certain is worse in real life than the two mentioned above...
True story - a mate of a mate has just bought an XJ220 - it's utterly rubbish! You could fit your head in the panel gaps
True story - Cindy Crawford couldn't make a decent lasagne and had no idea of how to load the dishwasher properly.
That didn't matter either.
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Unfortunately I've not owned any of these 🙁
True story - Cindy Crawford couldn't make a decent lasagne and had no idea of how to load the dishwasher properly.That didn't matter either
She also has a big mole...
It'd matter to me if I'd just forked out the amount of cash he has to buy it. Even he has admitted it's a bit shit but as an investment it makes sense I suppose....
I'm just waiting for molgrips to post saying he fell in love with this from an early age
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I am sure it would be crap,and yet..
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One of the earliest cars i can remember getting excited about is my papa's vw beach buggy back in the 70's, he stayed in darkest Argyll and i remember being taken for drives around the forest and singletrack roads - looking back i'm sure it was a POS but at the time i thought it was amazing as he drifted about the forest roads and beaches. I'm sure my mum has pics somewhere but from memory it looked very similar to pic below
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My earliest memories are of my dad taking me to Oulton Park for all sorts of racing, and me falling in love with cars generally, but this specifically...
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Still the most beautiful car ever built, combined with the best ever paint job ever applied to a car EVER!
Due to these fond childhood memories, my favourite smell is also Castrol R too. Though you rarely get a whiff of it nowadays. When I do, I'm suddenly 5 years old and stood with my dad at Deer Leep with these things roaring past 😀
This, obviously.
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Due to [s]these[/s] fond childhood memories, my favourite smell is also [b]Castrol R[/b] [s]too[/s]. Though you rarely get a whiff of it nowadays. When I do, I'm suddenly 5 years old and stood with my dad at [s]Deer Leep[/s] the IOM with [s]these things[/s]bikes roaring past
You just made me cry binners. 😉
Lancia Delta Integrale for me also.
I remember when you could pick one up for a grand or so. Not these days!
Oh and the Countach :). Hideous thing to drive apparently but I'd still have one just to mast... Look at...
Hmm my favourite cars from my youth (pre driving) top trumps. Porsche 911 and Countach.
Probably a case of never meet your heros!
This
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Soooooo cool, it even has it's own website 8)
10 years old?
Burt Reynolds' trans am.
Bo and Luke's charger
And if we can go off topic, Barry Sheene's RG500
My first company car. So utterly fabulous, like you wouldn't believe.
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The Lambo and the 959 were the 2 cars which interspersed my Jamie Hibbard / MBUK and Mint posters in my bedroom. The cars my father sold which I would love to own for petrol head / sentimental reasons are Celica ST165, Vauxhall Senator (3.0l, 24v) or Rover 827 Vitesse.
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1980 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40) hardtop
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Got to be the Honda NSX. About 12 years ago I nearly bought one as I had a S2000 at the time and saw it as the next step. Wish I did looking at the prices now, they were less money then for a second hand couple of years old car than they are now.
I had a 7 year old Audi coupe at the start of the 90s. It got written off when I stopped at lights and some boat towing **** in an Isuzu trooper rear ended me . I would buy one now , even at over 30 years old (the car) if I could afford the upkeep.
D-Type Jaguar, my Gran gave me my Dad's toy model of one - still got it. Or a Dino, there was one that lived a few doors down
A guy in our village had an Iso Grifo. Loved that car, the sound it made and the way it looked.
It was red, like this one:
https://www.supercars.net/blog/iso-grifo-7-litri/
There was also an AC 428 and a Gordon-Keeble ( Mr. Keeble lived next door for a short while)
Obviously our area had a thing for large US V8 engined european sports cars
I remember trying to persuade my Dad to buy a Vauxhall Brabham Viva. I got him the brochure and everything.
Lotus Carlton
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Lancing Delta HF Turbo Integrale
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