My first car (56k heavy!)

[LewisK]

Just thought I'd throw up a few pictures of my first car, picked it up nigh on 2 years ago when I was 17 and spent time practicing driving in it before I took my (full manual) test...Now 6000 miles, one winter and lots of ~150mile round trips under it's belt and hasn't blipped once!









Don't see any others on the road that often unless I'm heading to a show! (See you at Stoneleigh!)

[Rob_F]

Really nice car mate, looks great. Mum used to have a 1300 a long time ago and loved it to bits, i remember it, had huge character. Especially liked the wooden dash.

Inspired choice for someone our age mate

Rob.

[lanciachris]

Very cool. I may be being clueless, but is it a sprint?

See one most days on my way to work.

[nicecupoftea]

Nice

Great to see those 70s and 80s cars still on the road, so much more inspired than another Ka or 206

[v15ben]

I have a mate who has one of those! He's only 19 so it's his first car as well, but I don't think it's in quite as good condition as yours!!

[joospeed]

oooooo good choice sir

I'm thinking of getting a couple of Dollies as courtesy cars As much fun as a Mk2 escort for half the cost and twice the luxury.

[silverback mike]

Excellent car and good pics. Nice to see a dolly being used properly.
I used to have a sprint, but kept breaking the engine

One of my favourite all rounders was a yellow 2.5pi

[joospeed]

silverback mike said:

Excellent car and good pics. Nice to see a dolly being used properly. I used to have a sprint, but kept breaking the engine One of my favourite all rounders was a yellow 2.5pi

ooo Mk1 2.5 pi Estate .. dream car
only made a few hundred of them .. wonder how many are left now?

[Rob_the_Sparky]

Dad used to run many 2.5PIs - all marks 2s though. I love Triumphs but would never run one as I don't have a welder

[old64er]

nice motor, iused to have a front wheel drive 1300 Triumph a few years ago, i liked the instrument cluster so much that i put one in my kit car

[silverback mike]

Triumph were miles ahead of BMW in this era

Dolomite / 1602
2.5pi / 5 series / 2002 etc etc

Damn shame what happened. Who knows if things had been planned better, we would be looking at triumphs that make the M5 look like a duffer.

Sad indeed. Makes me want to go out and buy an XJR..I know there is no relevance with triumph but hey ho...