My old motors

Steve

Steve

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Seeing gunnars thread on his old cars I thought I'd show you my old daily driver motors.Been searching through my photo's and here they are in order of ownership:
73 Ford Cortina 2.0 GT.Loved this car,I was 18 and used to think I was Starsky driving this :rolleyes:
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74 1300 Bug
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77 Alfa Romeo GTV.Great when it decided to run but Italian so temperamental,very rusty :horse:
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78 Ford Cortina 2.0S Even rustier than the Alfa :lol:
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88 Ford Escort XR3i Best car I ever had,loved it,owned this 11 years till it succumbed to rust
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92 Ford Escort XR3i Started when it felt like it,piece of crap
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97 Ford Escort S
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2002 Vauxhall Astra 2.2
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2004 VW Golf GT My current car :thumbsup:
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That's an interesting mix of cars there Steve. The English Escorts look much different then how they look here.
 
Steve you appear to be a Ford guy :basketcase: The Alfa looks kinda fun though :yesnod:
 
Was there a US equivalent to the Ford Cortina? It looks rather strange to me. How did/do you fit in those cars Steve, you strike me as a man of tall stature?
 
gunnar said:
Was there a US equivalent to the Ford Cortina? It looks rather strange to me. How did/do you fit in those cars Steve, you strike me as a man of tall stature?
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I fit into all the cars fine gunnar, only car i could idealy use some extra headroom is the RR :lol:

Yes I do like my Fords Bob :drive:
 
That '73 Ford looks kinda cool. My terrific neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gavin are from Ireland (he's 83).

I recall him telling me - in his wonderful heavy Irish accent - about the popularity of the 2.0 Fords in his homeland. He's been in the US for a loooong time, but used to visit Ireland often.
 
This was my "ride" when I lived in the UK. While it is a Rover the drive train was all Honda! In the two years I lived there the only problem I ever had with it was a cracked windsheld (windscreen)!
 
That's good to know Carl, you can interpret for us if Steve gets carried away :lol:
 
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