6 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

The 2-door Nova saloon

I think this is the first time I've ever seen one.

 

ETA: reminds me of and old HA Viva a mate had in the mid-70s, the passenger could lift the foot mat and polish their boots on the front tyre as  the car went along.

 

Edited 9 April, 20224 yr by nta16

6 minutes ago, nta16 said:

I think this is the first time I've ever seen one.

 

They were quite rare compared to their 4-door counterparts IIRC.

 

6 minutes ago, nta16 said:

ETA: reminds me of and old HA Viva a mate had in the mid-70s, the passenger could lift the foot mat and polish their boots on the front tyre as  the car went along.

 

My Granda (through my Mum's side) had an HA Viva when he passed his driving test in 1966. It started life in duck-egg blue, then white, then red with a black roof.

My dad had a viva in 70s ,i used to watch him try to mend it as kid every weekend ,hence i have a large repatoir of foul language thanks to that viva .

2 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

My Granda (through my Mum's side) had an HA Viva when he passed his driving test in 1966. It started life in duck-egg blue, then white, then red with a black roof.

You needed the paint to hold them together, same for many other makes and models though.  These films and TV programs of the 60s and 70s with all the cars very shiny and pristine when most were dirty and rusty.  Vauxhalls were even worse in the early 70s for rust, same with the Datsuns that held them back otherwise the British car makers would have gone down the toilet earlier than they did.

 

Edited 9 April, 20224 yr by nta16

Another one, with the Veccy B. This must have been one of the earliest examples as well. Taken at Aird Donald Caravan Park in Stranraer, c.1996.

 

My Dad's first Nova... a D-reg 1.2, presumably a Merit.

 

 

Not gat a photo of my actual one, but I'm ashamed to admit my first student car was a white Renault 6 like this one!

 

It lasted 2 months before ending up upside down in a ditch...

Edited 12 April, 20224 yr by PetrolDave

My first car, a 1937 Morris 8 Tourer, and my Norton Model 50, the latter my first ‘proper’ motorbike,  bought the day after I passed my bike test (on a Lambretta) at 16 yrs old in 1963.

Edited 13 April, 20224 yr by Baxlin

Not owned by me, but the thread title is about past cars, and this is deffo a past car!

 

The band was ‘Dave KC and the X-Rays’ (I’m the blond one - the drummer) car is a 1911 Daimler, owned by the dad of one of the guitarists, pic taken 1963/64-ish

Edited 13 April, 20224 yr by Baxlin

Just found a picture of the car I inherited in 2002 - the car that got me into VAG - 1989 small bumper 3dr Mk2 GTI 16v, named by its previous owner as 'Schwarzer Blitz':

 

 

Fond memories 😎 of a car left in my ward by my mate Larry, who passed away in 2002 after a short battle with prostate cancer (he lost).

 

Gaz

 

Edited 20 April, 20224 yr by Gaz

23 minutes ago, Gaz said:

Just found a picture of the car I inherited in 2002 - the car that got me into VAG - 1989 small bumper 3dr Mk2 GTI 16v, named by its previous owner as 'Schwarzer Blitz':

 

 

Fond memories 😎 of a car left in my ward by my mate Larry, who passed away in 2002 after a short battle with prostate cancer (he lost).

 

Gaz

 

 

I remember thrashing one of those around an airfield a long time ago!  the place I was at also had an 8v that was torquier and would pull away slightly out of corners but was then caught by the 16v on the straights.

 

After razzing both I had a go in an Ferrari Mondial that had a pig of a gearbox so was glad to get back in my MX5 for the drive home!

42 minutes ago, Gaz said:

Just found a picture of the car I inherited in 2002 - the car that got me into VAG - 1989 small bumper 3dr Mk2 GTI 16v, named by its previous owner as 'Schwarzer Blitz':

 

 

Fond memories 😎 of a car left in my ward by my mate Larry, who passed away in 2002 after a short battle with prostate cancer (he lost).

 

Gaz

 

Quick search gaz ,its still on the road and t&t 👍

4 hours ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Quick search gaz ,its still on the road and t&t 👍

 
I heard it was spotted in Tunbridge Wells a couple of months ago 😁

 

G

Vauxhall Belmont. When was the last time you saw one of these?

 

On 01/04/2022 at 16:15, Schtum said:

A contender for one of the best cars I've owned.  I got it new in 1990 and drove it for 238,000 miles until I wrote it off in '98 in a low speed accident in traffic in Edinburgh.  

 

I thrashed it pretty much everywhere including extended periods at 100 mph on French Autoroutes and around Circuit de Charade at Clermont Ferrand with wife, kids and tyres squealing.  

 

I took it off road, towed half a dozen grass surfers around a large field perched on a big sheet of plywood, towed an overly large caravan up and down Lake District passes, taught my 8 year old son to drive in it.  I could go on...

 

In its lifetime it consumed three radiators, two sets of suspension spheres, a few sets of discs and pads and several tyres.  I fitted the Peugeot 205 GTi alloys largely to get more air to the brakes after setting fire to them coming down Puy de Dôme.

 

When it was written off it was still on its original turbo and had had no engine work other than oil and filter changes. 

 

 

My Dad have a BX19DTR estate in red and whilst he didnt have it for that long, I thought it was an awesome car. 

Trying to find a picture of my Saab 9-5 Aero (think they've been lost with the dead HD on my previous MacBook), I happened across XAP 229 Y, a Mk1 Golf I had for a while:

 

 

Bought with a blown head gasket, stripped it down, skimmed the head, put it back together   Manual choke, wind up windows and original cassette player, three speed auto.

 

Gaz

 

 

Edited 6 August, 20223 yr by Gaz

30 minutes ago, Gaz said:

Trying to find a picture of my Saab 9-5 Aero (think they've been lost with the dead HD on my previous MacBook), I happened across XAP 229 Y, a Mk1 Golf I had for a while:

 

 

Bought with a blown head gasket, stripped it down, skimmed the head, put it back together   Manual choke and original cassette player, three speed auto.

 

Gaz

 

 

 

You're making me want one now... been looking at various VAG 'classics' (at least old enough to get classic insurance) to tinker with. Just need a garage now!

After much ado, here's one of my 2001 Saab 9-5 HOT Aero in Cosmic Blue:

 

 

If I can find a clearer image, I'll update it.  I was so stupid, stupid, STUPID to let the insurance company write it off 😡

 

Awesome car, didn't own it for anywhere near long enough 🥲

 

Gaz

 

And while I'm meandering down memory lane, my first CRX Del Sol 😎:

 

 

Loved it to bits, but christ did it rot away fast 🙄

 

Gaz

 

14 minutes ago, Gaz said:

After much ado, here's one of my 2001 Saab 9-5 HOT Aero in Cosmic Blue:

 

 

If I can find a clearer image, I'll update it.  I was so stupid, stupid, STUPID to let the insurance company write it off 😡

 

Awesome car, didn't own it for anywhere near long enough 🥲

 

Gaz

 

 

Very nice. The one I drove was a 2004 red estate on 205k miles (stage 1 map too!!)... was told it was quick as fk, but didn't believe it... then gave it welly. New trousers were needed.

17 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

... was told it was quick as fk, but didn't believe it... then gave it welly...

 I've no reason to think this one was anything other than standard, but it went well 

 

Of their time they were often lauded to have a better mid-range than a Porsche 911.  A friend has a 911, and there was definitely something to the accolade.  Very addictive, but with a thirst to match - mine averaged 21mpg, not that I bought it for economy 😇

 

Gaz

 

those 95 aeros were such an underrated, natural sleeper, hot saloon.

i could never justify the running costs, otherwise id probably have one.

and now with the age and difficulty to get spares... 😞

i wish they hadnt gone to the wall. 

On 07/08/2022 at 09:03, mac11irl said:

those 95 aeros were such an underrated, natural sleeper, hot saloon.

i could never justify the running costs, otherwise id probably have one.

and now with the age and difficulty to get spares... 😞

i wish they hadnt gone to the wall. 

Plenty of SAAB spares still available, my son works in a SAAB specialist garage keeping plenty of SAAB’s on the road. 
He currently has a 9-5 2.3 Turbo Edition estate.
 

37 minutes ago, Kenny R said:

Plenty of SAAB spares still available, my son works in a SAAB specialist garage keeping plenty of SAAB’s on the road. 
He currently has a 9-5 2.3 Turbo Edition estate.
 

 

What that needs... is a stage 1 map. They get scary fast after that.

14 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

What that needs... is a stage 1 map. They get scary fast after that.

Standard 260hp is pretty rapid .