The car that got you interested in cars

[melvster]

What was it?? for me it was the Ferrari 355, stunning looks and fabulous noise.

[McSam]

We had a big one of these recently. I'll try and find it for you, even without the damn search.

ETA - Here you go

Edited by McSam on Sunday 18th September 11:44

[davepoth]

I think it was the Lotus 72. Certainly the toy car I have of it seems to have most of the lead based paint licked off from when I was very little.

Edited by davepoth on Sunday 18th September 11:57

[melvster]

McSam said:

We had a big one of these recently. I'll try and find it for you, even without the damn search.

ETA - Here you go

Edited by McSam on Sunday 18th September 11:44

ah bugger, thanks for that.

[essexplumber]

A burnt out Rover SD1 that was left in an alley in Hackney in the mid 80s. Strange how a childs mind works!

[car crazy]

For me it was the early seventys when i was 10, the mk 3 cortina gxl came out and i fell in love with cars

[Dusty964]

This.



Several years on, it still looks perfect through these eyes.

[essexplumber]

Dusty964 said:

This.



Several years on, it still looks perfect through these eyes.

Pure filth!

[350Wedge]

Originally it was my dads old Peugeot 604 V6, then 505 V6 (hence why I'm after one now!)

[Jasandjules]

[General Price]

[hyperblue]

Jasandjules said:

This. Had a poster on my wall of a red one when I was a kid.

[billzeebub]

Porsche 944 for me, when I was first properly interested in cars, rather than just pushing them around the carpet this was the chariot I aspired to. There was a series on TV where I aspired to be like the guy who drove one..strange how things hook you in your early teens and kinda stay with you. Ive never owned one yet, but jumped straight to a 968CS and was mightily impressed. Never missed a beat and I should never have sold it. Though I probably couldn't afford to run one properly now!!

[vinnie83]

My dad had a Porsche 944 when I was a young lad - I thought it was the best and fastest car in the world!

This was in a time when seeing a nice car wasn't commonplace - wealthy people had BMW's and Mercs. Hardly anyone had a sports car - people used to stop and point at the 944!

It was that car that resulted in me later buying a 968, and I'd still love a 944 turbo in the collection at some point.

[falkster]

When I was 5 I remember the screaming of the RS2000 of Doyle's and loved Fords ever since but after having 2 RS2000s those turned me into a rear wheel drive lover too.
I've got a pic of my first RS that in had in 1992 - I'll post it when I get home

[The Game]

General Price said:

Condorman

[drivin_me_nuts]

A friend game me a beautifully bound book showing cars throught the ages and I opened the page to a shot similar to this.





SS Mercedes. The lines, the curves, the form. Beautiful. I was hooked. Still want one.

[Maximum bobs]

These.. http://hotwheels.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Original_...

Notice No.1, I now own a real one of those.

ETA.. I've just realised I still own some of those originals including the custom Firebird.

[driverrob]

IIRC is was one of these:

at Santa Pod, circa 1974, courtesy of Dennis Priddle, I think.

[kamilb1998]

I've always been interested in cars and anything mechanical but the car that got me properly interested in cars is my first car; don't think I'll ever be able to part with it...