E30 Zone

Come on then. Lets see those scanned in shots of bygone cars YOU'VE owned. More for the old boys on here.

No e30's. Lets see some retro shite!

I'll start

1977 Fiat 131 from 1982. Yes that my Wedge you can see in the background!



The Granadas I had

1977 Mk1 3.0 Ghia




1979 Mk2 2.8 Ghia




1983 2.8 Ghia X




1985 2.8i Scorpio



Saab Turbo



Open Senator 3.0 CD



XR4x4



I fell from grace when i got married. Down graded to this to buy the house.



But soon got back on track.

Volvo 760 GLE. Don't laugh. These were a serious chariot



Toyota Celica 2.0 GTI



Then came the 5's


1989 525iSE M20



1993 525iSE M50TU



And roughly up to date. This was sold to make way for the Company shit boxes.




And the B7 fleet gone by that the wife used

When we got married, this was our best car

1985 1.3C Golf



We then upgrade to a brace of XR2i's




Our first MX5



The Golf GTIs




The RAV4



the e36 323i vert. One of the last a 99 on the V



And the last MX5 (Eunos S-Limited)






Which brings me up to date.

Show me yours!

You asked for this Trev my sahn!

Heres me,twenty years ago in my first R5 aged 15! MK1 850.

Jesus325iTouring wrote:You asked for this Trev my sahn!

Heres me,twenty years ago in my first R5 aged 15! MK1 850.

You look like a french pikey making a getaway from a chicken theft!

B7 wrote:

Jesus325iTouring wrote:You asked for this Trev my sahn!

Heres me,twenty years ago in my first R5 aged 15! MK1 850.

You look like a french pikey making a getaway from a chicken theft!

is it on fire?

i don't have any pics of my really old chariots to hand. will try to find them but i genuinely have no idea where they are.


these are only as far back as '99 i think.

mondeo, absolutely immaculate that was.



golf GTI, fake anniversary.



mx5 with the 3351 lurking behind



XJR, far from immaculate



318is



don't have any pics of the e34 540i although there is pic of it on the zone somewhere. don't have any digital pics of the RS turbo, mk1 golf, or mk1 orion.

My first chariot...

My introduction to the world of BMW...

And it making a E30 look small...

E36 316i...

MR2...


E36 Compact...

And after a slight bump, still sat in garage waiting attention, but I will probably sell it as is, just got to take private plate off...

And now my current chariot... Family friendly and VTEC goodness.

a few of many




plus a renault 11 turbo.sierra xr4i.mk1 uno. mk4 escort.saab 95.e39 528i.montego.fiat tipo...not in that order

130TC abarth!!!!

B7 wrote:130TC abarth!!!!

yeah brought it out of the local paper in 1999 for 150. then spent 3k on it. broke another 130tc for the interior wheels not the ones in the pic and other bits ( still got the logbook for that some where ) it was still a shed when it was finished sold it in 2003 for 1k i also took them horrid wheels of and put proper pirelli wheels on and lowered the back

This is so embarrassing. My dads had a stupid amount of cars and the only pictures I can find is these turds.

Honda Civic Jap spec. Very high spec




318is E36


E30 323i Before it was repaired




E34 525i sport. Ironic as I want the same car. Heated seats, air con, OBC, cruise. Very well sorted car.






These are the cars I can remember but have no pics

K10 Nissan Micra x a couple
E30 325i sport Tech 2
E30 320i 4dr
E30 320i Tech I 2dr
E36 318is
E34 525i sport
E39 525d sport
E38 728i
Volvo 480
Volvo 240 x couple
Honda civic 4dr
Vauxhall Astra Mk1
Vauxhall Astra Mk4
VW MK1 Golf GTi Campaign
VW MK2 Golf GTi
Subaru legacy B4
VW MK2 Polo
VW MK3 Polo facelift Jap
VW MK3 Polo Facelift
VW MK2 Golf driver
VW Passat B3
VW Gold Mk4 GT TDI
Audi A3
Ford Sierra Ghia
Ford Fiesta Mk3
Ford Capri MK2 2.0 6cyl German
Jaguar Series 3 XJ
Mini Mayfair
Mini Red Hot
Mini 25yr
Loads of Mini's even a auto.
80's Seat Ibiza

Dozen more I cant remeber

Ok so as per OP my old turds not including my 3 previous E30's


Mk1 Golf 1.3LS 5 Door - My first car - Loved it !

Capri 1.6 Cabaret - with 2.8i Pepperpots and a Twin Choke weber carb - slow but still loved it

Met with a very sticky end

Mk1 Astra 1.3s - A stop gap after the Capri - first car I owned with a 5 Speed Box - handled well but can't really say much else about it.

Cavalier SRi - first Fuel Injected car, fantastic Recaro seats - and to this day the most I have ever paid for insurance on a car ( £688 - I was 20 ! ) - sold to make way formy first E30 in the same pic


My 2.8i - still miss it

Mk2 8v GTi - The most hatefil sh1tter I have ever had the misfortune to own

2.3GT - Loved this car and it was cheap ! Under £500 with a Years ticket and completely rust free - unfortunately mechanical issues a year later meant I couldn't be arsed to fix it so flogged it for spares.

Had a Black G Reg XR3i after this but no photobucket pic


red top 16v GTE - this was a bit ragged round the edges but quick as fook - I further ruined it by fitting a full Janspeed exhaust

Sold and replaced with a K reg Cavalier 2.0CDi - dull - never even took a Pic, which was then sold for my Black E30 320iSE, then had a company turd, then this :


328i Manual with LSD and Half Leather - I was the second owner and it had 56k on the clock when I bought it - to date still the best car I've owned.

Then had a company turd, then got made redundant and bought this :

A4 1.9 TDi SE - proper Ice cold aircon and 50mpg without trying - loved it but bought a saloon when really I needed an estate or hatchback so after a Year it was replaced :


323i SE - This was a really mint car, 1 Owner, 90k On the clock, Full main dealer history and not a mark on it. Really liked it but was constantly worried about it getting damaged parking it at work so decided to downgrade to something I wouldn't worry about


8v GTi with Aircon. Everything worked but it was slow and generally not very nice to drive


And thats it - got a 2.0 TDCI 02 plate mondeo now which isn't worth a photo

Excelent thread this,some cracking old motors on here,I'll have to see if I can find some of my old heaps,currently buried somewhere in the loft.

Rob,was the SRi the 130? I remember when I started driving the 130 was the boss to have!

Sadly not - it was the earlier 1.8i - same engine as in the Mk1 Astra GTE - still went like stink in comparison to everything I'd had before it though

I am gutted all my old pics must have been lost the last time we moved house

The only pic i can find is this










I have had 2 mk1 astra's 1 was a gte, 1 manta, 1 XR4i 2.8 and a couple of XR3i.

No pics though

Morgan 4/4,bought brand new and collected from the factory at Malvern 1 Mar '82.

Placed my order when I was posted to Cyprus in 1975....kept the thing 18 months and sold it to fund a business venture.

Perfectly true what you read about the things,if you run over a penny you can tell if it was heads or tails up!



Daimler V8 Saloon.


Bought in May '00 as an early 50th birthday pressie from me to me.

Developed it with bigger front brake calipers and power rack and pinion steering,two items that improved my convidence no end in driving it properly!
Took it to Spain and over the Alps into Italy. Kept for 8 years.

My 1st Mk1 Mr2



2nd Mk1 Mr2



3rd Mk1 Mr2 (still got it!)



4th Mk1 Mr2



1st Supercharger (recently bought it back, without the engine)



2nd Supercharger


3rd Supercharger



At the old yard:



Uno Turbo:




Current turbo Mk1 Mr2:



Many cars missing, these are just the ones Ive got photos of.

Ollie

We had 2 MK1 MR2's. Love the way the engine just revs.

great post, I only had E28 520i for about 10 years but no pics of that.... and now E30

Heres a few more from me of cars in the family

Loved these! This was the 2.0 carb facelift. But Hearing aid beige????? Bought new in 82 by Bro. I took it on in about 86 and it was going rusty then. Decided to stick with the silver 2.8 Ghia Granada and out this despite it being 3 years newer.




This was the first resto project I was ever involved in. 1936 Sliding head Morris 8. Won a few prizes and was bought buy Caffyns MD on the south coast.





Another Resto, this one my own.

Bought in 88 as a project, it took me 11 years to finish, won 2 best of shows and 2 best in classes.

As bought, a one owner from 1966 (it was a 65) 12/50 Herald



Gotta love a trophy!!






and the day before it went to its new owner I thought it pertinant that the original owners wife had a last run in it. her husband sadly passed away before it was finished.



Been involved with Lotus in the past as well due to Bro. The Morris 8 was replaced by this, A very early plus 2 Elan but fitted with a big valve 130BHP lump. Was partly through completion when it was sold to Holland. Note my old Saab in the background. The black e30 right at the back was Brand new at this time, an aug 88 316i. The white e34 was also brand new, early 89 525i SE loded to the hilt.




Back in the late 70's, this was his daily for a year or two. S2 Europa which Colin Chapman decided was a good idea to supply with a f*cking Renault 16 lump . This was ELSE converted though, which meant it had hot head, hurry up cam, powermax pistons, 45 DCOE weber and a throughflow exhaust. It was no slouch and probably even now is one of the best most neutral handling cars I've ever experienced.





And this is one I used to look after for a local guy. He used to supply my floor coverings at a good rate, I looked after the stag. He had me restore the engine bay and do all sorts of stuff on it. Last i heard it was stolen.





I'll add to this as and when i find more but heres a few to tickle the taste buds.

Mate used to baby sit this. Was for sale not long ago. Not sure if it's sold yet



Brother in laws Metro Turbo Pugged up and rebuild for the LAST time to sell



Replaced with this. I loved this car but sadly, he wrapped it sideways around a lampost in Stevenage in the ice



Mate Andy's 3 Door cosworth



Mate Marcus's 4x4 Cosworth Sapphire



A funny evening this. Take one Canon SLR, the Esher A3 roundabout, some sticky tyres and a company Orion Ghia and you have serious entertainment. Later on we were pouring SW20-50 under the fronts and smoking villages out!!



And finally my best mates past fleet.

UR Quattro. A f*cking legend of a car



and pictured with my XR4x4 at a track day at Goodwood



This was about 1985. he blew the 2.0 pinto up. Fit an essex 3.0??? Jog on! 3.5 Rover p6 V8 went in. You can just see the carbs peek out the engine bay . Snapped leafsprings for breakfast this one. I remember us embarrassing a young guy trying to impress his bird with his brand new S1 Turbo Escort on the way to Hampton Court one night!!!



And the first of his 16v Golfs. Early D plater this. Note the quarter lights. This was never off the red line, was ragged relentlessly and then sold to bro in law to replace the xr4i above that was round some lamp post!

^ I love the MG Metro Turbo and the Herald.. Good pictures!

Blitz wrote:We had 2 MK1 MR2's. Love the way the engine just revs.

the Toyota 4AGE engine is quite iconic and is used in many different cars (kit cars, home builds etc) as well as the legendary Corola AE86. It's a great lump... nice engine with the supercharger as well (4AGZE)

Great pics. More character then taking a pic of one now.

Same one my dad had in the 80's but iwhite

Found a couple more.

Best mates 2wd Cosworth Sapphire with another mates S1 Turbo Escort, at South Mimms on the way to the Fast Ford fair at silverstone. That S1 was owned by him for 13years, sold for what was top dollar about 4 years ago? Was on eBay very recently for £12995! This was a PROPER example and original mint.



And heres something different. A Harris F1 frame running a GSXR1100 lump. Originally built by Ian King (now into top fuellers I believe) and featured in the Crossbow calendar of 1987 I think with Tracy Elvic draped all over it. Was looking very dated so he asked me to paint it. Gave me a blank canvas but with a rough idea. That was 1992. it's still in his garage now. Pushing 160hp or something like that



And finally, dear old dads Granadas. Now this is REALLY going back. Probably about 1977 this? A 3.0 Manual XL with Blue vinyl interior



and it's replacement in about 1980. this was a classic colour scheme of the day. Roman Bronze with Tan roof. 3.0 auto GL

These old Fords are so cool.

capri_rob wrote:Sadly not - it was the earlier 1.8i - same engine as in the Mk1 Astra GTE - still went like stink in comparison to everything I'd had before it though

I remember the day I picked up my first "fast" car,a MK2 Astra GTE

Sold a year later for a 1978 series 3 diesel Landy,bit of change in performance

Some cool pics there Trev.

Here are mine, well the ones I have photos for (not in any particular order);


Only had 33k on when I bought it in 1990. Sold it in 1992 to a guy in Houston (the one near Glasgow).


My first car with cruise on.


Had this just on 2 years before I bought the 323.


The BMW that started the affair, back when I was 19.

Loving this thread. Not been driving long enough to have owned anything that good other than my E30, but will have to get some pictures of the old mans cars up. Hes owned quite a few though lol.

Here's various pictures of the crap i've owned,this a small selection of the cars i've actually had,but I think you get the idea of the standards here!

The pictures are terrible as I found them scunched up in a box in the loft,it makes the cars look all out of shape,mind,some of them probably were!

This is my first car and me on the left,circa 1978,got written off by having a head on crash with the blue car on the right!


Next is Dads Hillman Minx,a little earlier,about 1976


Me,Dad,Zeebee & a 1600E circa 1978,this was Dads pride & joy,Notice the twin aerials?!


My first car,aged 15,another chance to whore the boards with R5 goodness,doing a wheel spin or something


Thats me on the right!


Next came my fab Yamaha FS1E,the real deal and I still have this,it's part of me!


I'm second from left here,loaded up with fuel cans for another hot summers day tearing about in the R5!


Another Fizzy shot,but with Dads Mk3 Cav 1.6L in the back ground.(And Jess the cat)


My first car on the road,a total nail,but would still crack a ton!


My first decent car,Mazda 323LX,mint condition,for a 1300 went pretty damn well and handle exceptionally.
Also Dads Banana car in the back ground.


After the Mazda got wrote off after being rear ended I bought this,the classic Astra SR.


Next came this brace of turds,my SD1 which cost me an 1/8th of green stuff,no T&T,no log book,no nothing,good job I never got pulled over in this.
In the back ground is my Volvo 360DL,had 3 of these horrors!


I then bought my first hot hatch,this mint GTE,wicked car,frightening handleing!


I sold the Astra a year later for 50 quid loss,not bad there,I then replaced it with the Landy,this is one vehicle I still miss,had to get shot of it as I blew a piston through the block! The happened shortly after I towed a 33 ft monster of a caravan I bought.


I loved this bugger,good old Beirut Taxi,this was an incedible motoerway car,Maryport to Swindon in 3 hours,do the maths for the average speed!


Good old Golf GTI,was shit TBH.


My Merc 308,earned me some good money until I got sick of repairing wheel bearings & king pins,saw some good times in this with the missus!


This is the first car I rebuilt,top of the line VDP,bought for a 6 pack of lager,got it MOT and even did some successful welding,spraying etc!


My first E30 late 87 model,a 325i with high comp engine,this car took some serious abuse and TBH i'm surprised I never died in it,or it the fact that it never died on me!


1971 Herald,I bit off more than I could chew with this and sold two years later having achieved pretty much bugger all.


And my current Touring,this was taken about 8 years ago.

Those mid 80's Mazda 323's were a f*cking good car Rog. I rebuilt the rear end on a C plate one of these for a guy I used to car share with. One week we'd go in my e34 (which was 4 years old), the next in his old 323. And you know what? We paid 60 quid for it, £30 for a rear bumper, light and a bit of paint and the thing went on for another 4 years until he drove it into the breakers and retired to Almeria! Was an epic old shed!

Some very nice motors you lot have had! But, your all old. So had more chance to collect over the years...



I've have/had 4 E30's in the past year, before that I had a little Mini but have no pics.

Also got this below, which now i'm selling on so nothing interesting...




B7 - I love your mk1 granada. Stupidly cool.

Jim320i wrote:
B7 - I love your mk1 granada. Stupidly cool.

While Diamond white was a common colour for the Mk1's it was very rare with the Tan roof. The Ghias had a vinyl trim panel between the rear lights and even that was Tan vinyl. There was no black trim inside either. the dash, centre console, steering wheel (inc the leather) was tan and being the Ghia it had the complete velour seats (yes you've geussed it, in tan) and the tan velour headlining.

I only ever saw another Mk1 Ghia like it and that was a rare Coupe in the same year as mine.

Bought new by one of the Evans brothers from Evans Autos in North Cheam in Surrey. They are a very respectable car sales place dealing in late high end stuff. He also had an import SD1 with a 4.5 high comp in it!

I wish my old man had kept some his motors... I could have had a small fortune now if he saved them all and gave them to me. lol... I was born in 85 so grew up with dad tinkering with all sorts, he was a at home car trader so always had something different... I lost interest in cars at about 14, then didnt pass my driving test til 21... So, the price of old commoners have gone up way to much for me to fork out which is a shame as I love them.


I have been offered a Rover P6 & a Triumph 1300 for cheap prices recently but not sure if I have the time or pennies to be putting into them... Plus like my Marina above, I know I wont end up doing anything with it...

B7 wrote:Those mid 80's Mazda 323's were a f*cking good car Rog. I rebuilt the rear end on a C plate one of these for a guy I used to car share with. One week we'd go in my e34 (which was 4 years old), the next in his old 323. And you know what? We paid 60 quid for it, £30 for a rear bumper, light and a bit of paint and the thing went on for another 4 years until he drove it into the breakers and retired to Almeria! Was an epic old shed!

It was indeed a fantastic little car,as I say,it used to go excepionally well.

I used to have brilliant late night race's down a certain stretch of daul carriageway with my best mate,him in a Nova SR,both cars flat out at 110! good old days!

The handleing on was superb,it could thrown around like none of the cars i've owned,and all on stock suspension.

I had a great race one night with a MK1 Fieste XR2,again,before the days of cameras everywhere!

I've tried to find one again,but alas,they've all gone,quite where I don't know as they didn't rust

I meant to say,mine was beyond repair. Before the police showed up (as there were 7 cars involved) I had to hide my CB,it was a bit hot to say the least,this thing would pick up everything,air traffic control,airplanes,emergency services etc,so when I went to shift my seat to hide it,the seats were jammed on the runners,this said to me the chassis had taken a twist I was gutted as it was my first decent car too.

I don't have any pics before I had a digital. My first car (a bit tenuous this) was in a 1974 when I was 6. A friend of my Mum had a 1962/3 Austin Mini sat in their garden - it belonged to her son and they wanted it gone. 20 quid changed hands, it was towed home behind my Dad's '73 Mexico, the almost new Peco exhaust robbed for my Mum's 1275GT and the shitheap was parked in the garden for my mates and I to play in. It wasn't long before the strain of kids swinging on the doors broke a door hinge and that was the end of it really.
the first car I ever actually owned properly was a 1970 Austin 1300 in 1982. I had a 1962 Sunbeam Rapier after that - both rotten shitboxes. The first car I owned and drove was a 1977 Mini Van in 1984. The first car I did 100 mph in was a Mark 1 Cavalier, and the first I did 150 in was an XJS V12.
The most expensive car was a 1997 840Ci I had back in 2002. the only car i've ever bought on the drip was a Ford Ka in 1999.
Most outrageous 'steals' - A 1958 XK150S for £100 (a total wreck) in 1989, and a 1996 Mercedes S350D for £500 in 2003. A modest profit was made on both.