RICHARD'S CARS
I have owned some interesting cars over the years. On this page I have featured my favourites.
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1977 MITSUBISHI GALANT
Engine: 2 litre Astron Gearbox: 4 speed manual Although I raced this car a few times it was not very competitive, but a good car to learn race driving. It also demonstrated the strength and reliability of Mitsubishi products, since nothing ever broke or went wrong! I owned this car for 8 years then returned it to standard specification and sold it. I haven't seen it since. |
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1976 TOYOTA
CELICA
Engine: 2 litre 18RG twin cam Gearbox: 5 speed manual A nice car, quite fast, very good for long distance driving. I kept the Celica for about 2 years, selling it to a friend who had it for another couple of years and raced it a few times. I kept seeing this car on the road for many years after but when I last saw it in 1998 it was looking pretty rough with a lot of rust. |
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1974 ALFA ROMEO MONTREAL The only car I have had stolen from me! Fortunately it was recovered without damage but I sold it soon after. I owned it for about 2 years, it then had another local owner before being sold to someone in Queensland. I lost track of it then so I don't know the current whereabouts of this car. |
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1980 MITSUBISHI LANCER
HATCHBACK
Although 8 years old when I bought it, the Lancer was in excellent condition. I fitted a highly modified 2.6 motor, Starion 4 wheel disc brakes and LSD and it was FAST! The speedo read to 200km/h but the needle went way beyond that. (On the race track of course!) I had this car for 10 years and returned it to standard form to sell to some friends as a family car, refitting the original 1.6 engine which I had kept all that time. About a year later this car was crashed beyond repair. |
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1990 WESTFIELD SE
Engine: 1.7 Litre Saturn Gearbox: 5 speed close ratio The story of my Westfield features on its own page here. |
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1997 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE
Engine: 1.5 litre 12 valve Gearbox: 5 speed manual What a great car!. Not particularly fast but just so nice to drive and a lot of fun on twisty roads. Featured air conditioning, CD player, 15" Enkei wheels and a MOMO steering wheel. Mechanically standard. Excellent fuel economy. |
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2002
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE
Engine: 1.5 litre 12 valve Gearbox: 5 speed manual My current car, very similar to my previous Mirage but new and RED! (my first ever red car) I love Mirages!
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