Your favorite car of all time... - Page 2

Travis · Apr 28, 2001, 09:25 PM

69 Plymouth Sattilite. It somehow came from
the factory with a Road Runner 383 and dual
exaust. A sleeper

Terry Lyttle · Apr 28, 2001, 11:41 PM

Likely right, Martin, i am 5,000 miles from the scene, i only know that Reliant built the beast along with some other fascinating autos. One thing about the Brits, they have no fear of Things Different. One auto that I wouldn't mind finding in a scrapyard would be that incredible motorcycle-powered sports car, the Berkeley. Room for 2 people (not large) and enough trunk/storage space for half a ham sandwich and a change of thought. More fun than a Sprite!

leccyflyer · Apr 29, 2001, 01:18 AM

Ford Escort Mark One - reg # LUP 185J. The first car we had after I had passed my test. Bought in 1980 for thirty pounds as an MOT failure because of a rusty hole in the petrol tank. She was thirteen years or so old then. Paid twenty quid to have the petrol tank welded

to pass the MOT and that was the only garage bill for a full years motor.

After her first day (Christmas Eve 1980) when she left us stranded for six hours in the rain until 4am the Escort carried us all over the place without a hitch. It certainly paid us back for that first day breakdown. We towed neighbours, friends and relations cars through the snow that winter, went off road in the forests of North Wales during my field season and that little green Escort never missed a beat.

Towards the end of the year the bodywork was looking even shabbier than usual and the outer door skin was missing up to about hals way p the door- no way was the Escort going to pass an MOT but as students we had one last trip to a meeting in Bristol ( a goodl long trek). Out came the control line modelling tackle- so I doped a nylon panel onto the door where the old door skin had been and sprayed it green from a can. It lasted all the way there and back through the snow and slush. Then one year on and the MOT sounded LUP's death knell and she went to the great scrap heap in the sky to be replaced by The Orange Avenger (from hell).

I still miss that little car sometimes - thirty quid for a years motoring

Brian

martin richards · Apr 29, 2001, 01:42 AM

Terry:
wasn't the reliant robin a four wheeler? the regal was the three wheeler. Great fun getting caught in a lorry's wake

8cwt auw and often seen cornering on just two wheels. The greatest three-wheeler must have been the pre-war morgan.

Buzz_Man · Apr 29, 2001, 08:06 AM

Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe it's because I have teenage drivers, but an old car that's paid for is most beautiful to my eyes.

When the children are "gone" I'd like a late model VW sedan or wagon.

For now, I'd rather have the children & a hooptie.

flailing · Apr 29, 2001, 09:48 AM

I really liked my 69 Roadrunner But my new Chrysler LHS is great.

Bill Harris · Apr 29, 2001, 10:05 AM

Favorite has to be a 1969 Marquis DeSade, with electric seats and leather straps...

--Bill

Mike C · Apr 29, 2001, 12:56 PM

Myfavorite is my first. 1979 Pontiac Trans Am 10th aniversary edition. Lets see a 400 BB (big block not ball bearing

) and a Hurst 4 speed tranny. This thing would cream to beat the band!!! Had tons of fun with it and the girls loved it. Platinum sivler with grey accents and multicolored Firebirds embroidered into the grey leather door panels and backseats. T-tops were great in the summer! Of course in support of Buzzmans post above. Guy bought it new in 1979 and stored it. I got it in 1982 with 1200 miles on it. Got my licensein April of '82 and by Sept. of the same year I had 12,000 miles on iton top of being totalled by hitting a tree with the roof of the car! for young guys old cars do have advantages. OHH, but the memories of my youth.

steve glass · Apr 29, 2001, 04:56 PM

The Reliant 3-wheelers, exploited a loophole in the law where you could drive a 3 wheeled car on a motorbike licence.
They were only driven by people who cuold'nt be **rsed to take their test.

windsurfer · Apr 29, 2001, 09:40 PM

Without a DOUBT my 1969 1/2 Citroen DS 21 Pallas. God what a beautiful, wonderful, cool car. Man what a pain in the ass to work on. Got lots of chicks with that one, too. Nothing like a hydraulic suspension to wow the girls. Or a hydraulic automatic clutch. Too cool.

Troy · Apr 30, 2001, 02:26 AM

1969 convertible Chevelle SS. Love those racing stripes.

Rocksnake2 · Apr 30, 2001, 09:02 AM

My fav was the one I had in high school..1964 Cadillac Hearse(for real)...It was a true tanker.

Rocky

Crete1 · Apr 30, 2001, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rocksnake2:
My fav was the one I had in high school..1964 Cadillac Hearse(for real)...It was a true tanker.

Rocky

My friends and I (in highschool) used to go look at odd vehicals to play around with. Sometimes just to try and get a test drive!

I have to say the one Hearse we looked at was a beauty. Black and dark grey... :-) All you needed for creapy effects was a casket to drag around with you.

KMKAZE · Apr 30, 2001, 02:26 PM

I found a '90 that looks JUST like this one...maybe I'll get it in a few months.

5.7,4 speed T-tops and every power acc you can think of.

Dereck · Apr 30, 2001, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andy W:
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Okay Andy, where did you get a Mini Mayflower from over here? The twin SU's are cool, but those airhorns?

Either the steering wheel is on the wrong side or you posted the slide backwards

There is a BRG Mini Cooper kicking around DC someplace, but it's only a baby 998, not a 1272 "S".

Dereck

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Apr 28, 2001, 09:25 PM	#16
Travis Master of disaster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 707	69 Plymouth Sattilite. It somehow came from the factory with a Road Runner 383 and dual exaust. A sleeper

Apr 28, 2001, 11:41 PM	#17
Terry Lyttle Registered User Join Date: Dec 1996 Location: Keremeos, BC, Canada Posts: 633	Likely right, Martin, i am 5,000 miles from the scene, i only know that Reliant built the beast along with some other fascinating autos. One thing about the Brits, they have no fear of Things Different. One auto that I wouldn't mind finding in a scrapyard would be that incredible motorcycle-powered sports car, the Berkeley. Room for 2 people (not large) and enough trunk/storage space for half a ham sandwich and a change of thought. More fun than a Sprite!

Apr 29, 2001, 01:18 AM	#18
leccyflyer Get One Up! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cheshire, England Posts: 9,302	Ford Escort Mark One - reg # LUP 185J. The first car we had after I had passed my test. Bought in 1980 for thirty pounds as an MOT failure because of a rusty hole in the petrol tank. She was thirteen years or so old then. Paid twenty quid to have the petrol tank welded to pass the MOT and that was the only garage bill for a full years motor. After her first day (Christmas Eve 1980) when she left us stranded for six hours in the rain until 4am the Escort carried us all over the place without a hitch. It certainly paid us back for that first day breakdown. We towed neighbours, friends and relations cars through the snow that winter, went off road in the forests of North Wales during my field season and that little green Escort never missed a beat. Towards the end of the year the bodywork was looking even shabbier than usual and the outer door skin was missing up to about hals way p the door- no way was the Escort going to pass an MOT but as students we had one last trip to a meeting in Bristol ( a goodl long trek). Out came the control line modelling tackle- so I doped a nylon panel onto the door where the old door skin had been and sprayed it green from a can. It lasted all the way there and back through the snow and slush. Then one year on and the MOT sounded LUP's death knell and she went to the great scrap heap in the sky to be replaced by The Orange Avenger (from hell). I still miss that little car sometimes - thirty quid for a years motoring Brian

Apr 29, 2001, 01:42 AM	#19
martin richards Useful Idiot Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Asturias, Spain Posts: 2,664	Terry: wasn't the reliant robin a four wheeler? the regal was the three wheeler. Great fun getting caught in a lorry's wake 8cwt auw and often seen cornering on just two wheels. The greatest three-wheeler must have been the pre-war morgan.

Apr 29, 2001, 08:06 AM	#20
Buzz_Man ..like a trollop, you ... Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NW Georgia Posts: 2,602	Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe it's because I have teenage drivers, but an old car that's paid for is most beautiful to my eyes. When the children are "gone" I'd like a late model VW sedan or wagon. For now, I'd rather have the children & a hooptie.

Apr 29, 2001, 09:48 AM	#21
flailing Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,030	I really liked my 69 Roadrunner But my new Chrysler LHS is great.

Apr 29, 2001, 10:05 AM	#22
Bill Harris Shrug... Join Date: May 2000 Location: Backwoods Alabama Posts: 2,924	Favorite has to be a 1969 Marquis DeSade, with electric seats and leather straps... --Bill

Apr 29, 2001, 12:56 PM	#23
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Roxboro, NC U.S.A. Posts: 714	Myfavorite is my first. 1979 Pontiac Trans Am 10th aniversary edition. Lets see a 400 BB (big block not ball bearing ) and a Hurst 4 speed tranny. This thing would cream to beat the band!!! Had tons of fun with it and the girls loved it. Platinum sivler with grey accents and multicolored Firebirds embroidered into the grey leather door panels and backseats. T-tops were great in the summer! Of course in support of Buzzmans post above. Guy bought it new in 1979 and stored it. I got it in 1982 with 1200 miles on it. Got my licensein April of '82 and by Sept. of the same year I had 12,000 miles on iton top of being totalled by hitting a tree with the roof of the car! for young guys old cars do have advantages. OHH, but the memories of my youth.

Apr 29, 2001, 04:56 PM	#24
steve glass Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: england Posts: 162	The Reliant 3-wheelers, exploited a loophole in the law where you could drive a 3 wheeled car on a motorbike licence. They were only driven by people who cuold'nt be **rsed to take their test.

Apr 29, 2001, 09:40 PM	#25
windsurfer El Queso Grande Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Rippin in Hood River, OR, USA Posts: 1,139	Without a DOUBT my 1969 1/2 Citroen DS 21 Pallas. God what a beautiful, wonderful, cool car. Man what a pain in the ass to work on. Got lots of chicks with that one, too. Nothing like a hydraulic suspension to wow the girls. Or a hydraulic automatic clutch. Too cool.

Apr 30, 2001, 02:26 AM	#26
Troy My other car flies, no really. Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Oceanslide, CA Posts: 4,509	1969 convertible Chevelle SS. Love those racing stripes.

Apr 30, 2001, 09:02 AM	#27
Rocksnake2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: St. Augustine, FL, USA Posts: 118	My fav was the one I had in high school..1964 Cadillac Hearse(for real)...It was a true tanker. Rocky

Apr 30, 2001, 02:26 PM	#29
KMKAZE all slobbered in epoxy... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Kane County, Il Posts: 1,423	I found a '90 that looks JUST like this one...maybe I'll get it in a few months. 5.7,4 speed T-tops and every power acc you can think of.