Car you vowed to buy as a lad

Itare Sam

Itare Sam

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rs48635 said:
you young 'uns, nostalgia is not what it used to be.
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How true - I deduce I'm a trifle older than the ages of most participating in this thread. I was a complete car nut as a child in the 50s, my mother was fond of telling people I could name every car on the road when I was about 5. I remember having a poster of an MGA Twin Cam on my bedroom wall (and a jam jar labelled 'MGA fund' located close-by hopefully for donations).
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But the car I really fell for was the original Lotus Elite - surely one of the prettiest cars ever designed. I was convinced I'd have one, one day. Then I read about the problems...
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Soon after my attention was diverted, by the TV series "Route 66", to the attractions of the Chevrolet Corvette. It possibly had something to do with the appearance of the impossibly cute Tuesday Weld in the series, but I've had a soft spot for Corvettes ever since. The route 66 'Vette was what we'd now call a C1 Corvette.

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I never did get an MGA, or an Elite, or a Corvette, though I did have a Mercury Cougar. And sadly I never married Tuesday Weld. My first car was a 1955 Vauxhall Cresta, 6 cylinder engine (and with 'added lightness' courtesy of the rust holes) bought for £50 when I was 16. That was 50+ cars ago.....
 
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There were a few for me, I grew up in a heavily car based family, weekends were spent helping my dad in the garage work on his ancient 911 (then worth very little) or MGs, or on windy airfields watching and later competing in autotests etc. My dad had all-sorts of interesting if relatively modest cars, choosing to use company car budgets and his own business budget to drive nice if not mega exotic cars. He used a 924 for years as a daily and business car, taking it round the clock several times before handing it down to me when I was about 20.

2 memories that stuck in my head though were him talking about helping a friend build a kit elan, and us going to a Porsche dealership in the very early 90s and seeing an either rubystone or cassis 964 I forget which but the car just floored me.

I worked my **** off and bought both a 964 and an elan, as well as a load of the other tat we tend to acquire as car enthusiasts, business took a turn for the worse for a few reasons, some personal and some financial crash related, I went back to a sensible job for a while, sold my 964 and elan (just before they rose hard in price of course) and got myself back on my feet. Met my now wife who has been the best influence in my life, always having faith I'd get back to where I was and she was right.

I've got a modest but successful business now, wrote a book last year and am looking for a 3200 to join our other cars in the "stable".

Sadly I can't afford to buy my 964 back any time soon, a fact which guts me every time I see one. But I will get one again.
 
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Amussis

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As a 15 year old, two of my dad's friends owned Fiat 130 saloons. Not sure what it was but I loved them. Bought one when I was 21, exactly like this. Wish I still had it.

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rs48635

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Wildoliver said:
There were a few for me, I grew up in a heavily car based family, weekends were spent helping my dad in the garage work on his ancient 911 (then worth very little) or MGs, or on windy airfields watching and later competing in autotests etc. My dad had all-sorts of interesting if relatively modest cars, choosing to use company car budgets and his own business budget to drive nice if not mega exotic cars. He used a 924 for years as a daily and business car, taking it round the clock several times before handing it down to me when I was about 20.

2 memories that stuck in my head though were him talking about helping a friend build a kit elan, and us going to a Porsche dealership in the very early 90s and seeing an either rubystone or cassis 964 I forget which but the car just floored me.

I worked my **** off and bought both a 964 and an elan, as well as a load of the other tat we tend to acquire as car enthusiasts, business took a turn for the worse for a few reasons, some personal and some financial crash related, I went back to a sensible job for a while, sold my 964 and elan (just before they rose hard in price of course) and got myself back on my feet. Met my now wife who has been the best influence in my life, always having faith I'd get back to where I was and she was right.

I've got a modest but successful business now, wrote a book last year and am looking for a 3200 to join our other cars in the "stable".

Sadly I can't afford to buy my 964 back any time soon, a fact which guts me every time I see one. But I will get one again.
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You have my sympathy. "Always be able to get a cooking 911 for ten grand" we used to say.
Bought 911 3.2 carrera cab for my wife. Totally restored the bodywork, really got attached and wife never really drove it. Lost the car in divorce when the 911 became more attractive after prices shot up. Never look back. Plenty more porkers out there.
 
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Wildoliver

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rs48635 said:
You have my sympathy. "Always be able to get a cooking 911 for ten grand" we used to say.
Bought 911 3.2 carrera cab for my wife. Totally restored the bodywork, really got attached and wife never really drove it. Lost the car in divorce when the 911 became more attractive after prices shot up. Never look back. Plenty more porkers out there.
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Oh for sure.

One day maybe I'll have another. But there are plenty of other cars I can enjoy in the meantime.

Most importantly I've found someone to share life with who shares my love of cars and isn't a drain financially, so life is a lot better these days.
 
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rs48635 said:
You have my sympathy. "Always be able to get a cooking 911 for ten grand" we used to say.
Bought 911 3.2 carrera cab for my wife. Totally restored the bodywork, really got attached and wife never really drove it. Lost the car in divorce when the 911 became more attractive after prices shot up. Never look back. Plenty more porkers out there.
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Yes, but you don’t have to marry them all.
 
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When I was in my late teens I test drove a Mk1 Mazda RX7 and was mightily impressed. I still might have a pop one day but I haven’t got the room for one at the moment. I always promised myself an HS Chevette and a UR Quattro which I‘ve got but I’m more into motorbikes at the moment, I’d love a Honda CBX but they’ve gone mental price wise.
 
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BennyD said:
When I was in my late teens I test drove a Mk1 Mazda RX7 and was mightily impressed. I still might have a pop one day but I haven’t got the room for one at the moment. I always promised myself an HS Chevette and a UR Quattro which I‘ve got but I’m more into motorbikes at the moment, I’d love a Honda CBX but they’ve gone mental price wise.
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Always fancied a go in a race prepped one.

 
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