(Nearly ) New car. . .

[red750]

My first was a Morris Isis (not the Muslim kind),

 

 

then a Morris Major Elite, 

 

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then a Morris Oxford.

 

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After that it was all Fords (5 Falcons and a Festiva).

 

All but one have been pre-owned.

 

[spacesailor]

I bought a Holden, sheet !.

 

Did you know the five stud wheels are attached by four bolts .

 

Weee there goes my left front wheel, over the fence & across the field.

 

Only a little scar in the tarmac. Never found that Dammed wheel with the brake rotor inside it.

 

noticed the shake three days before & no mechanic (3 of them) picked up the problem.

 

spacesalor

 

 

[Yenn]

My first car was a Morris Eight series 2 ex post office van. Second a Riley Kestrel. Wish I still had the Riley.

 

 

[old man emu]

My first new from the dealer car was a 1975 Honda Civic

 

 

It was a great little car which I drove all over northwest NSW. 

 

https://www.motorious.com/articles/features/344541/driven-is-the-honda-civic-genesis-of-modern-reliability

 

The intake and combustion chamber design were revolutionary;

 

 

 

 

[onetrack]

Red, you should've kept that Morris Isis. Absolute tank of a car, powered by a Morris truck engine. About the only Morris that would do close to 100mph. Only 1250 built, it's a collector car today.

 

Best vehicle I ever owned, a new HJ Holden Sandman utility, bought in 1975. 253 cu in V8 (4.2L), 4 speed manual, GTS dash, went like the clappers.

 

Wore it right out, eventually turned into a roo-shooting ute on the farm, and sent it to a country rubbish tip. Worth probably $60,000-$70,000 today, in good condition, the Sandman utes are rarer than hens teeth, only 800 built.

 

The Sandman I owned was identical to this one, below.

 

https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/buyers-guide/1901/1975-holden-hj-sandman-ute-buyers-guide

 

 

[facthunter]

The Morris ISIS has a truck engine in it alright and it's a fairly good thing compared to a lot of other stuff that was about. . Nev