What was your first motor??

Russc

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Not the actual car but a Morris marina.

Was so underpowered that i had to use 2nd to go up hills with the car full.

Lasted 20 days before i wrote it off and then had a MK1 fiesta for a few years.



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Degs

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Not the actual car but a Morris marina.

Was so underpowered that i had to use 2nd to go up hills with the car full.

Lasted 20 days before i wrote it off and then had a MK1 fiesta for a few years.



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I'm not the only one then Lol, mine was a hand me down from my father and lasted a year and used more oil
than petrol..but it was a T.C.
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Vaios_Greece

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I've learned how to drive in a 1982 Toyota Corolla (like the one in photo...), cause as I grew up , it was the family car. But the one that I had exclusively for me ,was a 1984 Fiat 127. Happy to learn on those cars because they had spacial characters and I think that made me a better driver.
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Στάλθηκε από το SM-G975F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
 

Seriously?

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I could never understand why BL insisted on building RHD cars with the wipers set up for LHD.
 

SteveW

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Some would argue that they didn't: they built sheds. As a previous owner of a Marina coupe and a Rustin Allaggro, I'd probably have to agree.
:lol:

I was fortunate enough to only own one BL car in my time - and technically it wasn't really a BL car, it was a Honda - I had a Triumph Acclaim CD in between the two Cortinas I owned. It was quick for a 1.3 I suppose, but was the most boring, uninspiring car I've ever owned. I had to have it at the time because my first cortina needed work and I was a student so couldn't afford the repairs. The Acclaim was my mum's car and she was buying a Renault 5, and my Cortina and the Acclaim were worth the same in part ex on the Renault, so I swapped with her so I had a car to get me through the rest of college :(
 

Nathan penney

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Some would argue that they didn't: they built sheds. As a previous owner of a Marina coupe and a Rustin Allaggro, I'd probably have to agree.
Now now chaps. I had an Allegro until 4 years ago. It was another hobby car and a rare one at that.
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This was me ( and my dad) at a show at Oulton Park.
Special edition Equipe model.
Don’t all laugh at once. Lol
 
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Seriously?

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An Equipe! WoW!
I had a bog-standard 1.3 HL in Sandglow - one of BL's '50 shades of beige' It was the biggest pile of poop I have ever had the misfortune to own.
 
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Yern

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To be fair, 0-60 in 10 seconds isn't bad for 1979/80 is it.

I must admit I quite liked the styling of the Allegro back in the 80s. It was different :)
Not just the steering wheel which was square then :roflmao:
 
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Not just the steering wheel which was square then :roflmao:
Yep, the bottom of the steering wheel was squared off on earlier ones; years before anyone else was doing it. Shame the top of it was squared off as well:rolleyes:
 

Nathan penney

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Yep, the bottom of the steering wheel was squared off on earlier ones; years before anyone else was doing it. Shame the top of it was squared off as well:rolleyes:
It was called a ‘quartic’ wheel. They soon got phased out.
Mine had a “sport” steering wheel. Let’s just say you wouldn’t want to bash your head on it in a shunt. Just 2 metal spokes and a small centre bose. :stars:
 
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