My old motors

[Steve]

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

74 1300 Bug

77 Alfa Romeo GTV.Great when it decided to run but Italian so temperamental,very rusty :horse:

78 Ford Cortina 2.0S Even rustier than the Alfa

88 Ford Escort XR3i Best car I ever had,loved it,owned this 11 years till it succumbed to rust

92 Ford Escort XR3i Started when it felt like it,piece of crap

97 Ford Escort S

2002 Vauxhall Astra 2.2

2004 VW Golf GT My current car

 

[Roadcuda]

That's an interesting mix of cars there Steve. The English Escorts look much different then how they look here.

 

[69hemibeep]

Steve you appear to be a Ford guy :basketcase: The Alfa looks kinda fun though :yesnod:

 

[gunnar]

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?

 

[Steve]

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?

I fit into all the cars fine gunnar, only car i could idealy use some extra headroom is the RR

Yes I do like my Fords Bob :drive:

 

[roadrunnerh]

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.

 

[3BIRDS1X]

"Italian so temperamental"

that matches my wife to a Tee

 

[glhcarl]

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)!

 

[69hemibeep]

That's good to know Carl, you can interpret for us if Steve gets carried away

 

[Steve]

That's good to know Carl, you can interpret for us if Steve gets carried away

 

[moparchris]

"Italian so temperamental"

that matches my wife to a Tee

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