I'm not that old myself ha ha ...I just love the old boy racer cars...any discussion on boy racer cars has to include both these..
HAHAHA Had a 1970 GT, bored it out to 1293, race cam, twim 45 webber's and a close ratio box, was flippin quick off the mark, limited at top end but round corners on rails. I also co-drove a rally 1340cc GT that was dramatically lightened, now that was much quicker.
Also had a Nova 1.3SR followed by a 1.4SR they were pretty close to a real mini successor.
I also had a Cavalier GSi that got stolen in Bootle (surprise, surprise)
That was the end of boy racerdom until the 2009 WRX in Mica Blue complete with Ebepton stickers I currently drive.