What car was introduced in the year of your birth...?

[rjfp1962]

I was born in 1962 which saw the introduction of the Ford Cortina MK1.

[DoctorX]

XJ, Daytona, Espada. A vintage year.

[WonkeyDonkey]

The answer to many a question on PH.

MX5.

[FourWheelDrift]

Not only launched in the year of my birth, but the same month.

Austin 1300 Mk III
Mazda RX3
Ford Capri 2000 GT
Land Rover Series III

[timberman]

I had a few to choose from but here's a nice Miura from 1966

[Mr Tidy]

1959 for me.

So the Triumph Herald, Mercedes W111 range, Skoda Octavia, Ford Anglia 105e, Jaguar MK2, Daimler SP250, Austin Healey 3000 and Maserati 5000.

But all anyone remembers is the hateful rust-bucket Issigonis Mini!

If only may parents had waited a couple of years, then I could have said E-Type.

[flying-banana]

1969 for me...
I think I'll acknowledge the Dino 246 (incidentally, this is my favourite car of all time) rather than the Maxi (which has to be one of my least favourite...)

[dhutch]

1987. Don't remember much.

[Cliftonite]

Aston Martin DB2.

[Gary C]

Apparently these were,

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Alfa Romeo Montreal
AMC Rebel
Aston Martin DBS
Austin 3-Litre

Bulgaralpine

Chevrolet Astro I
Chevrolet Camaro
Chrysler Valiant (VE)
Citroën Dyane

DAF 33
DAF 55
De Tomaso Mangusta
Dino 206 GT
Dino 206 S

Fiat 124 Sport Coupé
Fiat 125
Ford Escort (Europe)
Ford Falcon GT
Ford Thunderbird (fifth generation)

Holden Torana
Honda N360
Honda TN360

Iso Fidia
Isuzu Florian
Isuzu Unicab

Matra 530
Mazda Cosmo
Mercury Cougar
Mercury Marquis
Monteverdi High Speed
Moskvitch 412

NSU Ro 80

Opel Commodore
OSI-Ford 20 M TS

Paykan
Plymouth GTX
Polski Fiat 125p
Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac Firebird (1st generation)

Rambler-Renault Rebel

Saab 99
Simca 1100
Suzuki Fronte

Toyota 2000GT
Toyota Century
Toyota HiAce
Triumph TR5
Triumph TR250
TVR Tuscan (1967)
TVR Vixen

Vignale Gamine

Really like the look of the Alfa 33

[Mr Tidy]

You're a relative youngster from 1967 then!

My 2nd car in 1977 was a 1970 Fiat 125 - with the first production twin-cam engine driven by a belt (or should that be rubber band)?

But you seem to have listed everything from that year - do you have an affinity to any of them?

[Swampy1982]

Such a great year they wrote a whole article...

https://www.classicandsportscar.com/blogs/james-el...

[griffin dai]

[Mr Miata]

• First year of production. Some guy called Walter won the WRC in a Fiat 131 that year.

Edited by Mr Miata on Tuesday 27th July 03:00

[Gary C]

Mr Tidy said:

You're a relative youngster from 1967 then!

My 2nd car in 1977 was a 1970 Fiat 125 - with the first production twin-cam engine driven by a belt (or should that be rubber band)?

But you seem to have listed everything from that year - do you have an affinity to any of them?

It was a cut from the wiki page

Affinity ?, the ford escort is the only one I have owned but there are some really nice looking cars in the list (and some absolute dogs)

[bigothunter]

Bristol 403

[Riley Blue]

This trendsetter.

[Dr Jekyll]

1961

[nomis36]

1971.
Clan crusader and the Morris marina

Oh yes, nearly forgot the Maserati Bora.

[generationx]

1968 (just):

Ferrari Daytona
Lamborghini Espada
Plymouth Road Runner