What's The First Car You Remember Being Released?

[Warren t claim]

For me, it has to be the facelift Mk3 Cortina and Capri II both from 1974.

[AutoshiteBoy]

1989 Rover R8. BBC breakfast news.

[Warren t claim]

1989 Rover R8. BBC breakfast news.

I thought you were much older!

[Asimo]

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9 years old and I avidly read everything about the new Zephyr in Dad’s Autocar magazine. Would still like one; black, bench seat, column change, V6. Definately a Zephyr though, no Zodiacs for this prole.

[AutoshiteBoy]

1989 Rover R8. BBC breakfast news.

I thought you were much older!

Cheeky bastard.

It was partially filmed in South Shields.

[Warren t claim]

1989 Rover R8. BBC breakfast news.

I thought you were much older!

Cheeky bastard.

It was partially filmed in South Shields.

Fucking hell! I was 19 in 1989!

[AutoshiteBoy]

I'd just started comp.

I remember the advertising bill boards in London advertising Rover Sterlings. I'm guessing for the 827 launch in '87. My aunt had moved from Wardour Street to Marshall Street and I remember all the cars being clamped and uplifted. £70 to remove the clamp in the mid-late '80s.

[Warren t claim]

I'd just started comp.

I remember the advertising bill boards in London advertising Rover Sterlings. I'm guessing for the 827 launch. My aunt had moved from Wardour Street to Marshall Street and I remember all the cars being clamped and uplifted. £70 to remove the clamp in the mid-late '80s.

I remember the SD1 being launched and winning the Square Wheel Of The Year Award.

[BusmansHoliday]

Does your dad coming home with a brand new Reliant Regal Mk VI in late 1960 count?

[SiC]

Only one I can think of is the Focus MK1 - probably because the massive improvement in looks over the escort. Or the fiat multipla. Basically what I would have seen on top gear at the time.

Didn't and still don't pay too much interest into new car releases.