Which other interesting cars have you owned / do you own

[benyeats]

So mainly for the sake of posting the first topic on this new board....

Which other interesting cars have you owned or do you own ?  In my case nothing terribly exciting but I am sure I am almost alone in this.

Ben

[AtomFun]

I used to own a Lotus Eclat & Gilbern Invader

[ColwynJ]

I've been through quite a few - currently got an Aston V8 Vantage and have previously had: Porsche 996C2; Exige S2; Caterham Superlight R300; Elise S1; Boxster S as well as the odd Beemer.  Most fun was definitely my first car though - a 1988 Ford Fiesta Popular!  Ah, the joy of being 17 and having no fear as I barrelled it round corners faster than I'd dare to do on the road now...

Of course, in 18 months time the Atom will take that accolade I'm sure! 

[benyeats]

[quote="AtomFun"]
I used to own a Lotus Eclat & Gilbern Invader
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Weren't Gilbern a Welsh manufactuer ?  how many of those did they make ?

[Mr.Woolery]

I've only owned 4 cars in my life, and still own three of them.  Whether they'd be considered interesting or not can be judged by othes.

-1985 Chevrolet Sprint (rebadged Suzuki Swift)  Sold it when I went into the military.
-1990 Mazda Miata (aka Mazda Eunos/MX-5):  highly modified
-Ariel Atom
-1988 Toyota MR-2 SC:  Bought it used last year, starting to restore/modify it.  Engine being rebuilt/improved now.

[AtomFun]

[quote="benyeats"]
[quote="AtomFun"]
I used to own a Lotus Eclat & Gilbern Invader
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Weren't Gilbern a Welsh manufactuer ?  how many of those did they make ?
[/quote]

Yup. Gilbern cars were built in Llantwit Fadre, not far from me. They used to produce kits to avoid car tax or something similar BUT, it wasn't unheard of for them to complete the cars in another shed up the road! They went bust despite a full order book.

The strange coincidence is that a guy I now work with is the cousin of one of the founders of Gilbern cars!

[Marcus]

Just counted - 15 Cars I've owned - only one I would say is "interesting."

This was fun.

82 Tercel SR5 - Yellow
85 F150 â?? Red
93 Tercel â?? Red
94 Lexus ES â?? White
95 SL â?? Red
96 4Runner â?? White
03 M3 â?? White
90 Protégé â?? Grey
9X Jetta - White
03 Z4 â?? Grey
0X Cayenne - White
04 F150 - Red
05 Viper â?? Red
07 M5 â?? White
07 Atom â?? Red

[jon b]

I don't know if all of these can be called interesting but here goes......own/ed between Nicola and myself
When.      Car
1994 - Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Sport
1997 - Lotus Elise chassis #57
2001 - Cat*than 7 Superlight R400
2003 - BMW 330ci
2003 - BMW Z4 3.0
2004 - Porsche GT3 RS White & blue
2005 - Radical SR3 Supersport 252bhp
2005 - Porsche 987 Boxster S
2005 - BMW X5 4.4i Sport
2006 - Ariel Atom 300
2006 - Pagini Zonda F ordered
2007 - Ariel Atom 3 300 ordered
2007 - Audi A3 S Line

[benyeats]

I have not owned that many cars so here is my complete list

Mercedes W123 280E (first car I owned)
Toyota MR2 (Clare hated it so it did not stay long)
Porsche 944 (Only car I have made a profit on)
Mercedes R107 300SL (this one is a keeper, soon to be retired for restoration)
Ariel Atom 120 (probably a keeper unless I change it for another Atom)

Clare has had

Ford Fiesta 1.1
Audi A3
Golf GT TDi
Mercedes C220
Audi A5 ordered

[CalScot]

I must be getting senile as I dont remember all the dates or years:
72 Mk II Escort 1600
74 Jensen Interceptor
84 VW Scirroco
84 911
85 Merc 380 sl (Brand new given as a gift by a "girlfriend"...great story behind this one)
86 911
88 911
...........single days over..............
90 Ford escort.
86 Merc 380 sel
Mazda four door. Cant even remeber what it was
Chevy Blazer
3 consecutive Chrysler Mini Vans
78 Corvette
85 Jeep Grand Cherokee
91 Merc 420sel
2000 Chevy Suburban
92 F150
95 F350
.............small kids days over............
97 996 TT
2000 996 C2 Cab
97 Acura Integra...first kid driving
2006 Acura MDX
2007 Lexus LS 460
Ariel Atom 

[Bruce Fielding]

Some highlights...

1971 Triumph Herald 13/60 - my first car. I don't remember much about it...
1972 Ford Corsair V6 - bench seat, column shift, early 70's, nuff said!
1974 MG B Roadster - Very cool when you're an art student living in a squat in Holland Park
1979 Alfa Romeo Alfasud  1.5ti - my first company car. It was great, handled very well and the boxer engine sounded fantastic
1980 Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport 2000 Abarth - huge fun, handled like a dream and went like stink. Sounded nice, too.
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 - lovely little car.
1981 Jeep CJ7 Renegade - used the back seat as my sofa. Terrified taxi drivers
1982 Opel Manta GTE - nice, but dull, and the pedals were waaay too offset
1984 Ford Escort XR3i -  yuppie? Moi?
1985 Ford Sierra XR4i - loadsamoney!
1987 Morgan +8 - lethal in the wet
1988 Aston Martin DB6 Mk1 Vantage - I still hanker after this one
1990 Triumph TR5 pi - lovely car, but a bit small
1989 Volvo 240 GLT (plus two more) - practical and robust, and not too sluggish
1992 Peugeot 605 V6 - very sophisticated, great sound system, plus the Ronin factor
1993 Lotus Carlton - fabulous, until it got stolen
1994 Lotus Carlton - fabulous, until it got stolen and torched
1996 Ford Explorer - tried to kill me, twice.
1997 Volvo V70R FWD - best all rounder car I know
1998 Alvis TE21 - lovely and fun and makes people smile when they see it
2000 TVR Griffith 500 - fabulous noise, masses of grunt, never got used
2001 Ariel Atom 165 - addiction starts here
2004 Ariel Atom 2 220 - and continues...
2007 Volvo D5 SE Sport - still not convinced about this one...

...Plus lots of bikes and lots of other, more boring cars.

NB. Years are the dates I bought/got cars, not the years of the cars - e.g. Alvis is 1964

[fiestycolumbian]

Myself:
96 Honda Accord V6 - first car, highly modified, loads of fun!, SOLD
04 Toyota Prius - current daily driver
07 Ariel Atom 275 - track car

In the current family stable:
01 Honda Accord V6 - currently driven by the Hamster
04 Hummer H2 - dont even ask the MPG!
06 Merc SLK 280 - mini-F1/McLaren wanna be!
06 Acura RSX - brothers car
07 Merc E320 bluetec - diesel torque is breathtaking!

fiesty

[Marcus]

Some serious problems here - I have a pal who has driven his 95 maxima since 95 - I am guessing he's saved enough for an Enzo by now.

Bruce - you had two Lotus Carlton's stolen?

[Rob McPherson]

I shake my head when I look at most of this list. There were others as well, but they were even worse than what's here...

1988 - Lancia Beta Coupe (fully restored. Looked fantastic, but completely unreliable)
1989 - My first Ford XR3i (bought without any mechanical advice from Father, and spent the next 12 months replacing clutch, head gasket, shocks, etc....    )
1990 - Ford Capri 2.8i. Lavvly....
1992 - Ford RS Turbo. Had it "chipped" to a colossal (not!) 190 bhp. All fine for 18months, until i realised i should have upgraded the gearbox to match. Sold quickly...
1994 - Toyota Supra 3.0 (not the twin-turbo one). Had it chipped to 300 bhp. Great in a straight line. Crap otherwise..
1995 - Mitsubishi 3000GT Twin Turbo. More gadgets than you could shake a stick at. I loved this car....
1997 onwards - A succession of nice, but relatively bland - company cars.
2007 - Atom 300. Every bit as good as Jeremy said it would be...

[DFext37 Fielding]

The pictures of the second Carlton Burnt (to a crisp rusty shell) are heartbreaking..