discussion That takes me back

[Dave W]

I had lot of bikes until a trackday accident stopped me riding for good.My last was an Aprilia RSV1000.Over the years I also owned a Laverda 1000 triple,Suzuki GS1000,Z900 and GSXR750.but the most fun I had was on my CBR600,not the fastest but probably the safest and best handling of the lot.

 

[Guest]

Now this is going to date me.

First car 1954 Renault 750, second hand, flat out at 60mph, even with the wind. Biggest regret selling that. Had been fully rebuilt from the ground up by my Mum and Dad. Was magic.

Most fun car, Hillman Imp GT (sport in UK), 998, inches of the ground, decent fat tyres with adjustable shox, best handling car I've ever driven. Drove it all over Britain for 4 years. Left it behind when I left. Owned another 6 since then

cheers

vnkiwi

 

[yak face]

For me its got to be my first car , which i got for my 18th birthday. A 1966 mk1 ford cortina for the sum of £50. I ended up jazzing it up and respraying it with some very expensive Ault and Wiborg paint (aston martin storm red) that i got for free as they were chucking it out at work (at the time i was an apprentice sprayer at a bodyshop that used to do aston martin repairs !) I did the car red with a white roof and a white scallop running from the front arch round to the sill, what with the white dash top , white steering wheel,red metal dash and striped seats it looked well lary-my missus hated it- she said everyone looks when we go by , i used to say yes thats the point!!! Ill try and scan an old pic ive got of it, tony edit. found em!!

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[Dave W]

I've had many bikes and cars.but the bikes were the best.had to give up riding in 2000 after a bad track day accident..My last bike was an Aprilia RSV1000.I've also had a Laverda 1000 triple,GS1000,Z900 and GSXR750.But think the best was probably the CBR600.Not the fastest but probably the safest and best handling.Then there was an epic ride with mates to the Bol D'or only FJ1100.....

 

[stona]

For me the MKI Escort Mexico one of the top rally cars in the early 70's

My now brother in law had one of those. He loved it,trashed it,and went for an Opel Manta instead.

He bought his wife a Civic Type R (at least he said it was for her lol) a couple of years ago. I think I can say she didn't appreciate it! She said something about men never growing up. I took it for a spin over the tops around Darwen and down the Ribble valley....very nice but as someone else said not very practical.

Steve

 

[Guest]

The one I miss the most is my grey Cav 1600 with a SRI engine in with a straight thro exhaust pipe, it was so loud when you blipped the throttle it would set car alarms off in multi-storey carparks. I was a bad boy hehe..

 

[Guest]

My best memories are of the car i own now a 55 plate renault clio it looks good and everything works, when i got here there was only 20.000 miles on the clock.

scott

 

[spanner570]

Great stories on this thread.

I've had some strange and diverse 'Wheels' over the years from a 1960's 3 wheeler Bond which had a 250cc single pot Villiers engine fastened to the front steering thingy, so when you turned the steering wheel, the engine turned as well!

Also had a V.W 'Splitter' with 22 windows and a 6v system. A G reg. 1072cc Mini Cooper 'S' complete with carrycot in the back...All good memories.

Here is my real baby, which I have owned for 10yrs. A C reg. Panther Kallista, 2.8 V6 Fuel injected, ali bodied fun machine. Not a kit car, around 1100 Kallistas were built at the Panther factory in Byfleet before they went bust in 1992..... especially good at traffic lights when the young buck opposite sees a couple in this of 'Mature years' and starts to snigger!!!!!!

"No, please, not again!" sez the wife...

Great motor, it will keep up with most cars up to 70, then having the aerodynamics of a fence panel, it looses a bit of puff, still good for 120mph though, when no-one is about! lol

The other photo, which might be of interest was taken by my wife whilst we bombed around the Oulton Park Circuit in Cheshire on a charity open day, in a Panther I had before this one.

Happy days.

Ron

I know I should cover the no. plate but I don't think there are any hardened criminals on S.M.

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[yak face]

NICE motor ron! you didnt let on that you were a boy racer (i use that term in its loosest form!!!) LOL I can just see you now - flying helmet on , face covered in dead flies,terrorising the cheshire back roads!! tony

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Tony, you are nearer to the truth than you think!

Boy racer? Only when some spotty nurk and his girl friend start to laugh and he makes silly noises with his 'engine'.......

Anyway, you're a fine one to talk, just look at your old wheels, mate! lol

Ron

 

[stona]

Nice Ron and you got the missus in there with you.

I hope she didn't react like Mrs Patrese in this clip.

Steve

 

[spanner570]

Great clip Steve.

Two things though, my wife is too much of a lady to use such foul language, she just grabs my bollocks 'till I slow down...believe me she's done it.....

Also, what a woos he is, taking her around a circuit in a car with a tin roof. All my missus had between her and the sky was a bobble hat!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[yak face]

Brilliant clip steve, hilarious. Great to see ricardo again too, a much underrated driver and a true gent , although maybe his missus would dispute that last one!! cheers tony

 

[spanner570]

Tony, I must confess I wasn't looking at Patrese, guess where?

Now't like a tight fitting seat belt....Oh no! I wanted a late night, here comes you know who with that needle again. I have a plan to stop here sticking it in my...........

 

[Guest]

I've still got the car i always wanted as a kid but its going to pay for kids/house/bills repairs on the missus car and other boring mundane stuff but she has promised i can have another petrol head toy once we're all sorted,

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[Ian M]

OK not sure about that bond bug, but the rest of your toys past muster Ron. Love the Panther!

A 22 window bugbus! Would love some of that, and a copper S. A real one and not that BMW thing that thinks its a mini.

Saw Fools and Horses yesterday and Graham in his plastic pig sprang to mind the second I saw it! LOL.

Ian M

 

[spanner570]

OK not sure about that bond bug, but the rest of your toys past muster Ron. Love the Panther!A 22 window bugbus! Would love some of that, and a copper S. A real one and not that BMW thing that thinks its a mini.

Saw Fools and Horses yesterday and Graham in his plastic pig sprang to mind the second I saw it! LOL.

Ian M

Ian, it wasn't the Bond Bug, that was the orange thing shaped like a wedge of cheese.

My Bond, which I bought in 1974 was one of the originals, complete with slot in perspex windows, an all aluminium body, first built in 1963 (I think). It didn't have a starter and because it had a 250cc motor bike engine, I had to lift the bonnet and whilst my wife held it open, climb into the 'Engine compartment' and kick started it. Later models had what was called a dynostart which allowed you to start it with a key!

Great memories...

Ron

 

[Centurion3RTR]

The perfect excuse to show some of my babys off, you may see a pattern here but i've had Cortina's in all the mk's. The 72' mk3 Tina GLX was nice until someone thought it was his and took it, the engine was out of the rally prepared mk2 Escort (that i killed) so it was quick, too quick for him though. I've always loved the Capri and i've had a few of them too, the purple one was a 2.8i. The white & blue cars are both 1.6 same as the one i still have, i don't need speed now so i just enjoy the cruising and it's great on fuel too.

This one i love because i still have it.

Have fun, John

 

[yak face]

Fantastic john, i had 2 capris and still love them now, great stuff! tony

 

[Guest]

Beautiful babies their John, now the Capri could shift,unless the good old gear box kept sticking in 2nd( or was that just mine..)......very well kept Capris, beautiful condition.