Cars your dad had when you were a young un'

**Rare Bird** · 21-11-2009, 01:33

My dad had one of these Ford Capri Mk.I, 3000E, was a 3.0 litre V6 engine..Think he had it bored out to 3.2! Thing i remember the most was the brakes wernt good enough to handle the power, it was all over the road when he stuck the foot down...His was a 'K' reg with black vinyl roof, sounded just like that tho..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyAZENFGKaM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72rcZ...eature=related

**Covenant** · 21-11-2009, 08:57

My dad had a Rover 90. It was great inside with loads of leather and walnut. There was a dinky slide out tray beneath the dashboard with chromed tools in it.
He used to call it the poor mans Rolls Royce.
Like most cars from that time it didnt like cold weather and he used to have to start it with a handle.

**Themis** · 21-11-2009, 09:02

My dad had no car when I was young.

**Macca** · 21-11-2009, 09:36

Singer Gazelle - a white one

Brand new Mini Clubman Estate - I recall going to the dealer with him to collect it - about 1973...it didn't even have a radio - I was not impressed!

Austin Maxi - red with the 1750 engine - good motor, that - loads of room in the back for me and my brothers to fight!

**Mike** · 21-11-2009, 09:57

One of these at one time, which was pretty cool...

http://www.adocars.com/beam/

It was already a pretty old car when he had it, and I remember a family holiday in the 60's to Cornwall which turned into something of an 'adventure'!

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-11-2009, 10:05

Austin martin db5,

actually that's a lie!... He had a Capri (only ever memory of my mom is in that Capri) then he had loads of vw passats, he did like a passat!! Jan, my step mom had loads of Suzuki vitara's - all shit, the first one had a bloody bench for a back seat!!

**Macca** · 21-11-2009, 10:09

There was a mint Mk 1 Capri in the supermarket car park the other day - It looked super-cool compared to all the modern cars around it.

**Alex_UK** · 21-11-2009, 10:12

1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible.

The reason I'm into American cars. When I was about 7, my dad swapped his Escort Van for a 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible, V8, with Hurst manual 'box... Picked me up from school with the top down, the first I knew he was getting it!

**Joe** · 21-11-2009, 10:17

Morris 1100
Lada

Nothing but the best!

**REM** · 21-11-2009, 11:09

My dads 1st car was a Riley Elf when I was about 10, daft looking thing, a Mini with a boot stuck on it FFS, but it did have a red leather interior wot I thought was kwell. Couple of years later he got a Ford Corsair, anyone remember them, no, thought not.

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