Passed my test in a Mk 1 Escort - Red with a huge dent in the back panel (not mine - it was a driving school car). Most of my pre-test mileage was in Dad's 2L Ford Consul.
First car bought - as an impecunious student, I found a 1964 Reliant Regal 3/25 van in bright orange for £99. Ran it for 18 months and sold it for £100.
Paul Costock, UK Plus Four 75th - Furka Rouge - Pip Disco 5 Teddy - 17h1 Irish Draught cross