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[Saughall Robin]

Can't believe it's 40 years tomorrow since I visited that dump in Kirkby in my Mk1 Cortina to see the Supers beat a Kingy-inspired (I think!) home team in a 9 goal thriller!
Didn't they also have stock car racing or speedway there?

Can anybody link the thread we had on this match some time ago? (I'm fairly hopeless finding stuff on here)

[bumble]

http://www.altyfans.co.uk/index.php?topic=5602.0

could it be this?

[Steve from Sale]

Wow!

A mark 1 Cortina, my dad had one as a sales reps car back in 1962-1966 - two different cars over the years. That's even more nostalgia - I had a Mark 2 Cortina from 1978 to 1980 - great cars.

Anybody else remember their cars from the past??

[taxi Phil]

Wow!

A mark 1 Cortina, my dad had one as a sales reps car back in 1962-1966 - two different cars over the years. That's even more nostalgia - I had a Mark 2 Cortina from 1978 to 1980 - great cars.

Anybody else remember their cars from the past??

After "upgrading" from my Lambretta when nearly killing joe's mother when I wrote it off, I had two plastic pigs (one saloon, one "Del Boy") before my first proper car - a Mark 2 Cortina. After that I had an 850cc automatic Mini (they only made 50 !), a Singer Gazelle (falling to bits but still one of my favourites), a Mark 1 Viva and another Mark 2 Cortina. The last car that was truly mine was a dreadful Chevette in 1984 - since then my Mark 2 ex-wife provided the wheels, and now it's the "black" cab (which is actually platinum silver).

The first Reliant, a maroon Regal 3/25 saloon (ATD193A) went to a few away matches. I particularly remember five of us (including joe's mother) going to a Cheshire Floodlit game at the Tower Ground, New Brighton. There were about 30 Alty in a crowd of less than 50. The ground, an old velodrome, had a capacity of about 60,000 as I remember.

[Mick]

Yamaha FS1E......Suzuki AP100........Yamaha RD250

Mark 1 Escort 1100 with black vinyl roof.......c/ w cushions on the back parcel shelf and skull gearstick

Mark1 Golf 1300 diesel (quite a rarity - top speed of 65mph)

[taxi Phil]

Mark 1 Escort 1100 with black vinyl roof.......c/ w cushions on the back parcel shelf and skull gearstick

Passed my test in a Mark 1 Escort (Washwood Heath, Birmingham, 1971). No cushions, etc. It was as basic as a Vics supporter.

[SW]

My first car was a 9 year old MkII Escort, previously owned by some old dear. It was in great condition and v low mileage and would've run for ever if only someone had told me you have to put new oil in it every so often!

[Steve from Sale]

My total car lists reads as follows:-

1967 Triumph 1300
1970 Mark 2 Cortina
1975 Mark 3 Cortina
1979 Opel Ascona
1983 Opel Manta
1985 Vauxhall Cavalier
1995 Vauxhall Cavalier
2000 Vauxhall Vectra
2006 Saab 9-3 Turbo - Present car

[Dougals Dad]

I love the blokishness of the cars so far on this thread......until now

Mine are
Renault 18
Ford Orion diesel - most wanted by taxi drivers
Peugeot 205 -  uber reliable
Vauxhall Astra - ex wife's ex car - automatic
Suzuki Alto -  driving position with knees in nostrils
Vauxhall Meriva - oops! too big
Citroen C3 - named C3P0

I preferred my mum's old cars: Morris Minor, Morris 1100, Renault 12, Citroen GS, Peugeot 304, Citroen CX Pallas (luxury on wheels but not as reliable as the Morris Minor!), Austin Maxi 1750 and Ford Fiesta - it sort of went downhill at the end!

[JackSwindells No 1 Fan]

My car list.. some being Mrs Bogman's

starting back in 1973...

1963 VW Beetle 1200  Red
1968 VW Beetle 1500  Red
1978 Ford Escort Popular Plus White
1970 VW Beetle 1200 Blue
1974 VW Beetle 1303 Green
1982 Ford Fiesta Popular Red
1985 Ford Sierra 1.6L Blue
1974 Nissan Sunny Red
1987 Ford Sierra 1.8GL
1980 Honda Civici 1200 Silver
1988 Citreon BST 19 TDi Red
1989 Vauxhall Carlton 20.GLS Red
1991 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 CDi White
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0GLS White
1984 Rover Metro 1.0L Silver
1995 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0CDi Gold
1990 Peugoet 106 Red
1999 Vauxhall Zafira Elegance 1.8 Silver
2002 Vauhall Zafira GSi Blue
2001 Peugeot 206 D Silver
2005 1974 MG Midget 1275 RWA Red
2006 Toyota Avensis TRx Estate Red
2010 VW Passat 1.6 Diesel Bluemotion


Can you spot the  mid life crisis one?

[York Alty]

a car
another car
another car
another car

[taxi Phil]

My car list.. some being Mrs Bogman's

starting back in 1973...

1963 VW Beetle 1200  Red
1968 VW Beetle 1500  Red
1978 Ford Escort Popular Plus White
1970 VW Beetle 1200 Blue
1974 VW Beetle 1303 Green
1982 Ford Fiesta Popular Red
1985 Ford Sierra 1.6L Blue
1974 Nissan Sunny Red
1987 Ford Sierra 1.8GL
1980 Honda Civici 1200 Silver
1988 Citreon BST 19 TDi Red
1989 Vauxhall Carlton 20.GLS Red
1991 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 CDi White
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0GLS White
1984 Rover Metro 1.0L Silver
1995 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0CDi Gold
1990 Peugoet 106 Red
1999 Vauxhall Zafira Elegance 1.8 Silver
2002 Vauhall Zafira GSi Blue
2001 Peugeot 206 D Silver
2005 1974 MG Midget 1275 RWA Red
2006 Toyota Avensis TRx Estate Red
2010 VW Passat 1.6 Diesel Bluemotion


Can you spot the  mid life crisis one?

A toss up between the Sunny (a real crisis) and the Midget (the equivalent of a toupee).

[York Alty]

...then another car
a car
a car
a car

[Dougals Dad]

Womens' version:
A green car
a yellow car
a white car
a red car
a white car.......

[bigcol]

I used to so be into my cars. Here we go:

1987 Vauxhall Astra MK2
1989 Ford Sierra Gsi
1997 Citroen Xantia TDI
1987 Vauxhall Senator 1988 Vauxhall Senator
1991 Vauxhall Senator
1994 Vauxhall Omega
1999 Vauxhall Vectra
2005 Vauxhall Vectra
2009 Citroen C5

Less of a mid-life crisis more of a hobby in the middle!