Which ones did you like from the '70s? I was always a fan of the rotaries! 
My first few cars in the late 70s in EnglandâŚhappy days :yay:
SCK 165L TVR3000M
ACL 909S Lotus Esprit S1
DHJ 253K Triumph Stag
coincidentally all white cars âŚno reason.For some reason I remember every single number plate of every car I have ever ownedâŚsad 
I tend to pine for âthe ones that got awayâ, meaning cars that I had a chance to buy at a good price and didnât, for whatever reason (usually indecision)
Number 1: Mini Marcos MkIII : For sale for offers on 1200 quid around the corner from my gfâs flat. Scruffy with dead battery. Said Iâd think about it. GONE next day. That one STILL REALLY HURTS because I keep kicking myself.
Nunber 2: Ford Cortina 1600E: Card in the window. Looked good. Lost the bus ticket I wrote the number on. Not there when I went back
These are only just 70âs cars, though, since they started production in the 60âs
The quintessential 70âs car. Stripped-for-racing example went for buttons at auction. Tempted but chickened out.
Thatâs one reason I left Taiwan. 70âs cars. Itâd been too long since driving the old Rx3. Now if I could just find a dan bing stand on the side of the road Iâd be set!
What I actually had: Mk1 1800 Marina. 1970âs car, 1920âs technology.
(Not necessarily a bad thing)
The rust was a bad thing though. And the abscence of bearings in the gearbox wasnât necessarily a good thing, though it still seemed to shift well enough.
And of course, one of these. 1970âs car, 1960âs technology. Except the starting handle, which I suppose was '20âs too
40 quid. Needed a new wheel cylinder, which cost a fiver.
Very tough like old boot.
This one JUST made it into the 70âs, though ours (bought by a syndicate" at auction) was a 60âs car. BLâs first FWD, and, when I had to take the massive engine/transmission unit out, I wished they hadnât bothered.
They thought so too and re-did it as the RWD Toledo.
Quite nice, British Racing Green with red upholstery and the Triumph wood dash and trim.
My diagnosis of a cracked gearbox/sump casing caused me my first massively over-ambitious, largely unnecessary, and (astonishingly) successful rebuild project. The courage of ignorance.
[quote=âshiadoaâ]My first few cars in the late 70s in EnglandâŚhappy days :yay:
SCK 165L TVR3000M
ACL 909S Lotus Esprit S1
DHJ 253K Triumph Stag
coincidentally all white cars âŚno reason.For some reason I remember every single number plate of every car I have ever ownedâŚsad [/quote]
OMG! If you were old enough to get insurance for those cars in the 70âs, you must be driving one of these now!!!
Was this 70âs? Or 80âs
My parents had one in this exact color. A V-6 and for some reason was modified with a 3-speed manual transmission. Thing bucked like a mule. I had a heck of a time driving it around for a while.
[quote=âBrit.Bitchâ][quote=âshiadoaâ]My first few cars in the late 70s in EnglandâŚhappy days :yay:
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Yes I am almost ready !! Pics from 1978/79 âŚhere but cars a little olderâŚRallying with no helmetsâŚ! I was only 17.
The only 70s car I drove was a 1977 BMW 525. Dad had bought it in 1980 new, but it was a 77 model. Drove it 1986-88. 150hp 2500cc 6 cylinder combustion engine, 4 gears. That was nice. Cool showing up at the âYoung Socialistâ meetings with it. I did not last long in that org though⌠They said I drank too much and did not take that revolution stuff seriously. :eh:
Mine* was blueish silver, I mean âAlpina Silverâ.
- Okay, okay, Dadâs
I had a 1970 Chevy Nova much like this, though mine was red with black stripes (I was about 18 at the time, in 1991 or so):
Cornering was an interesting experience, but straight roads were fun. Sold it and hitchhiked to California, the car was better than the trip, though both were fun.
EDIT: Mine wasnât an SS, it had a 396CI engine though. Fast but not really collectible.
XW Ford Fairmont (1970)
Bucket seats, automatic transmision, 5 litre V8 engine â very smooth machine.
Loved the car, though I canât say the same about the lifestyle to which cars of its ilk were in those days unfortunately often an adjunct:
The Porsche 911 was big in the '70s, even though it was a '60s car. Then again, it was also big in the '80s with yuppies! 
The '70s saw the debut of the BMW 3 series.
November 1978
Hi Shiadoa,
Iâm trying to help my 13 year old nephew find if his Granddadâs white Lotus Esprit S1 still exists and I see you owned it at some point (UK car registration ACL 909S). His Granddad bought it new in 1978.
Itâs not been road taxed since 1987 but had a new keeper in 1988. Not sure if itâs been scrapped, written off or is sitting in a barn somewhere?
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Hereâs a pic of it with my father-in-law and my now wife in it. 
Many thanks, David
