I thought seeing peoples very first car and the year they got it might be fun.
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1969 428CJ Mustang Mach 1 had it for 4 days and totaled it.
Big Block Mustang + 16 year old kid = Trouble.
Big Block Mustang + 16 year old kid = Trouble.
I drove my ol' mans 69 mustang, he finally gave it to me...
would that be the first car that was road worthy AND legally able to drive it on the road?
1971, a 62 Dodge Lancer with 170CID slant six. Father did a lot fixing and trading so there were many others before the first new car. 73 Charger SE 318 2bbl
1971, a 62 Dodge Lancer with 170CID slant six. Father did a lot fixing and trading so there were many others before the first new car. 73 Charger SE 318 2bbl
1970 Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico
Growing up in the UK it was either that or a Mini Cooper for affordable performance at the time.
Growing up in the UK it was either that or a Mini Cooper for affordable performance at the time.
1966 Ford Mustang GT fastback.
Purchased December 1981 and still have it, currently restoring it to original appearance.
Purchased December 1981 and still have it, currently restoring it to original appearance.
1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe....
NO - I'M NOT THAT OLD....
The head had been removed and the straight 6 had been left open to the elements.
My parents never thought I would be able to get it running.
Little did they know that in 1976, NAPA still sold short blocks for these cars... $500 later - I was the terror of the streets!
Rocky
NO - I'M NOT THAT OLD....
The head had been removed and the straight 6 had been left open to the elements.
My parents never thought I would be able to get it running.
Little did they know that in 1976, NAPA still sold short blocks for these cars... $500 later - I was the terror of the streets!
Rocky
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1978 VW Scirocco the year was 1983
This 1957 Triumph TR3 taught me in 1964:
Lucas (positive ground) electrics.
Re-building (endlessly) leaking S.U. carbs.
Replacing 1st/reverse idler gear. (twice)
"touching" 2nd gear before engaging (non-syncro) 1st gear. (to avoid^^^)
Re-building (leaking) Girling rear brake cylinders.
Inside rear wheel spin. (as a normal hard cornering attitude)
That while I never wanted another convertible, I wish I still had it!.........
Lucas (positive ground) electrics.
Re-building (endlessly) leaking S.U. carbs.
Replacing 1st/reverse idler gear. (twice)
"touching" 2nd gear before engaging (non-syncro) 1st gear. (to avoid^^^)
Re-building (leaking) Girling rear brake cylinders.
Inside rear wheel spin. (as a normal hard cornering attitude)
That while I never wanted another convertible, I wish I still had it!.........
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1963 Willys Overland, very similar to the photo. My dad bought it new in Rochester, NH.
Two wheel drive version with a Brazilian built six cylinder OHC engine. Three on the tree with a solenoid operated overdrive in second and third controlled by a switch in the accelerator linkage. I distinctly remember at least two cracked cylinder heads early on, then virtually trouble free after that was sorted out.
It became mine when I got my license in 1973. I drove that thing everywhere, lived out of it for the two years I traveled with the New England summer carnival circuit.
Finished her off one snowy morning in 1976 on my commute to UNH. Crash wasn't too bad, didn't get hurt, poor 'ol Jeep was just too rusty to justify repair. She was replaced by a $200 1964 Ford Econoline van. Around 1979 the van was retired to the barn when my first 240Z (bought as a wreck) was made roadworthy.
That was kind of fun to think about.
Two wheel drive version with a Brazilian built six cylinder OHC engine. Three on the tree with a solenoid operated overdrive in second and third controlled by a switch in the accelerator linkage. I distinctly remember at least two cracked cylinder heads early on, then virtually trouble free after that was sorted out.
It became mine when I got my license in 1973. I drove that thing everywhere, lived out of it for the two years I traveled with the New England summer carnival circuit.
Finished her off one snowy morning in 1976 on my commute to UNH. Crash wasn't too bad, didn't get hurt, poor 'ol Jeep was just too rusty to justify repair. She was replaced by a $200 1964 Ford Econoline van. Around 1979 the van was retired to the barn when my first 240Z (bought as a wreck) was made roadworthy.
That was kind of fun to think about.
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WTF?! Those are all nicer than what I'm driving now! Apparently I'm the only one in this forum from the wrong side of the tracks...
First car was a '78 Malibu Classic 4-door. Baby-poop green. Where it wasn't rusted, that is.
Paid 500 bucks, and affectionately named it Boomer. Many great memories, the first car I caught air off a fallaway road intersection, Bullet style. Never steered right after that. Then there was the time I blew a rad hose. Fixed it with a piece of the girlfriend's grad dress and some nail glue. Good times.
Had that car over 2 years. Never changed the oil. Sold it for 500 bucks.
Yep, good times.
First car was a '78 Malibu Classic 4-door. Baby-poop green. Where it wasn't rusted, that is.
Paid 500 bucks, and affectionately named it Boomer. Many great memories, the first car I caught air off a fallaway road intersection, Bullet style. Never steered right after that. Then there was the time I blew a rad hose. Fixed it with a piece of the girlfriend's grad dress and some nail glue. Good times.
Had that car over 2 years. Never changed the oil. Sold it for 500 bucks.
Yep, good times.
1975 Datsun 280Z I bought it 1986 and still have it. It's been off the road and in the garage since about 1992. Maybe I'll see about getting it running again next year.
Chuck
Chuck
You are not the only one. I had a $500 4 door 71 Chevy. Front seat form a junk yard out of a Buick.
Fit 8 people in it on 4th of July going to the fireworks, no seat belts, bald tires with wires hanging out, lights you could not see in the dark with. 2 shocks instead of the standard 4.
Not sure how we ever survived childhood!
Fit 8 people in it on 4th of July going to the fireworks, no seat belts, bald tires with wires hanging out, lights you could not see in the dark with. 2 shocks instead of the standard 4.
Not sure how we ever survived childhood!
quote:You are not the only one. I had a $500 4 door 71 Chevy.
Not my 1st car, but my 2nd car was a 61 VW Bug that I purchased for $75. Broken ignition switch (had to insert a screw driver and turn to 'on' position), broken starter (push started the car for the first month I owned it), gas tank reserve changeover didn't work so when it ran out of gas it was out of gas, and 6 volt system with the dimmest headlights on the planet.
Drove it for 6 or 7 months when the transaxle went out. I was a starving college student and couldn't afford to fix it, so I then sold it for $400.
1972 VS Super Beetle purchased for $150.
The front suspension clip was almost rusted through created some interesting handling situations.
The front suspension clip was almost rusted through created some interesting handling situations.
unknown for you I guess !
A powerfull french Simca 1308 (1991)
I like the headlight whiskers!
This one i know!
In the midt/late sewenties this Simca 1307 and 1308 was a big car here in Denmark.
As i remember the Engine was on 1,3 or 1,5 liter.
Kjeld
In the midt/late sewenties this Simca 1307 and 1308 was a big car here in Denmark.
As i remember the Engine was on 1,3 or 1,5 liter.
Kjeld
quote:Originally posted by "72 GTS:
unknown for you I guess !
A powerfull french Simca 1308 (1991)
My first car was a bike, not this one, a Honda Scambler, 1965
quote:Originally posted by comp2:
I thought seeing peoples very first car and the year they got it might be fun.
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Saved up and bought a cheap 1977 Dodge Aspen with a slant 6 in 1981. The engine was bullet proof and any no start event required replacement of the ballast resistors. Always had 2 spares in the glove box.
Kept it until the second child was born
Kept it until the second child was born
You punk kids... my first car was a not-too-old '47 Ford flathead that had a rod knock. At 15 yrs old, with a screwdriver and a Crescent wrench and knowing ZERO about engines, I fixed it, to my Dad's amazement. Took me a month laying underneath in the backyard grass, and I made every possible mistake but it ran at the end. Car was $25; parts were $8 and basic liability insurance was $50. So my first job (in a bowling alley) was to pay off all that expense. Rode my bicycle until I had accumulated $82- Dad was strict about rules.
first car - NSU Prinz purchased for $125.00
first street legal motorcycle - Triumph 200 Tiger Cub (about the same price as the NSU)
first street legal motorcycle - Triumph 200 Tiger Cub (about the same price as the NSU)
quote:NSU Prinz
Here you go George.
John
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1969 lincoln mark III 464 365 hp. I got it in 1981 and I wish I still had it.
My first car was a Buick 62 conv got it in 1986
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Now I don't have a Photo, But my first car was a 1955 Chevy hardtop! Paid $90 bucks! That said, it had a 6 cyl with a powerglide and no radio! It had a slight rod knock which my bother inlaw fixed! I drove three time to Grandma house. (no job and no insurance) Sold it for $250 and thought I made a killing!
A mini clubman orange with a black vynil roof and antenna more than 2meters long the cool thing at the time back in 1973
Did the Buick have the 215 ALL aluminum V-8?!...Markquote:Originally posted by Mikkel:
My first car was a Buick 62 conv got it in 1986
WOW!!..1958 was a "1" year ONLY body style!...Markquote:Originally posted by rlee63a4:
1958 Corvette in 1966
1969 Javelin SST 343 4spd $600.00
1968 Galaxie 500 two door with a 302, and a vinyl top! She would not get out of her own way. That was 1979 when I got my license at 16. My dad wouldn't let me get the 74 Trans Am I found.
1973 Corvette roadster. Bought it as insurance salvage with no title. Spent 3 years rebuilding it with my dad, including piecing together all of the fiberglass from the windshield forward with whatever parts we could find in junkyards throughout Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
Still have it today...now it has a 502 crate motor in it.
Still have it today...now it has a 502 crate motor in it.
1962 MG Midget, I was 14 and bought it for $30. My mom never thought I would get it running. I had it running in 2 weeks.
quote:Originally posted by OSOFAST:
1968 Galaxie 500 two door with a 302, and a vinyl top! She would not get out of her own way. That was 1979 when I got my license at 16. My dad wouldn't let me get the 74 Trans Am I found.
When I was 17 I found a great 74 TA buccaneer red for $2000. My father would not let me have that car either. Years latter I bought a 73 which I still have (Which I like the style a little better). It did however cost me over 10x as much as what I was looking at then.
Realistically though, at that age I would not want the car now after driving it the way I would have then.
It was a 59 BMW Isetta with a VW 1600cc engine and wheelie bars with tuck a roll interior. Wasn't really fast but it pull wheelies through 3rd gear.
Dad said he would double all the money I could save! I got up to 700$ and we bought a 66 Mustang Convert. It drank oil. 1977 or so. I rebuild the engine and did not mark the rods. They were all the same. The new built motor was tight and had to have a Diehard battery to start it. I sold it for 1400$ Moved to MGB!
