Come on then, which models did you have?

[Digby]

Or possibly your parents?

I bet the Volvo is still going!

If I could choose only one, I would probably pluck the E21 BMW out of the picture as I miss mine.

[cerb4.5lee]

My Dad had a Cortina the same colour as the yellow one.

[mike9009]

Digby said:

Or possibly your parents?

I bet the Volvo is still going!

If I could choose only one, I would probably pluck the E21 BMW out of the picture as I miss mine.

My Dad owned a Mini and an Allegro in same 'sandy' colour (but the 3 door estate) when I was a kid. I initially learnt to drive in a mk1 Fiesta too.

I would quite like the early VW Scirocco……

What year is the photo taken? 1977?

[PomBstard]

In that picture my parents had...

Triumph Toledo
Mk2 Cortina
A40 Farina
Mk1 Escort Estate
Mk2 Escort
Mini
BMC 1100/1300

And I’ve had a couple of Mk2 Escorts and a Mk3 Cortina

I reckon that picture is late 79 - there are a couple of V-reg cars which started in Aug 79 (I think...)

Feel old now, but someone will be along in a mo to say how they’ve owned many models shown, and learnt to drive in a new A40...

[JeremyH5]

My wife had a VW Scirocco in silver just like that one.

[Digby]

mike9009 said:

My Dad owned a Mini and an Allegro in same 'sandy' colour (but the 3 door estate) when I was a kid. I initially learnt to drive in a mk1 Fiesta too.

I would quite like the early VW Scirocco……

What year is the photo taken? 1977?

Was listed as 1980, but with "Give or take a year or two" added later.

[gforceg]

I had a Renault 5 (Gordini) and would like a go in the Scirocco.

[55palfers]

Interesting that there are no Audi, BMW, Mercedes in shot

[Mr Tidy]

I'd take the MK 1 Granada estate from that photo!

Even though my 1st car was a clapped out MK2 Cortina shed.

If it was 1978 then my RS2000 would have worked!

[Digby]

55palfers said:

Interesting that there are no Audi, BMW, Mercedes in shot

Silver E21 3 series is there

[Dave Hedgehog]

none of them

from the 70s until he retired to spain in the mid 90s my old man had a series of V8 S class mercs ending in a 560sec with body kit, pretty much like this



the sun went to his head and he bought a peugeot ???

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 10th July 17:05

[dibblecorse]

Dave Hedgehog said:

none of them

from the 70s until he retired to spain in the mid 90s my old man had a series of V8 S class mercs ending in a 560sec with body kit, pretty much like this



the sun went to his head and he bought a peugeot ???

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 10th July 17:05

and the relevance of that post to this thread is ???

Back on track, I'd take the R5 or the Cortina ...

[SteveC72]

C’mon. Someone name every car in the pic.

[GetCarter]

In the 1970s I had a Ford Cortina Mk 2, a Hillman Imp, a Mk 1 Mini, a Mk 1 Transit and a 1950's ambulance (which I lived in for 2 years whilst at Uni).

[ARHarh]

My first car was a blue HB viva, my second a sand coloured mini. I have probably been in an example of most of those cars.

[Justin Case]

Old man had a Dolomite (probably in 1980 ) Father in law had MK1 Escort (which he gave to us), An Allegro, more beige than sand, and then a bright yellow Mk2 Escort. I can lay claim to two Avengers, neither with twin headlights though, and my wife had a Mini 1000 for nine years, including 1980.

[anonymous-user]

Parents had Austin 1100, Mini, Allegro, Triumph Toledo (courtesy car!), Marina. edit - And just spotted the Escort estate as well.

I had a Fiat 127, albeit the facelifted version not the one in the pic.

I notice the Allegro on the right of the picture has a vinyl sunroof - luxury!

Edited by Spumfry on Wednesday 10th July 17:40

[anonymous-user]

Mr Tidy said:

I'd take the MK 1 Granada estate from that photo!

Without the hood ornament though.

[languagetimothy]

My first car was a white mk2 cortina.

I had lessons in a dolomite and passed my test (first time of course) in a dolomite sprint.

[Explorer1959]

Mum had a couple of Renault 4. Dad had a Morris Marina. I, er, borrowed it one evening but rather annoyingly couldn’t keep up with my friend’s Father’s Toyota which he, by pure coincidence, had also.... borrowed.