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14-12-2014, 11:08 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Hervey Bay
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My mate's father was a car wholesaler and as he knew I had no money, he found me a 1932 Studebaker for 62 quid. It was a big car with a flat head 6, 3 speed box with overdrive and free wheeling and an automatic starter system ... quite advanced for it's time.
As one does when a teenager, I sold it to by a Humpy Holden ... Duh! In later years I found out the Studie was a one off import for a Canberra Embassy ... wonder what it would be worth today if it was still alive? |
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14-12-2014, 11:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: W.A.
Posts: 1,713
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In late 1987, while still on my P's, I got a gold Fairmont XB with 302 V8 and... beige vinyl roof.
 I can remember filling it up on a Friday with super at 58c/litre.
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15-12-2014, 12:53 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Perth, WA
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My first car was a 1982 Ford KA Laser Ghia, 1.5, manual, brown velour. Top of the range with "luxuries" like a cassette player and tachometer. No power steering, no air conditioning.
 Loved that car. Only had it for one year before it started blowing blue smoke, though.
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Current car: 2016 Ford MD Mondeo Titanium EcoBoost (2016-) Previous cars: 2005 Ford BF Fairmont (2006-2019) 1989 Ford EA Falcon GL (2000-2007) 1982 Ford KA Laser Ghia (1999-2000) |
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15-12-2014, 01:18 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Capricornia
Posts: 830
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1967 MK 2 GT Cortina.. first of the box shaped, but still had the 1500 motor. Super lux..press a button and slip the radio out and take it with you as a groovy portable. Wow!
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 Ya don't slow down as you get older ... you just enjoy taking longer to do it ... better!
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15-12-2014, 10:49 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,318
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Technically mine was a XC GS. I bought it off a guy at work for $500. Anyway at knock-off time he gave me the keys and a quick run-down and away I went. The guy was a tin *** so my first stop was at a servo. I go to turn the motor off, and it wouldn't stop! Just started making all these weird sounds, like it was convulsing or something. My first thought was that the guy at work played some kind of trick on me, and I looked around to see if he was across the street laughing, but no. At this point I started turning red, so I started it and sped off ( no doubt the attendant thought I was on crack ).
I got home and the same thing happened. I go inside and tell the oldman... '' that's pre-ignition, you will have to stall it each time you want to turn it off ''.......great. |
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15-12-2014, 11:03 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 325
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1988 Nissan Pulsar Q. $5000. 3speed auto. No air con. Great little car, i slowly ruined it by adding subs, rims. Odo stopped working at 120000kms. God that car copped some punishment...
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15-12-2014, 11:13 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 363
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1983 KB Laser Sedan
What a beast owned it for less than two weeks before the 1st cylinder filled with water, used to run rough as guts, CV joints went, used to stall so I had to ride the clutch in heavy traffic But hey it got me to work to make more money to buy better cars haha |
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15-12-2014, 11:19 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Brisbane (Southside)
Posts: 1,172
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My first car was a Birthday Present from the old man... 1990 TP Magna wagon.. 2.6 litres of carby goodness.. Did mad skids for a little front driver and copped a hell of alot of abuse over the years...
Started being more trouble then it was worth in the end and sold it to a wreckers for $100..
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15-12-2014, 12:22 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Broken Hill
Posts: 1,062
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VW sedan 6 volt Brown
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BA Ford Fairmont with spot lights ECB full type 8 bar UHF radio , Life is full of experiences some good some bad and with luck they all balance out in the end What Ford s have I owned 1969 Blue wagon 1974 XB owned 3 of them Numerious others but I always went back to ford My first car was a 6 volt VW sedan |
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15-12-2014, 07:41 PM
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Next upgraded Mk1 Leopard
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney, in the burbs
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Well I learnt on this....
 and then bought this....  Trying to remember price but 1978 was a long time ago, I think new it was $4000 on road. ' UK This was before I was a Ford person of course..
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Re: Your first car??
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