When and what car did you pass your test in?

[paul-m]

1976 in a Ford Escort.

[coastliner]

Vauxhall Viva NWB 122K so 1972. Thirteen lessons.

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Coastliner

[VillageRS]

1976 in a MK1 Escort 1300 with BSM in Gloucester. My instructor was nuts and even told me to turn into a side road without slowing down, to demonstrate the cars excellent handling. Passed first time as well.

Had to buy Escorts as soon as I could afford them after that.

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NB, KW Clubsports.

[71-bda]

aged 16 and 3/4 I bought mums 1969 Escort 1100 deluxe 2 door for £250 ( it was 10 years old and had 56000 miles) as she had just bought a 1600GT Facelift Capri in Sebring Red GPK9K . Failed my first test in the escort because after the emergency stop the rear brake on one side locked on and the car hardly moved so the test was aborted! Dad turned up afterwards and with a nifty bit of spannering on the brake adjuster ( winding it right in ) it forced the piston in the wheel cylinder back in and it freed straight off! Heres the only pic I have of it !

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No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

 

[Blue Oval]

I passed in a Ford Cortina. Second time!

[v8griff]

Mother’s 1980 Peugeot 305 GL, passed second time, 1985.

[Brian Ryall]

Riley 1.5 1965

[Brian Ryall]

Passed 1965 Riley 1.5 .just fitted spacers all round on Rs looks great

[Ian Barker]

Passed 1983 red mini metro, instructors was BSM.  11 lessons pass first time

1st car ford escort mk1 with a 2 litre pinto with a 200E Corsair gearbox when like shit off a shovel.

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Fully forged running M400x

[crunchie]

1974. Mk 1 Escort

[kr1s]

1964 

three speed Anglia.

Passed First time and no paid for lessons. A few days after I was 17

My Father was more interested in teaching me double de clutch and my mechanical sympathy than whether I passed

He also taught me how to dive out of the passenger door while he swopped seats and got out of the driver’s door.

I guess I wasn’t insured?

[Matt23]

Passed my test in a G reg mk2 Polo

[tonys]

VW Beetle

[Ca9Phoenix]

Some good cars here

my 2000 MK7 civic 1.4 with the gearstick sticking out of the dash sounds lame!

could have been the reason I went for a MK8 Type R before the RS!

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NB 2017

DSRS induction

Velossatech big mouth

Forge recirculation valve

mountune sound suppression chamber

DS Ultima2+

a few stickers… TBC

[yorkirs]

1979 in a Vauxhall viva after getting taught to drive by my dad. He was very patient as he taught mum and my brother as well. 100all passed first time. Well done Dad, rest in peace.

The viva was so heavy, and only 58 bhp so struggled to go up hill with 4 people in it with luggage.

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May the Ford be with you

 

 

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