JeffC Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I have pics of a lot of mine from my first talbot sunbeam to my current R400 :t-up: if you have a spare 20 mins click away http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.412399509644.187995.623624644&type=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. This content is currently unavailable The page you requested cannot be displayed at the moment. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I started off ordering myself a MINI Cooper after landing myself my first job. Living with parents saw the most of my wages invested in buying bits for it or travelling all over the country to various meets. Then I had to grow up and sold it when I bought a house. I replaced it with a 1992 BMW 318is which I suppose wasn't too bad. It didn't last too long, I thought it was a bit soggy and the idea of replacing suspension parts didn't enter my little brain! 1992 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo was the next victim of my bountiful motoring wisdom. It was quite good actually, more because nobody knew what it was. I then had the idea that I could sell that, get a loan and buy a land rover AND a Westfield. Fortunately it was one of the rare occasions when I used my loaf and I ended up not committing financial suicide so just ended up with the land rover. Technically my first (and only) convertible hard top! and a surprisingly small amount of money later: Parenthood came along and this wasn't compatible though (lack of seats, diesel leaking into the cab). I sold it and bought a high mileage 1990 BMW 318is. This was much better than the E36! Another car I should have kept rather than selling when I got worried about expensive bills that might come up. I went back to 4x4s and bought a 1989 Range Rover Vogue SE. Best car I'd owned in a long time and all for £900 (plus £200 of welding). Electric seats, air conditioning, lovely ride and V8 soundtrack. Unfortunately said V8 soundtrack came with the appropriate fuel bill and it became apparent that it wasn't really feasible. I should have stumped up the cash for an LPG kit. Still, stupidity reigns and I went back to hatch backs with a 1993 VW Golf 1.8 Driver. It was rubbish and for some reason I thought lowering it 90mm and sticking Borbet As on it would help. It didn't. Still, not one for making the same mistake twice I thought maybe it just needed more power so sold it for a 2.0 16v one. It was just faster rubbish really. After spending as much on gearboxes as I paid for the car I sold it and bought a Rover 200 BRM that my parents neighbour was selling it. Very underrated and the dodgy boudoir interior helped lift the dated looks a bit. Mine had the grill painted green rather than orange. A couple of years later I had the idea of buying an E36 touring and putting an M3 engine in it. The BRM was duly sold and a 328 touring source. That was treated to coilovers, 18's, corbeau seats, 330 brakes (which didn't make it onto the car) but never an M3 drivetrain. My inability to finish a project was showing through. I sold it for a 1998 Nissan 200sx as I figured that would be a much cheaper way of making a quick car. I did all the usual modifications but never really got on with it, I just didn't like it's inherent lack of pointiness. This lead me to revisiting the Westfield idea and here I am, one MX5 and most of a build later! There's also a 1992 Land Rover Discovery that was bought whilst I had the touring. That's currently my daily driver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanH Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My collection starts when I passed my test aged 18 in 1996 Vauxhall Astra mk 2 1.3 VW Golf mk2 1.6 Triumph Spitfire 1500 Porsche 944 Renault Clio 1.4 (bought while the porsche had an engine rebuild, but my mum killed it!) Saab 900 2.0 turbo (the old boat shaped one replacing the clio) After the porsche I had a few months snowboarding and returned without a car so got a... Saab 9-5 2.0 turbo and tuned it to 274 bhp acording to the rollers Volvo 850 for work (killed it, tey really are not for made for hard driving) VW Passat 1.9 diesel Now I have a Transit a Kia Cee'd for the Mrs and the pile of bits that should be a Westfield. Not as many cars as I thought I had gone through but I'm getting the need for a new everyday project, you know the kind cheep as chips sleeper to show those young kids that a big exhaust don't meen quick! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffC Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 cant you see the pics on my link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I got the same message as Norman till I'd logged into Facebook, afterwards could see them fine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User0083 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Often had 2 cars at a time, order not exact... Fiesta 980cc popular plus Seat Ibiza 1.4 Hyundai Sports Coupe Alfa Romeo 156 GTA (bought brand spankers while in Germany) Fiat Tipo 1.4 Mini 1275 82', stage 3 head, fast road cams... List goes on. Corsa 1.6 GSI Mini 1275 fuel injection 94' (let down compared to previous mini) Astra 2.2 turbo cabriolet Robin Hood Honda S2000 (I had it 3 weeks, massive disappointment) Westfield 1.8 zetec SeiW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Pete Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Rover 213s Vauxhall nova 1.2 Vauxhall nova 1.4sri Rover 218is Ford focus Ford mondeo Vw golf vr6 Renault clio williams2 Subaru impreza wrx Westfield sei Although I have been driving, working on and buying bits for the westy for 17year, until last week i've never owned it. Pa has now purchased an mgb so decided to sign it over :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Jeff, I was really having a dig at facebum, Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. But then says you can't look. It wanted me to login but I can't remember my pw and couldn't be bothered to reset it. Sorry, I'm sure your cars are fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Ok, reset my pw. Some interesting cars there Jeff. I had 2 Lancia Integralles and then an Escort Cosworth. The Lancia was far superior. bl**** facebum. Asks me a security question, which I answer then get told the answer is too obvious choose another! My mother was born in London, what do they want me to do - lie!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crafty Carpenter Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Well here's my list from what i can remember! Vauxhall Chevette GLS (Red velour interior!) Vauxhall Viva MK1 Escort 1.3 GT MK2 Escort Mexico Vauxhall Chevette 2.6 HSR Renault 5 Turbo 2 (mid engined) Audi ur Quattro B plate Audi ur Quattro D plate MK 2 Escort RS 2000 (Cosworth engined) Lancia Intergrale Evo2 Series 1 Escort RS Turbo (rally car, group A Spec) Peugot 1.1 independance! Series 2 Escort RS Turbo Peugot 2.0 Turbo Executive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 5 (current) Westfield 2002 (current) Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2rrr Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 My list from 1968/9 950 mini, pretty much rally prepared spec too long to bore you with K reg Escort Sport + 850 mini New from here on T reg 1275 GT mini + MG Metro V reg Astra Mk1 flyer Belmont=astra with a boot (cr*p) + 1300 Escort. Old man worked for VX so I got a massive discount on the rest of the VX's A reg GTE 1800 8V rolled it on the M6 on the way home fom the smoke but didn't miss the Christmas p*ss up D reg GTE 2000 8V F reg GTE 2000 16V H reg Cavalier 2000 GSI R reg Vectra 2.5 SRI wife banana'd it so had no other option than to get the new edition GSI + Corsa 1ltr ( for SWMBO) S reg Vectra 2.5 GSI nice transferred my plate onto the rest except for the Westfield and Jazz Y reg VW Bora 1.9TDI 115hp 54 reg VW Passatt 1.9TDI 130 4motion + Honda Jazz 11 reg Westfield VX 16V cos I like the engines :yes: 11 reg VW Passatt 1.9TDI 170 blue motion Nothing exotic but many many multiple thousands of miles under the belt. Missed a couple of cars out I think, so guess they weren't memorable enough. Had some decent buses apart from the Vectra GSI which was a nice car to rush around in. So far only ever had 2 speeding tickets which isn't bad I reckon after 43 years and one of those was a bl**dy Gatso so doen't count in my world the other was on a Vespa SS180 scooter with loads of chrome and mirrors in 1968. Lucky so far . Bored now Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Well here are mine not 100% in the correct order. Vauxhall Viva Ford Granada Morris Marina Estate............Mustard colour, YUK 850 Mini 1300 Mini......Great fun Rover 214i Ford Fiesta Alfasud................rust bucket but great to drive. Ford Anglia 3.0 V6........Death Trap. Ford Anglia 1700.......race car. Mercedes Benz 190 Mercedes Benz 190E Mercedes Benz 200T Mercedes Benz C230D Ford Focus Ford Cortina MK 1........should never have sold it. Fiat Panda Toyota ? Renault Megane Renault Laguna Ford Transit........For racing Vauxhall Combo........Old work van Fiat Ducato motorhome.....For racing Transit Connect............Present work van Westfield Fw Special Edition......First, only, present. Mercedes Benz Estate....Present Motorcycles Fantic 50........Field bike Suzuki 50.......Field bike Yamaha 50 Fs1e Honda 50, 70, & 90 Suzuki TS125 Yamaha Rd 250 & 350 LC,Highly tuned Suzuki GT185 & 250X7 Maico 440...Motocross Honda CR450R....Motocross Suzuki Rm 125....Motocross KTM495....Motocross Yamaha YZ 250....Motocross Triumph 955 Ducati 916 Senna, 2nd one built in the World. Should have kept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Just made my list up to date and added another one I had forgotten all about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Not necessarily in the right order. Ford Cortina estate. Opal Manta Berlinetta. Bedford rascal. Opel Ascona. T&J Locost. 2 x Nissan cabstar pickups. Mini Metro. Old style mini. 3 x PT Cruisers. XJS V12. V8 ford Econoline dayvan. 2 x Chrysler 300c's Jaguar XJ Portfolio Ford Escort. BMW 5 series M sport saloon. BMW 5 series M sport estate. Ford Orion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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