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[Marks DTM Calib]

I guess my era was of smoking RS turbos (they seemed to be 2 stroke), 16V astra's, cav and calibra turbos and the Lotus Carlton

I know how old you are Mate and you are definately older than that era  

Thats the era I started driving........learn't in a 1.6 Belmont Tiffany  

[albitz]

Passed my test in a HB viva in 1978. now that was a rotbox.
In fact the omega is the 1st vx i have owned which isnt a rotbox.

[Welung666]

still prefer my old HS, had a lot of fun in that car,sometimes driving sometimes not.

TMI :-/ any pictures?

I should have a couple of old pics of it somewhere.I will consult mrs Bitz about scanning uploading etc; (she is my I.T. manager )

 I meant pics of the not driving bits   The HS's were a fun motor tho

[Darth Loo-knee]

I guess my era was of smoking RS turbos (they seemed to be 2 stroke), 16V astra's, cav and calibra turbos and the Lotus Carlton

I know how old you are Mate and you are definately older than that era  

Thats the era I started driving........learn't in a 1.6 Belmont, listening to Tiffany  

Well what can I say!  

[LaserLance]

Passed my test in a Sunbeam Talbot Horizon (French Crap!!) and me 1st car was a G reg Austin Maxi 1500 ,which had a great big hole in passenger side floorpan, lasted me all of 3 months , Scrapped it when cables in gear box snapped and brought a mk3 1600 gxl cortina . Oh happy days  

[Marks DTM Calib]

My earliest recollection of cars were the continual stream of knacker-ed a-series (crock of shite engine that was retired 20 years to late) equipped cars dad would work on, some triumphs........garage re-sprays, engine out timing chain swaps on Renault 5's.

I recall him working for Renault when the Fuego came out....he demonstrated that even on a brand new that you could get it to do weird things by turning a few to many electrical items on at once!

[Marks DTM Calib]

I guess my era was of smoking RS turbos (they seemed to be 2 stroke), 16V astra's, cav and calibra turbos and the Lotus Carlton

I know how old you are Mate and you are definately older than that era  

Thats the era I started driving........learn't in a 1.6 Belmont, listening to Tiffany  

Well what can I say!  

Easy now Micra boy.....those posts are easily taken again

[LaserLance]

recall him working for Renault when the Fuego came out     Were'nt they known as the Renualt no go as they were always breaking down ?

[cem_devecioglu]

I learned driving in this..Steering was same as a truck..Was perfect for bad roads..

[TheBoy]

I guess my era was of smoking RS turbos (they seemed to be 2 stroke), 16V astra's, cav and calibra turbos and the Lotus Carlton

I know how old you are Mate and you are definately older than that era  

Thats the era I started driving........learn't in a 1.6 Belmont Tiffany  

I had a Belmont GLSi 1.8.  No idea why I bought it, as I hated it before I bought it, but still got it for some daft reason.  Ragged the tits off it, had 140mph on the clock once, admittedly downhill.  Shagged the engine due to slamming it in 1st instead of 3rd one day (the box in that particular one was even crappier than the standard crappy astra box).  Replacement engine didn't have the same go in it, so sold it within 3 months and got a Mk2 GTE.

[Welung666]

I learned driving in this..Steering was same as a truck..Was perfect for bad roads..

I've got one of those holding the lounge door open  

[Darth Loo-knee]

Were they not to be Renaults version of the 924?

[Marks DTM Calib]

recall him working for Renault when the Fuego came out     Were'nt they known as the Renualt no go as they were always breaking down ?

They often ran....but the doors wouldn't lock/unlock, windows would not work, dash did weird things etc etc etc terrible electrics.....fortunately they were very bio-degradeable!

[cem_devecioglu]

My earliest recolections of cars were the continual stream of knackered a-series (crock of shite engine tht was retired 20 years to late) equipped cars did would work on, some triumphs........garage re-sprays, engine out timing chain swaps on renalut 5's.

I recall him working for Renault when the Fuego came out....he demonstrated that even ona  brand new that you culd get it to do weird things by truning a few to many electrial item on at once!

  Was my dream..No joke..

[Vamps]

One of these for me, December 17th? 1974