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Jan 11, 2005 17:35:18 GMT
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What Classic cars have you owned when you were younger, that as a retro nut now, you look back on with regret, having sold them ? Mine are these; Mk1 Fiesta Supersport Mk1 Golf auto (small rear light model) 1980 Honda Civic Sport Mini Ironically, they were deemed pieces of curse word back then............if only I'd known  |
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"Living on dreams & Custard Creams"
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Jan 11, 2005 17:47:25 GMT
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I've only owned two other cars that I don't still have: 1964 Morris Minor Van - my first car, sold to a Morris specialist for £800 (to pay the deposit on the Sprite). 1967 Volvo 121 Estate - £70 accident write-off spares car (now crushed), that liberated loads & loads of useful bits but I wish I'd had more time to get more parts off it  Dad still regrets selling his 1937 Riley Lynx Sprite in '95, but that was for financial reasons, so unfortunately it had to go  |
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Jan 11, 2005 18:02:02 GMT
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mk1 golf LS, 1978, chrome bumpers, GTi spec seats, metallic blue. bought it for £230, ran it for a year, sold it without T+T for £200. i should have locked it in a barn until i could afford to tidy it up...curse word |
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Jan 11, 2005 18:19:20 GMT
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My old Alfa 33 1.7 Clocerleaf,.. let the scrap/insurance man have it after a bin lorry reversed into it and stoved in the side... Doh Doh Doh! If I'd known then what I know now, I'd have kept it and stuck the engine in something else,...  |
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Jan 11, 2005 18:24:37 GMT
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rapid coupe that couldnt give away - scrapped it shoulda just kept it cos i now want another |
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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old cars you regret sellingBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Jan 11, 2005 18:24:38 GMT
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All of them! Particularly my Rapid at the moment. I do miss my ratty Mk2 Golf on occasion too  |
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Jarvis
Part of things
I WISH
Posts: 183
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Jan 11, 2005 18:25:20 GMT
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Datsun sunny coupe - w reg - one owner from new
old couple so low milage
i had it 3 days before i re-arranged the bodywork with the help of a hump back bridge!!! oops
mini clubman estate - well cool!!!
4 other mantas
first one was a 400 replica - ahhhhhh i remember it well
(i have also had 3 maestros - but i don't think they will ever become retro or cool)
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Jan 11, 2005 18:31:03 GMT
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rapid coupe that couldnt give away - scrapped it shoulda just kept it cos i now want another Same here, I had to pay the bloke to take it!  |
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Jan 11, 2005 19:26:57 GMT
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I always regretted scrapping my first Imp, it was far too far gone to restore, but I wish it could have been different. |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Jan 11, 2005 19:32:43 GMT
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My modded baked beans orange Skoda Estelle....sold for scrap...do yo see a pattern emerging here! Several Minis...(surrendered for ministox) The TURDMOBILE! The "shat-look" Toyota Carina...sold for it's engine / box.... My 1993 Vauxhall Astra. Not retro I know but just the most obscenely reliable car ever... |
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Shortcut
Posted a lot
I won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code.
Posts: 3,037
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Jan 11, 2005 19:36:34 GMT
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Not retro but regret selling:
My Citroen XM estate. Soooooooo gorgeous
Retro and should never have gone
Fiat 131 Sport with fully adjustable race spec suspension. Fuuuuuuuun
Citroen Visa GTi 1.9 conversion. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Sold AND sold
MG Metro. Thank god it's gone. What WAS I thinking!
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Jan 11, 2005 19:50:51 GMT
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My old Alfa 33 1.7 Clocerleaf,.. let the scrap/insurance man have it after a bin lorry reversed into it and stoved in the side... Doh Doh Doh! If I'd known then what I know now, I'd have kept it and stuck the engine in something else,...
I had a 33 too, dog rough but sounded so sweet. The engine sound was the best thing about it. I had a Fiat 127 sport for while which proved to be the weakest car I ever had an accident in......
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Jan 11, 2005 19:53:06 GMT
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vauxhall chevette
75 b series manta
76 b series manta 400 rep (thanks for selling it to me jc)
2.8 granada ghia
granada hearse
2.2 carlton
cortina crusader
79 escort mk2 1600 sport (she was a minter)
skud rabid.
definately a pattern developing ;D
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Jan 11, 2005 20:15:53 GMT
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My first Imp. Scrapped when i gave up on cars and decided to party for three years in Brighton instead. My Scirocco mk2 GT. I got rid of it when it had to many problems for me to repair. |
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Last Edit: Jan 11, 2005 20:16:20 GMT by ImpJimbo
BS Nymph
Singer Chamois Coupe
Series 3 Landy
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Jarvis
Part of things
I WISH
Posts: 183
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Jan 11, 2005 20:19:39 GMT
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nearly forgot to mention my audi coupe 2.2
bright yellow - black out windows
and a big audi badge up the side
For this occasion big means the whole side of the car
i loved it at the time but i do realise now that it may have seemed a bit tacky
the car itself was definately class though
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Jan 11, 2005 20:28:28 GMT
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Chrysler 2-Litre..... metallic British Racing Green with a green velour interior..... would have looked sooooo cool slammed..... Any of my old cars that now seem to be 'classics' ......which seems to be most of them  |
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down and that's not really the car's fault. |
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Jan 11, 2005 20:39:04 GMT
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For this occasion big means the whole side of the car i loved it at the time but i do realise now that it may have seemed a bit tacky its a good job it had those blacked out windows. so nobody could see me when i was in it! |
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Jan 11, 2005 20:42:35 GMT
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racer86
Posted a lot
'76 Toyota KP30 / '73 BMW 2002 / '93 Mini
Posts: 2,183
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Jan 11, 2005 21:26:13 GMT
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Most regretted my 1380 mk1 cooper s (rep) it was sooo fast and handled sooo well and was hand picked at Stamford hall show to be featured in Miniworld.  Most greatful to be rid of Rover 114 Gta, i was conned into buying something modern and relyable and wasconvinced this was the closest thing to a modern mini. It was the biggest piece of f**king S**t ive ever been near! ok it handled when i slammed in and was running 600psi in the hydrogas, but i bust a head gasket after a week of owning it and i had to fix it in the street in the pi*sing rain in swansea and everything i took off it needed replacing! i had it 6 weeks and it cost me £750 good riddence. |
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Jan 11, 2005 21:34:49 GMT
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your old mini is a peach matey. ;D
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