Favourite cars of the 70's

[longdogs]

Triumph Dolomite

I had one of these in 1979 and mechanically it was a real pig but I still loved it. Has anyone else got fond memories of their first cars?

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[Alarm]

Triumph Dolomite 1850HL
Not the one, but same colour

 

[sooey]

I used to work on Triumphs in those days at a main dealers. I liked the way they looked. TR6, GT6 etc. The dolomite sprint was quick off the mark, but as squeaky found out they were a bit crappy mechanically.

 

[crank39]

Don't know how to post pics so i'll just tell you.....

Any escort from the RS stable, Mexico, RS2000, RS1800

 

[merlin50]

had one of these in the sixtys

 

[Susiejb]

Yes my lovely Triumph Herald...my dad would constantly repair it with some filler...I have forgotten the name of it now...it was always sprouting holes,
I then 'bought' my dads Triumph Vitesse off him, a beauty in racing green...I never did pay him for it bless him

 

[seco services]

My second car mk1 mexico running a 1700 crossflow.

 

[sooey]

There's enough tetty on that to fix the hole in the side of that ship in the med.

 

[maltaron]

No piccies but has to be my old diesel Land Rover, D reg first time round.

 

[merlin50]

No piccies but has to be my old diesel Land Rover, D reg first time round.

a newish one then

 

[ladylola]

HEH342N - ex telecom Bedford HA van went for miles and miles before the dreaded tin worm got it.

 

[joinerjohn]

My first car was a Hillman Hunter. God I hated that car.

 

[crank39]

My second car mk1 mexico running a 1700 crossflow.

That is sex on wheels, my first 3 cars were all RS's, a MK1 mexico, a Mk1 2000 and third was a MK2 RS2000 flat front, kids these days can't get owt like that now for their first cars, oh those were the days

 

[BigRobCanUFixIt]

My mums car a cortina crusader, I loved that car.

My toy car a 1972 GP Beachbuggy, built on a shortened beetle chasis. (Currently undergoing restoration)

 

[pred]

I was a late comer to cars due to a misspent childhood on 650 Beezas, going down to the Ayr ice rink for a spot of mod bashing.

Then in 76 i got a VW Variant which was quickly replaced by a v6 2ltr Capri, i came back to the UK with a mk1 Granada coupe, 2.6 v6 (never made in this country) it was good, but my best car of all time SDV458X a Fiat 131 Sport (a go cart with a 2 ltr engine) in Fiat racing red which was orange to everybody else.