Your first Roadster!

[t-tony]

I never had the luxury of a pedal car, this was my first roadster in 1966. I have had a convertible ever since.

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My first one was a Spit too Mike, it was D. Reg. But I never got it on the road as it got flogged and chucked into the pot to buy out plot where we built the bungalow. My next project, an MG Magnette ZB suffered the same fate to help finance building the bungalow. It was these events which pushed me to buy my Eunos and if not for that I probably wouldn't be here.

Tony.

 

[mwpe]

My first one was a Spit too Mike, it was D. Reg. But I never got it on the road as it got flogged and chucked into the pot to buy out plot where we built the bungalow. My next project, an MG Magnette ZB suffered the same fate to help finance building the bungalow. It was these events which pushed me to buy my Eunos and if not for that I probably wouldn't be here.

Tony.

D reg will have been a Mk 2, the one I never owned. I was a Triumph fan for years but in 1990 my ex wife wanted a BMW and we bought the E30 which I only sold this year. In 2008 I decided to buy something more modern with no rust and decided on a Zed. Best decision ever.

 

[andyglym]

My first Roadster, always wanted a Cossie but time passed me by and good ones go for silly money. Best car I've ever owned, love it!

 

[Nodzed]

My first and wish I still had the old girl

 

[Z Victor 1]

I too, liked the Spitfire, but fell for 'the poor man's E Type' , so I got a Mk 1 GT6. This was followed by a succession of 'coupes', Mk3 GT6, Celica 2.0, Supra 2.8, MX6 2.5 and so I never had a soft top until I retired.
First roadster, my MX5 Mk 2 1.8.

 

[Nodzed]

I too, liked the Spitfire, but fell for 'the poor man's E Type' , so I got a Mk 1 GT6. This was followed by a succession of 'coupes', Mk3 GT6, Celica 2.0, Supra 2.8, MX6 2.5 and so I never had a soft top until I retired.
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When I was a lad a bloke in our village had a white GT6 and his wife had a black Herald Vitesse convertible, I used to drool over both of them.

 

[Grumps]

When I was a lad a bloke in our village had a white GT6 and his wife had a black Herald Vitesse convertible, I used to drool over both of them.

And rightly so Nod. My parents neighbour when I was a lad had a GT6 in the garage. It never moved in all my childhood years.

 

[mwpe]

The GT6 wasn't a convertible so I cut a hole in the roof and fitted a Webasto sunroof, it was a great fun car. I also fitted a 2.5 litre engine.

 

[g8jka]

My first and second roadsters

 

[Sean d]

The GT6 wasn't a convertible so I cut a hole in the roof and fitted a Webasto sunroof, it was a great fun car. I also fitted a 2.5 litre engine.

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Bloody hell Mike, did you knock all those cones down

 

[mwpe]

Bloody hell Mike, did you knock all those cones down

Looks bad doesn't it it was a slalom, the cones are pointing the direction.

 

[Jack Ratt]

@mwpe were those Wolfrace wheels Mike ?

I remember back in the day, that they were the wheels we all lusted after

 

[mwpe]

No they were some cheap things which I kept for autotests and slaloms. I normally had Cosmics on it.

 

[Z Victor 1]

This was my Mk 3 at Seaton, Devon. It held all our camping gear with no trouble.

 

[Mnbrennan]

Here is my first:

 

[the Nefyn cat]

A bit late to join in, I suppose, but what the hell. Just finished a tour of Ulster, spare cash in pocket (no drinking on duty) so I wound up with one of these. Bear in mind it was '77, much more impressive back then. Parked next to one last year, the Z3 made it look tiny.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

And yes that is a plastic rear window.

 

[t-tony]

And yes that is a plastic rear window.

Yes, but it was a wrap round plastic window though, Posh!! They are tiny, more so as I get older and I think the doors have shrunk too.

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

A bit late to join in, I suppose, but what the hell. Just finished a tour of Ulster, spare cash in pocket (no drinking on duty) so I wound up with one of these. Bear in mind it was '77, much more impressive back then. Parked next to one last year, the Z3 made it look tiny.

Nice

 

[Grumps]

Yes, but it was a wrap round plastic window though, Posh!! They are tiny, more so as I get older and I think the doors have shrunk too.

Tony.

My brother has a midget project. The drivers door is off and you can almost flick it like a coin!

This isn't his but it's identical to what he's wanting to achieve.