Often wondered about that Robin, but my dad died in 1950 when I was 10.
Maybe he just fancied me, or was turned on by the immaculate privet hedge.........
tut
ps I think the right hand in the trouser pocket could well be the clue.
Car History –
1998 - Pug 205 1.1xs - Traded - First Car aged 18
1999 - Fiat Punto 1.2 Black added aftermarket Oz Polaris alloys!:oops:
2000 - BMW Compact 316i Sport
2001 - Pug 406 in White with signwriting - Co Car!
2001 - VW Golf Gt TDI 115bhp - Co Car
2002 - Honda Civic Type R
2004 - Vaux VX220
2006 - Merc 190e - Old man Auto spec!!!
I loved them all in their own special way!
Esp being caught in my first ever Co Car speeding and the nice person phoning the number on the back and reporting me.... Learnt my lesson!
Dave
1999 - Fiat Punto 1.2 Black added aftermarket Oz Polaris alloys!:oops:
2000 - BMW Compact 316i Sport
2001 - Pug 406 in White with signwriting - Co Car!
2001 - VW Golf Gt TDI 115bhp - Co Car
2002 - Honda Civic Type R
2004 - Vaux VX220
2006 - Merc 190e - Old man Auto spec!!!
I loved them all in their own special way!
Esp being caught in my first ever Co Car speeding and the nice person phoning the number on the back and reporting me.... Learnt my lesson!
Dave
1985 (age 11) Go-Kart 
1988 (age 14) Mark 1 Cavalier ; rear wheel drive in a muddy field = lots of fun 
1989 (age 15) Mazda 323... also killed in a field
1991 (age 17) Mark 2 Cavalier, 1.6 LX
1994 Nova 1.4 SR
1997 Light weight Metro Autotest Car - Various championship wins, inc 1999 Class 3 brit Champion... too many mods to list
1999 Vauxhall Omega ... did make a good tow car for Metro
2000 Renaultsport Clio 172 2.0l
2001 Metro grasstest car
2001 Metro grasstest car (lasted 2 hours
)
2002 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.8i V6 rally(ish) car; stripped out, full cage, bucket seats, harnesses, zorst, induction, suspension all done, brakes uprated... shame the engine weighed about 3 ton
2003 Pug 206 2.0 Hdi Dturbo (for 4 months)
2003 Lotus Elise S1 111s heaven ... another one day....
2004 BMW 325i sport, Banger spec (see avatar) for autotest & motorsport thrashing... striped out & decorated
2004 Vauxhall Astray SRi Tow Car for BM... still quite quick on dukes pass
More Loti to follow......
1988 (age 14) Mark 1 Cavalier ; rear wheel drive in a muddy field = lots of fun
1989 (age 15) Mazda 323... also killed in a field
1991 (age 17) Mark 2 Cavalier, 1.6 LX
1994 Nova 1.4 SR
1997 Light weight Metro Autotest Car - Various championship wins, inc 1999 Class 3 brit Champion... too many mods to list
1999 Vauxhall Omega
... did make a good tow car for Metro 2000 Renaultsport Clio 172 2.0l
2001 Metro grasstest car
2001 Metro grasstest car (lasted 2 hours
)2002 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.8i V6 rally(ish) car; stripped out, full cage, bucket seats, harnesses, zorst, induction, suspension all done, brakes uprated... shame the engine weighed about 3 ton
2003 Pug 206 2.0 Hdi Dturbo
(for 4 months)2003 Lotus Elise S1 111s
heaven ... another one day....2004 BMW 325i sport, Banger spec (see avatar) for autotest & motorsport thrashing... striped out & decorated
2004 Vauxhall Astray SRi
Tow Car for BM... still quite quick on dukes pass More Loti to follow......
1978 rust bucket of a Mini (then put a 1340 engine in it 
)
1978 Fiat 127 GT (Still got it
) nearly finished restoration 
Golf Gti mk3
BMW 3 Series coupe (company car)
BMW 3 series saloon (company car)
Golf Gti mk 4 (bought new, waste of money unreliable - sold on very quickly)
BMW 3 series coupe (welcome back BMW all is forgiven)
02 Elise S2
)1978 Fiat 127 GT (Still got it
) nearly finished restoration Golf Gti mk3
BMW 3 Series coupe (company car)
BMW 3 series saloon (company car)
Golf Gti mk 4 (bought new, waste of money unreliable - sold on very quickly)
BMW 3 series coupe (welcome back BMW all is forgiven
)02 Elise S2
Interesting collection of cars so far 
My list:
1994 - VW Polo 1.0 Formel E ('83) - 3 speeds with an economy gear Lots of bits salvaged from other VWs in the local scrapyards, happy days!
1995 - VW Polo Ranger 1.3 ('86) - special edition, sports seats and roof rails
1996 - VW Scirocco GT 1.8 ('89) - first sporty car
1998 - VW Scirocco GTX 1.8 ('88 ) - loved this car, 4 years of bulletproof reliability, longest I've owned a car also!
2002 - VW Corrado VR6 ('93) - lovely car, fast, smooth and refined, great all-rounder, still miss it
2004 - Honda Integra Type R ('00) - first taste of VTEC, bulletproof and SO much fun to wring its neck, would love another one. Best seats of any car I've ever been in either!
2005 - Toyota MR2 Mk1 1.6 ('90) - bought initially to start trackdays with, huge amount of fun and very cheap to run. Shame they rust
2006 - VX220 Turbo ('03) - first car I've bought from a dealer, still love the feel of the car, just driving it to work it feels special
2006 - Ford Puma 1.7 ('98 ) - the practical car, fun but safe handling, nice revvy engine, and the heater works Expect to hang onto this for a while, fun car may change though 
Jamie
My list:
1994 - VW Polo 1.0 Formel E ('83) - 3 speeds with an economy gear
Lots of bits salvaged from other VWs in the local scrapyards, happy days!1995 - VW Polo Ranger 1.3 ('86) - special edition, sports seats and roof rails
1996 - VW Scirocco GT 1.8 ('89) - first sporty car
1998 - VW Scirocco GTX 1.8 ('88 ) - loved this car, 4 years of bulletproof reliability, longest I've owned a car also!
2002 - VW Corrado VR6 ('93) - lovely car, fast, smooth and refined, great all-rounder, still miss it
2004 - Honda Integra Type R ('00) - first taste of VTEC, bulletproof and SO much fun to wring its neck, would love another one. Best seats of any car I've ever been in either!
2005 - Toyota MR2 Mk1 1.6 ('90) - bought initially to start trackdays with, huge amount of fun and very cheap to run. Shame they rust
2006 - VX220 Turbo ('03) - first car I've bought from a dealer, still love the feel of the car, just driving it to work it feels special
2006 - Ford Puma 1.7 ('98 ) - the practical car, fun but safe handling, nice revvy engine, and the heater works
Expect to hang onto this for a while, fun car may change though Jamie
2005 Chrome Orange Lotus Exige S2
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1. Mini 1000 blue with no floor. (no name)
2. Hyundi Stellar (no name)
3. Mini 1000 red with black roof, 13"alloys, spax, big bore. (called Jessica
)
4. Nissan Bluebird 1.6lx (no name)
5. Peugot 405 Mi16. Red. (The Fire Engine)
6. Peugot 306 XSi. Red. (no name)
7. Audi S6 avant silver (no name
)
8. Seat Ibiza, red (The bucket)
9. Volvo 940 silver. (the bus)
10. Suzuki Cappacinno, silver. (Suki )
11.BMW 535i Black (pimp mobile)
12 Elise 135 Silver. (Vicky )
2. Hyundi Stellar (no name)
3. Mini 1000 red with black roof, 13"alloys, spax, big bore. (called Jessica
)4. Nissan Bluebird 1.6lx (no name)
5. Peugot 405 Mi16. Red. (The Fire Engine)
6. Peugot 306 XSi. Red. (no name)
7. Audi S6 avant silver (no name
)8. Seat Ibiza, red (The bucket)
9. Volvo 940 silver. (the bus)
10. Suzuki Cappacinno, silver. (Suki
)11.BMW 535i Black (pimp mobile)
12 Elise 135 Silver. (Vicky
)Well it moves... might as well make the most of it....
vaux viva ha
mini 850 van ( fitted 1300 gt and ex police air horns loadsa fun )
cortina mk1
mini 1100
escort mk1 est
bond bug ( sports 3 wheeler )
mk3 cortina
allegro 1300
4 x rover p6 (brilliant car )
caviler mk1
moggy minor
volvo 164 ( nice straight 6 )
volvo 264 ( c**p renault v6 )
montegro 2.0 ( tow anything )
nissan sunny
yugo sports job ( fuel took ages to fill )
3 x maestro ( run arounds )
sherpa campa van
frogeye sprite ( still have )
mk1 midget ( still have )
various transit vans
alfa 164 v6
jag xjr
mazda 323
l/r 110 defender
berlingo
lotus elise (still have )
mgzt 135 cdt ( still have )
rode most 70-80s m/bikes (used to fix them )
various m bikes owned
likely to off missed a few
mini 850 van ( fitted 1300 gt and ex police air horns loadsa fun )
cortina mk1
mini 1100
escort mk1 est
bond bug ( sports 3 wheeler )
mk3 cortina
allegro 1300
4 x rover p6 (brilliant car )
caviler mk1
moggy minor
volvo 164 ( nice straight 6 )
volvo 264 ( c**p renault v6 )
montegro 2.0 ( tow anything )
nissan sunny
yugo sports job ( fuel took ages to fill )
3 x maestro ( run arounds )
sherpa campa van
frogeye sprite ( still have )
mk1 midget ( still have )
various transit vans
alfa 164 v6
jag xjr
mazda 323
l/r 110 defender
berlingo
lotus elise (still have )
mgzt 135 cdt ( still have )
rode most 70-80s m/bikes (used to fix them )
various m bikes owned
likely to off missed a few
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Ha ha I remember the viva with it's sear-your-ass-on-a-hot-day vinyl seats! Still got the scars..
Oh well my 2p's worth-
'78 Morris Marina (the ahem "Groupie Coupe" as it became known)
'81 Triumph Spitfire (just sold. The rear end was rarely going in the same direction as the front...retro-fitted newspaper cills )
'86 Fiat Panda (mighty 750cc- got it airborne over a hump-back bridge, amazingly, but forgot about the wall on the far side )
'92 Vauxhall Cavalier zzzzzz
'98 Mitsubishi L200 (went-anywhere-cost-nothing-except-fuel spec: an option they seem to have ditched on the current model)
'99 BMW 750i (black)
'96 Ford Escort- current trusty runaround
'04 Elise S
and my good old push-bike in between. Oh, and a horse for a few months. Does that count? I suppose it was 1 horsepower
Oh well my 2p's worth-
'78 Morris Marina (the ahem "Groupie Coupe" as it became known)
'81 Triumph Spitfire (just sold. The rear end was rarely going in the same direction as the front...retro-fitted newspaper cills
)'86 Fiat Panda (mighty 750cc- got it airborne over a hump-back bridge, amazingly, but forgot about the wall on the far side
)'92 Vauxhall Cavalier zzzzzz
'98 Mitsubishi L200 (went-anywhere-cost-nothing-except-fuel spec: an option they seem to have ditched on the current model)
'99 BMW 750i (black)
'96 Ford Escort- current trusty runaround
'04 Elise S
and my good old push-bike in between. Oh, and a horse for a few months. Does that count? I suppose it was 1 horsepower
Lotus Corsa
Lotus Wagon R
Lotus Focus
Lotus Collie dug
Lotus Wagon R
Lotus Focus
Lotus Collie dug
1978 - Vauxhall Viva HB - written off after 2 weeks
replaced with handpainted Viva HB then:
Mini 1000
Capri 1600
Escort 1600 Sport - MK 11
Ex DTV Viva HC rally car ( replaced knackered 2300 lump with Ford Twin Cam
Fiesta Ghia
Escort Mexico Mk 1
Fiesta 1100 ( when bought flat)
Sierra 2.0 Ghia
Audi Coupe 2.2
Pug 205 GTi
Excel SE ( written off when attacked by an Audi)
Mini Cooper ( 1st new car)
1991 Elan SE white(new )
1994 Elan SE silver ( 1991 car with 6k miles)
1998 S1 Elise -silver (new)
1999 Elise 79 ( JPS new)
2003 s2 Elise S (new)
2006 Elise 111R (Dec 2005 ex Lotus management car) currently being re-tubbed after accident in Dec !!
Also had :
Suzuki Bandit 400
Series 111 Land Rover
& still have Land Rover 90, as well as ( wifes) Astra Spotshatch
she has also had 7 or 8 cars since we got married in 94.
replaced with handpainted Viva HB then:
Mini 1000
Capri 1600
Escort 1600 Sport - MK 11
Ex DTV Viva HC rally car ( replaced knackered 2300 lump with Ford Twin Cam
Fiesta Ghia
Escort Mexico Mk 1
Fiesta 1100 ( when bought flat)
Sierra 2.0 Ghia
Audi Coupe 2.2
Pug 205 GTi
Excel SE ( written off when attacked by an Audi)
Mini Cooper ( 1st new car)
1991 Elan SE white(new )
1994 Elan SE silver ( 1991 car with 6k miles)
1998 S1 Elise -silver (new)
1999 Elise 79 ( JPS new)
2003 s2 Elise S (new)
2006 Elise 111R (Dec 2005 ex Lotus management car) currently being re-tubbed after accident in Dec !!
Also had :
Suzuki Bandit 400
Series 111 Land Rover
& still have Land Rover 90, as well as ( wifes) Astra Spotshatch
she has also had 7 or 8 cars since we got married in 94.
2015 Lotus Evora
2023 Skoda Kodiaq Sportline
2023 Skoda Kodiaq Sportline
Not going to list them all as there must be at least 50 but here's the best/worst.
upto 1990
Mk.1 Escort 1.6 x2,
Cortina 2.0 x2,
Morris Marina 1.7
Fiat Regatta 1.6
mk.1 VW Golf GTi
up to 2000
Mini 1000 converted to 1300 Cooper lookalike,
Fiesta Mk2 XR2 x3,
Escort XR3i x4,
Escort S2 RS Turbo,
Peugeot 205 Gti x4,
up to '07
Daihatsu Sportrak 1.6,
Elise S1 x3 (standard,S160,S135),
Elise S2 x3 (race-tech,111S,111R),
Exige S2 ,
L200.
Lee
but here's the best/worst.upto 1990
Mk.1 Escort 1.6 x2,
Cortina 2.0 x2,
Morris Marina 1.7
Fiat Regatta 1.6
mk.1 VW Golf GTi
up to 2000
Mini 1000 converted to 1300 Cooper lookalike,
Fiesta Mk2 XR2 x3,
Escort XR3i x4,
Escort S2 RS Turbo,
Peugeot 205 Gti x4,
up to '07
Daihatsu Sportrak 1.6,
Elise S1 x3 (standard,S160,S135),
Elise S2 x3 (race-tech,111S,111R),
Exige S2 ,
L200.
Lee
Ford Fiesta 1.3 reg C132JSD (my very first car)
Toyota Corrolla
Renault 19 Diesel
Renault Laguna
Lotus Elise SN51
Vauxhall Tigra
Ford Focus
BMW 316 Compact
Alfa 156 Sportwagon
Toyota Celica
Lotus Elise S1 Azure Blue
Volvo V70 Estate
Audi 80 Estate
Lotus Elise SN51 (now mine with stripes )
Not bad 13 cars in 13 years of driving
Of course most of these were shared with Mac with the exception of the Fiesta, Tigra and the all important S1
Toyota Corrolla
Renault 19 Diesel
Renault Laguna
Lotus Elise SN51
Vauxhall Tigra
Ford Focus
BMW 316 Compact
Alfa 156 Sportwagon
Toyota Celica
Lotus Elise S1 Azure Blue
Volvo V70 Estate
Audi 80 Estate
Lotus Elise SN51 (now mine with stripes )
Not bad 13 cars in 13 years of driving
Of course most of these were shared with Mac with the exception of the Fiesta, Tigra and the all important S1
Mandy x
Lotus Elise 1.8 Race Tech 2001 - 118 bhp
Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCI ST 155 BHP - Granite 05 plate.
Lotus Elise 1.8 Race Tech 2001 - 118 bhp
Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCI ST 155 BHP - Granite 05 plate.
1992 - 1988 Fiat Tipo
1994 - 1990 Suzuki Swift 4 x4 (written off)
1995 - 1988 Mk 2 Golf GTi (knocked down an old dear)
1997 - 1992 Cavalier (after the insurance on the Golf was too much after knocking down an old dear)
1997- 1994 Suzuki Cappuccino
1999 - 1990 Corrado
2000 - 1993 Mk 3 Golf GTi
2000 - 1998 MGF
2002 - 2002 MGTF
2003- 1998 Audi A3
2003 - 1972 MGB GT
2003 - 2003 Saab 9-3 1.8T (company car)
2004 - 1999 S1 Elise 111s - Titanium (hmm, Karen's car)
2004 - 2004 Citroen C2 GT
2004 - 2004 S2 Elise 111s - Kermit (Karens again)
2005 - 2005 Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD (company car)
2005 - 2005 Mini Cooper Cabrio
2005 - 2005 Mini Cooper S Cabrio
2006 - 2006 S2 Elise 111R - Tango (Karens again)
2006 - 2006 BMW 300 Cd MSport
1994 - 1990 Suzuki Swift 4 x4 (written off)
1995 - 1988 Mk 2 Golf GTi (knocked down an old dear)
1997 - 1992 Cavalier (after the insurance on the Golf was too much after knocking down an old dear)
1997- 1994 Suzuki Cappuccino
1999 - 1990 Corrado
2000 - 1993 Mk 3 Golf GTi
2000 - 1998 MGF
2002 - 2002 MGTF
2003- 1998 Audi A3
2003 - 1972 MGB GT
2003 - 2003 Saab 9-3 1.8T (company car)
2004 - 1999 S1 Elise 111s - Titanium (hmm, Karen's car)
2004 - 2004 Citroen C2 GT
2004 - 2004 S2 Elise 111s - Kermit (Karens again)
2005 - 2005 Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD (company car)
2005 - 2005 Mini Cooper Cabrio
2005 - 2005 Mini Cooper S Cabrio
2006 - 2006 S2 Elise 111R - Tango (Karens again)
2006 - 2006 BMW 300 Cd MSport
Three four five