What was your first car?

[rumination]

Inspired by a thread in the elders, and our national obsession with automobiles...


Mine was a 1984 Buick Electra Estate Wagon. Man, that thing was sweet: crushed velvet seats, power everything, monstrous, and drove like a Cadillac. Some lady took a left on red and ran me off the road. I flipped it over into a ditch and bent the frame. Any smaller car would have been crushed.

 

[Fiddler]

1969 VW Bug. Loved that car.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Car I took my test in was a 1969 VW Bug... All us kids had to take our test in that car and my youngest sister finally got to own it.

My first car was a 1964 T Bird. Handed down to me by my grandma.

 

[SkwerI]

'77 Plymouth Valiant four door with a slant six and automatic. Good, basic transportation. I chose sensible, cheap and reliable rather than sporty, fun and expensive.

Looked a lot like this one but blue.

 

[MasterBlaster]

An ugly green Chevy Nova, nothing as good looking as the below pic.

(internet pic)

 

[Mr. Sir]

1968 Plymouth Belvedere. Dark blue, mag wheels, fog lights, kick ass custom sound system (8-track at first, then upgraded to cassettes) and a 318 Mopar. I installed darkblue shag carpet on the door panels, dash, and rear deck and a red dome light. It looked like a bedroom on wheels.

Like this, but in dark blue.

 

[mryb]

1970 Olds 98 4 dr hardtop. 455 ci. burnt orange, black vinyl top. Earl Shieb did a little body work & slapped a paint job on for $134, then I traded it in for a brand new 1979 Ford pickup. $9,000 back then...

http://www.antiquecar.com/get_image.php?popupimage=85477

 

[TheTreeWiseMen]

1977 950cc Ford Fiesta. Like this one but in sky blue....

 

[Paul B]

1975 firebird, inline 6, red body, black vinyl 'targa' top, white vinyl interior. sorry, no pics of the original available easily.

Bought it, zoomed down the street paced by a buddy, braked hard for the stop sign, he stopped, I didnt (damn near hit a car too), $350 car needed $400 worth of brakes. immediately.

 

[treetx]

1981 custom chevy van..... (shaggin waggon)

A year later it was a Jeep Wrangler!!!

 

[Strikermike]

1964 1/2 Mustang convertible Fire Engine red with a white top
289 4bbl but with auto transmission put 100,000 miles on it until I stuffed it into a guardrail. I wish I had it today.

 

[SkwerI]

Mike, my mom had a '65 Mustang with the 289 when I was a kid. She bought another car and it sat parked for a couple years before the apartment complex told her to move it. She sold it for $300 a month before I turned 15 and got my learner's permit. It needed a battery, a tuneup and 1 tire was flat.

 

[Strikermike]

I'd be cryin too It was a great car. I can't count how many times I almost killed myself in it. I can't win the lottery because I used up all my luck just staying alive as a kid.

 

[Knotahippie]

My first car cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Knotahippie]

Just kidding...I had a little Mazda PU.

Still drive em', I'm on my 3rd one now.

 

[brendonv]

My first road worthy truck was a 1978 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, 50k original miles. Mint interior, and a little typical rust from sitting.

Wish I still had it hanging around, but sold it because it ate fuel.

 

[lumberjack]

Bought this when I was 14:

Then bought this when I was 17:

 

[NeTree]

1971 Dodge Polara, with a 318.

 

[sawinredneck]

I had one of those Valiants as well Brian, slant six, three on the tree, bought it for $1 put on a fuel pump, drove it for six months and a buddies folks wanted it, sold it for $500

My first was a '73 Maverick, I hated that car, but couldn't kill it! To make it more tollerable my folks helped me get it painted, it looked like a zebra stripe paint job when it was done, didn't help much

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Mini 1000. First thing I did was rip the engine out and drop a bored out 1380cc engine in it, with all the trimmings. Cool little cars, but very tempremental.
Looked just like this -

 

[Strikermike]

I had great cars: 1 64 1/2 Mustang, 3 Datsun Z's 1 260 1 280 1 280ZX Turbo, 2 Saab 900 turbos 3 Porsche 911's 1 '66, 1 '70 911S, 1 '83 911 Cabriolet, and 1 928S. Then I got married and bought a house. Been nothing but trucks and Vans since.

 

[brendonv]

Ha, mine was the same color as Carls.

 

[Dave Shepard]

1985 Dodge W350 four door short bed. AKA the Family Truckster.:roll: Got pics somewhere.

 

[Al Smith]

1959 Pontiac almost like this one . 389 cu inch engine,3 deuce manifold. Passed every thing on the road but a gas station .

 

[olyman]

1955 ford 2 dr sedan,272,4bbl,three on tree.was good car--till it burnt up!!!!