Mk1 Cortina Estate, it was a state, never pushed a car so much and so often to start it. Eventually rebuilt the engine.
Triumph Vitesse convertible, nice car, GREAT engine, lousy gear box rear diff, distributor and rotten body. All except the body rebuilt and/or replaced. Really liked the front hinged hood though, you could sit on the front tires to play with the engine.
JohnB