What Was Your First Car?

[JJW SpyderRider]

My first car was a VW beetle. I think it was a '59, '60, '61, '62 depending on what part you hand your hand on. Paid $50, not worth it. Steering wheel fell in my lap going down the road once. At a stop sign a guy jumped out of his car with a fire extinguisher thinking it was on fire, no just smoked a lot :yikes:.

 

[Spyderjockey]

My first car was a 55 olds 88 2 door that I bought for $250 from a bar owner on terms of what ever I could afford until it was paid for and then I picked it up and felt like it was the best car on the road. Had it for close to a year when the head lights went out one night when I hit the dimmer switch for an oncoming car and almost hit some guard rails because I couldn't see anything. Never could find the problem...replaced dimmer switch, headlight switch etc. finally took it to a garage and they could not find the short and said I would have to replace the whole wire harness at about $200. Never drove it after dark after that, but I sure loved that car and always wished I had kept it. This picture is not of my car but looks just about the way mine did except a little better shape!

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[Frank G]

First car, 54 Ford 2 door coup V8, 3 on the floor (aftermarket) all white with a green interior, Baby moon hub caps on black rims. Paid $125.00 + 20.00 for new paint in 1962. The V8 was Ford's first over head valve engine. For some reason if you took a corner holding to many RPM'S the pushrods would pop out of position:yikes: and I would have to stop, remove the valve cover and pop the pushrod-rods under the rockers. About a 6 min. job. Beside the tractor and the 30's International farm truck, My neighbor taught me how to road drive (drivers training) at the age of 14:hun: in a 52 Nash. He was elderly and needed someone to drive them to there lake cottage. About 100 Miles. They watched Lawrence Welk and I got the keys to the Boat. :yes::yes::yes::yes: Wow have times changed.

 

[otter28169]

1981 Diesel Chevette 5 speed. Approx 50 miles to the gallon around town. I learned how to drive a manual with this car. You could let out the clutch in any gear, and it would go. Dark brown with one gold door, and lots of rust. Best winter car ever, but not good in the snow. With the block heater it always had warm air first thing on a winter morning. It died with ~476,000+ miles, I miss it so much these days.

 

[asp125]

Very close to what I had back in '80. A '74 beetle, bored out to 1776ccs with Weber carbs, lowered, gold "Empi" mags, and in the same rally yellow. I didn't have the "eyebrows" on the headlights.

That was followed by I think, a 1980's Saab 900 turbo, a 91 Acura Integra LS, a '90 Mazda Miata, an Isuzu Trooper II, a VW Jetta, an Audi 4000 quattro, an Audi 80 quattro, a Porsche 911 SC, Nissan Frontier, Nissan Murano, and most currently an Audi A3 3.2 quattro.

 

[Motorcycledave]

FIRST

1947 Plymouth Business Coupe....:thumbup:

 

[CyncySpyder]

Learned to drive a manual from 1st to 2nd in this

Drove this home where it blew the engine in the driveway

This was my 1st real car

And this was Teddys 1st

 

[tobor9]

1969 toyota Corona, almost lived in it for one summer then drove it back and forth from NY to Boston and blow the engine on the way home and had a party fixing it with makeshift tools then drove it to Charleston,SC ware it died! Great car

 

[Chupaca]

37

My first was a 1937 Oldsmobile coupe with rumble seat. Found in Arequipa had it towed to Lima, put in a straight 6 lowered it, tossed the fenders and had radio intercom with the rumble sea. had it till I left for school in the US. hyea:

 

[AbNormy]

Que chevere! Que studiastes? :thumbup:

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[AbNormy]

Set for alaska on my recenlty fed paroled bro had an r60 sd.hv.got.on the bak of it.but.he.had a a65L.BSA Lightning i insisted i cd kp running so i drove it every 200 quit charging he left me in vegas camped.out in a dead car in.dealer drive till.stator.came in. Drove to taft. Ca.where i.caught up.w him.and a.other.riding buddy.we set out for.seattle coastal route camped.out in willits ca when his tent tiped over.on bro tent woked.me.up.spied.56 F150.with.a.utity.bed.inback with.a mattress.dry.in the back.drove to seattle then.wenatchee where we.propped.apples.to get.cash to.get. Bro.didnt.like my.drinkin zo we ssplit was.drve thru.little.america wyo ming where..generator fried.drove thru denver in a pouring rain no.wiper All charging zo had.to.steal.2.battries to. Get..bak.to..laredo tx.got us home alive

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[ulflyer]

First Car?

1938 Ford Coupe, two tone green, well used when I got around 1950/51 from retired moonshine runner who had rear end raised so that when it was loaded it would be level!

 

[Bob Denman]

1968 White Dodge Polaris Convertible......the steering wheel was approx. 3 feet in diameter, and with the top down, I could transport my whole class!!!! It was a boat!!! (loved that car) :dg2:

My Second car was a '72 Polara... 2 door-hardtop!
It never really ran right; the 318 was all choked-down due to the emissions equipment...
But it hauled through some really ugly situations and got me home alive when I never deserved that favor! :bowdown: :thumbup:

 

[coz]

first car

that i bought, 1973 toyota celica st. 2.0 4- speed rear wheel drive. rubber in ALL four gears.:roflblack: i was 16 or 17. made the payments to my dad. he drove it alot when i was under suspension.:roflblack: great gas mileage too.:thumbup:

 

[bruiser]

For all you AMC officiandos there is a fellow not far from me who has a whole lot full of AMC cars. Most are overgrown with weeds. He won't part with anything.

 

[Bob Denman]

What's he waiting for; the Second coming?? :dontknow:
Now if he's got some spare AMXes laying around... :thumbup:

 

[budro]

1951 Desoto, had it in 1962----Budro

 

[Mexican]

My first car was a 1963 VW Fastback robins egg blue I bought it for $100 from a girlfriend who had it for a few years after she bought it from another friend's father. The defroster was an ice scraper and a roll of paper towels and the only way to stay warm was to wear lots and lots of clothes. It did 0 to 60 in about 6 miles if you were going downhill. :roflblack: I sold it for $100 so it was the only car that I didn't lose money on.

How often you flush the radiator on one of those?
BTW, my first car was a '74 pinto, best car ever made:roflblack:

 

[pro10is]

1968 Chevy El Camino, 396 cu in., 375 horsepower. One of the fastest cars (in a straight line) I've ever owned. Got about 6 mpg with the added Holly 4 barrel.

This one is not mine but this is what it looked like.

 

[xpeschon]

1972 Ford Maverick.. I always love the look of the Pinto and one day I will get a hold of one of these suckers and own it.. But my first was the Maverick..

X Man