My Car History

Morris 1000 Traveller (1961, Rose Taupe)
Bought second hand from local ford dealer, who had got it in PX from my uncle's brother.
Wikipedia article
Ford Escort GT Mk I (1969, Blue)
Came from a dealer, it was their chief mechanic's car. Was nice to drive and cheap to look after. Fitted a heated rear window myself.
Motor-Car. net article
Mini Clubman (1972 Black Tulip)
with mustard- yellow seats- an unbeatable colour combination- yuck!
Wheels Alive article
Alfasud (1975 Rosso)
turned into a colander with all the rust . Nice to drive. The camshaft drive belts and tensioners were exposed, corroded, one side of the flat four seized up. Valves hit pistons on 2 cylinders. Surprisingly I changed the bent valves and the camshaft tensioners and belts and all was well again. Then the heating packed up and even the garage was flummoxed. I could only get rid of it in PX for another Sud
ARonline
Alfasud 5-dr Super (1982 Black)
didn't bloody learn, first car I ever bought new. Many of the original faults had been corrected. Hatchback.
ARonline
Moskvitch Estate (Beige)
sold a family car and the buyer wanted me to take this in PX, sold it a month later for a profit to somebody who liked them! Sailed agriculturally round corners.
Motor-Car.net article
Ford Escort XR3i (1984 Silver)
the one with the tea tray on the back. Fast, cheap to run, dead-ish steering, not half the fun of the Alfasods (sic).
Classics World on YouTube
BMW 318i(1986, Baltic Blue)
nice car once I had it fixed properly, didn't need any parts after that apart from spark plugs.

Haven't owned a car since mid '90s. Use public transport, taxis and occasionally hire cars on holiday.

BTW I remember the reg. no.s of these cars, all except the Moskvitch and the 2nd Sud. Links are provided for interest only, I have no connection with the owners of these sites (see editorial for legal stuff).