What have you driven/are driving?

[jesse1dog]

To add to the threads about ourselves I thought I would start one about the 'wheels' that we are driving or have driven . So for your 'delectation' here is this little 3 -wheeler which I had a few years back: now passed on so that another enthusiast can use it in a climate sunnier and drier than mine!

The photo doesn't do the 'car' justice. In fact its pretty dreadful but it does convey something of the nature of the beast!

 

[Solinar]

You have me beat. I'm toodling around in a 71 VW Type II Westy.

 

[wolves3012]

Lomax 223 if I'm not mistaken! I have a 2CV that's currently off the road awaiting some attention. The other "wheels" is a Suzuki Bandit 600S

 

[Travis L.]

What have you driven/are driving?

She is currently in the garage eagerly awaiting spring.

 

[kully]

Currently an anonymous Seat Ibiza, but this was my most "exotic" form of transport.

 

[markinlondon]

My car is an extremely boring Vauxhall Cavalier mainly used for hauling guitars, amps and PA equipment, my main transport is shown below

 

[Mauro]

I proudly drive a Ford Fiesta born in 1980, and a great Royal Enfield Bullet!

 

[kully]

Cool bike Mauro - I learnt to ride on one and if the missus allowed I'd have one again.

Any pic?

 

[Robert Price]

I was driving this...

Now I drive this...

and i still have this toy two...

 

[cameramanic]

I have been driving an Audi A 8 for the last three years, Beautiful car comes with all the toys, I love landrovers & Rangerovers and have owned a few of each over the years, I would now like an Audi TT

 

[steamer]

Haven't driven in almost 15 years, but my favorite car was a 1966 Rover TC 2000, a machine as quirky as my rangefinders.

 

[indridi]

currently living in Munich, where public transportation beats everything but a helicopter, I don't drive anything but a bike on a regular basis. Back home in Iceland, however, I have a '95 jeep cherokee (no picture jet), and my old 1992 Lada Niva.

Some pictures of the faithful Lada doing it's job in the Icelandic highlands:
pic1 going down a slope
pic2 crossing a river, with a terrified french tourist on board. He had to get a ride to town because of the hefty rain, but probably wasn't used to crossing rivers in cars.
pic3 that same river again.

regards
Indriði

 

[BJ Bignell]

I've owned a few vehicles in my time, but I'm not sure what they could tell you about me...

1. 1979 Chevy Pickup, dark blue, 350ci w/4-barrel carbs
2. 1989 Dodge Aries sedan, silver, w/ the bulletproof 2.2l engine
3. 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis, silver-green, graciously destroyed by a friend in an auto accident
4. 1987 BMW 325 sedan, silver, most-exciting car I ever owned, but I sold it to buy some two-wheelers
5. 1983 Honda CB650SC (Nighthawk) and 1985 Honda Magna V-30

Alright, looking at the list, there's two things you can learn about me: I have never owned a car that even remotely resembled "new", and I have owned too many silver vehicles. Time for some colour, methinks.

I will sell the Nighthawk this Spring; everything else has been long sold-off or wrote-off. I don't even own a car anymore, but the wife does have a '92 Tercel that's very close to the end of its lifespan. All-in-all, not a very glamorous list, I'm afraid.

//edit
I forgot to mention that I'm going to the motorcycle show this weekend. When I found out about it, and told my wife, she replied: "I was hoping you wouldn't notice." I'm going anyways, and if I come home with a new ride, it will not be my fault. She will have driven me to it, I swear!

 

[Socke]

Ok, so not my fathers cars then

In chronological order

Karman Ghia
Mini 1275GT
Inocenti DeTomaso
VW Beatle 1303
BMW 2002ti Alpina
Opel Kadett B
VW Beatle 1200
Fiat Panda
Fiat Punto Convertible
Fiat Barchetta
Audi TT Roadster
Mini Cooper S Convertible
Audi A4

Working on a 1975 MGB for this summer but may trade it for a Fiat 124 Spider.

 

[Diggin99]

I was driving a Toyota Corolla, now because fate steped in I have a Saturn!

(These were test shots so please ignore the superfluous tree.)

Nancy

 

[Richard Black]

First ride was a Harley Davidson 165 M/C followed by their Sprint, a 250cc Italian, then a Triumph 650, lovely purple.
Favorite wierd car: '66 Saab Monte Carlo - 850cc 3 cylinder 2 stroke engive with free wheel device. Blew blue smoke every where.
Now Toyota Matrix, it can haul a lot of photo stuff.

 

[kully]

I've always wondered - why do you always put the year with a car model in America? Do they change every year?

Seems strange, I wouldn't know whether a 1997 Seat Ibiza was a MkII or MkIII.

 

[rbiemer]

I learned to drive in a 1948 GMC pick up--2 tons of vehicle and no power steering or synchro mesh transmission:bang:
After that, I drove a '68 or '69 VW bus for a few years.
Then an '82 four door Caprice Classic--that one made my friends very nervous when I dropped by at night; it looked just like the local police cars.
Then I had an MG Midget for a couple of years. I finally got tired of getting soaked every time it rained and replacing/fixing the top would've cost about four times what I paid for the car so I passed it along to some one who appreciated it more than I.
Now I don't own any car. If I need one I have two or three I can borrow but day to day I don't need anything faster than my shoes.
Rob

 

[rbiemer]

I've always wondered - why do you always put the year with a car model in America? Do they change every year?

Seems strange, I wouldn't know whether a 1997 Seat Ibiza was a MkII or MkIII.

Kully,
Yes they do change every year. Even if it's only some cosmetic "improvement" the models are NEW each year.
Rob

 

[Keith]

When I was seventeen ... I had a restored Model A Ford ... wish I still had it now!