The first car I ever owned was a Triumph Herald 1200, I shared it with my brother and it cost us £125 to purchase as it was in a bit of a state! This was in the late 80's/early 90's, I couldn't even drive when I bought it. I let my brother take it over after a while as he was doing most of the work on it and needed a car for Uni.
Here's a clip of the beauty:
YouTube - Triumph Herald
My next was a Ford Anglia 1200 Super, I'd passed my test by now and had lots of adventures in this car.
YouTube - Ford Anglia 1200 Super
Happy Days!