What was your first car?

[spiveyrat]

In 1984, my parents bought me a 1977 Chevy Blazer with 60000 miles on it for $3500. I kept it until 1991 when it had around 135000 miles on it. Next...

[jason]

when i was a jr in high school i got a 1982 chevy scotsdale, shortbed...only had 25,000 miles on it when i got it...

[LH Panther Mom]

'71 or '74 Pinto (I can't remember... :( )

[cdlvj]

around 1965 or so a 1949 chevrolet that dad got for $50.

[pirate44]

1976 volkswagen bug. i got it several months before i got my license. paid $700. a while later i decided to get a nice paint job so i paid $666 (my mother was nervous about that price) and a few months after that i rolled it end over end 4 times (cops noticed the marks dub into the dirt). man i loved that car.

[scrub c]

1974 Chevy CAMARO

[StangMom2]

A 1969 Chev Camaro Rally Sport, handed down to me from both of my older sisters.

[Maroon87]

1978 GMC High Sierra pickup. It was a hand-me-down from my dad.

[Ranger Mom]

1982 Ford Escort....5 speed with no idea how to drive a standard, that was interesting for a while!:D

oh yeah..I named it "Gumby"!:p

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
oh yeah..I named it "Gumby"!:p

Hmmm. Sounds like a good nickname for those "bendy" girls Jason likes. :D

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Hmmm. Sounds like a good nickname for those "bendy" girls Jason likes. :D

:clap: ROFL:clap:

[pirate44]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
1982 Ford Escort....5 speed with no idea how to drive a standard, that was interesting for a while!:D

oh yeah..I named it "Gumby"!:p
my bug was standard and i didnt know how to drive it then. thats how i learned. when i got a job, i bought a truck, then a mustang both standard. now with my current "family car" i get bored because its automatic:(

[CheerMom]

1981 Oldsmobile Toronado.

[pancho villa]

1964 Plymouth Valiant with 3 on the tree. I was the daddy.

[ej2525]

1982 Pontiac Grand Prix (DIESEL ENGINE) with a top speed of 83 miles per hour....

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by pancho villa
1964 Plymouth Valiant with 3 on the tree. I was the daddy.

LOL :clap: :clap: :clap:

I had a 1970 somethin' baby blue VW Beetle .... looked like an Easter Egg! :D

I wish it would have looked more like this.

http://www.neinvwclub.com/images/vw_show_Blufton_2004_Honor_Photographed_015.jpg

[pirate44]

Originally posted by AP Panther Fan
LOL :clap: :clap: :clap:

I had a 1970 somethin' baby blue VW Beetle .... looked like an Easter Egg! :D

I wish it would have looked more like this.

http://www.neinvwclub.com/images/vw_show_Blufton_2004_Honor_Photographed_015.jpg
holy guacamole!! thats my car:eek: at least thats how it looked after i got it painted and before i totalled it. wow that brings back memories. now only if it had sheep skin seat covers

[Black_Magic]

in 1982 I had a 1973 Ford Thunderbird.ALL Black with a 460 cubic inch Engine. Put a Pioner tape deck in it. I didnt need a chick magnet of a car:D

[pancho villa]

http://img188.exs.cx/img188/2893/images9tm.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

This one looks great compared to mine.

[BullFrog Dad]

!967 Caprice with a 327. Totaled it after I had it three days hitting a cow doing 95 mph.

[Bullaholic]

Green 57' Chevy Bel-Air coupe. Those were the days.....

[pirate4state]

Darnit! I can't remember. What I DO remember is that I got it my junior year. It was a blue Ford that I called "old reliable" :D. The darn car would always stall and here is the crazy part -- if it stalled, I could start the damn thing up while in DRIVE!!! :eek: :D :D

Good Times!! :thumbsup:

[Phil C]

1959 Chevrolate Biscain (spelling?) that I inherited when I turned 16 when my parents brought a new 1965 Chevrolet Belair(spelling?). It had lots of miles but it got me around town which is what counted.

[44INAROW]

In 1974 I got my dad's old 1965 GMC PU - It got me where I was going and I learned to drive standard out of necessity :D

[Z motion 10 out on 2]

1983 Chevy S-10 (Dad's hand-me-down). Two tone Brown over white.

[Bandera YaYa]

....a 1970 sky blue Chevy Vega when I was 16........and my best friend had a light blue Gremlin........we looked sooooooo sweet! :cool:

[superslyguy06]

85 volvo 240L

[Chief Woodman]

In 1976 I got a '69 Renoult (Smaller than a VW bug, motor in back also). My sister and I had to totally rebuild the engine part by part using a maintenance mnual for guidance. We did all of the work our selfs without adult help. Now THAT was a learning experience. Kept having to replace the throw out fork while we learned not to "slip" the clutch. My sister never stopped slipping the cluth until I refused to help her pull the motor for the third time so that the fork could be accessed. She neved slipped the clutch again.

[pirate44]

Originally posted by Chief Woodman
In 1976 I got a '69 Renoult (Smaller than a VW bug, motor in back also). My sister and I had to totally rebuild the engine part by part using a maintenance mnual for guidance. We did all of the work our selfs without adult help. Now THAT was a learning experience. Kept having to replace the throw out fork while we learned not to "slip" the clutch. My sister never stopped slipping the cluth until I refused to help her pull the motor for the third time so that the fork could be accessed. She neved slipped the clutch again.
i loved my bug because working on the engine was like working on a lawn mower.;)

[big daddy russ]

When I was in Jr. High, I inherited my mom's '66 Mustang coupe so I guess you could call that my "first car." Never did get it running though. Mowing our neighbors' lawns for $20 a pop didn't pay enough to get that money pit moving.

So when I turned 16 my dad bought me a 1986 GMC shortbed with a 305 for $3200 from an old-timer up in Del Rio. Super nice truck. It was 10 years old at the time and only had 64K miles, had automatic, cruise and tilt, and was in almost showroom condition. I had to compound the paint, but other than that the chrome still shined and the interior was still immaculate. Man I loved that truck.

[gato 76]

I had a 1975 grand torino just like starsky & hutch.

[GreenMonster]

In 1992 I got a 1978 Toyota long bed. It was in excellent condition, when I got it. Took it off roading too many times though. lol It was 2 wheel drive. My friends called it Yoda.

[Ranger Mom]

I said my first car was an Escort...but that was the first car I bought myself!

My dad bought a Triumph Spitfire when I was 13 that I was supposed to get when I was 16....by that time he had decided parts were too hard to come by so he sold it to the guy down the street. To this day it is still parked beside that guy's house...it has never moved since we pushed it over there...that's the only time I ever got to to drive it! :(

[BHKrystal06]

2005 Dodge SRT4....jet black...

God, I love my car...

[bevo]

’77 Pinto Hatchback...Decked out with a Kraco 8 Track stereo system. Later on…I got me one of them 8 Track / Cassette adaptors...

[venomous tat2]

In 1975 when I graduated from h.s. I got a 1975 Monte Carlo that I kept until my 2nd year in Navasota. That car was really fast.

[rhs78]

in 1974 i got a 64 ford twin i beam ford pick-up, wished i still owned it,it would be worth alot more than then!!!!!

[Old No. 7]

In 1981, I got a 1973 Dodge pu. (red with a white vinyl top) :nerd: I haven't seen one sense. I sure have alot of good memories though. :D

[AggieJohn]

a 1990 Dodge Omni, basically the equivalent of hatchback pinto

[BrahmaMom]

I got a '65 Mustang, white w/ red interior before my 16th birthday in 1974! I had to learn to drive a standard, too, ugly though it was at the beginning. Had the coldest after factory A/C and an AM radio--never got an 8 track player in that car, had to wait till I got a '74 Ford Torino Sport for that. Spent hours Friday and Saturday nights driving around town in high school--great times!

[Astrosdawg07]

2004 Torador Red with Gold at the bottom Ford Extended cab XLT Truck! And I LOVE IT!:inlove:

[CHS_CG]

a black 1990 vw jetta ... dont drive it much any more, now i take my moms car which is a silver 2000 hyundai elantra.

[Gobbla2001]

It was either an '89 or '90 Ford Ranger extended cab XLT...

it had two gas-tanks, so I could just switch over whenever, it was awesome...

[lepfan]

I started driving in 78 and took my grandfathers 72 Ford LTD home to wash for him. He was supposed to come and get it. After two weeks I called and he said just keep it until he came for it. He never came for it...that car was a tank...I loved to punch it and listen to the roar of the engine.

[AP-fan]

In 1980 at 16 years old, I borrowed $500 to buy a 76 Monte Carlo. My boss (the owner of a small grocery store) was the one I asked about borrowing. He was a BOD at the local bank, so instead of handing me the cash, he cosigned a note at the bank.
What do you know, my 1st car and my first commitment. Damn, I've been making car payments ever since.

Anyway.... the car was maroon and faded. Looked like crap to my stuck up girl. A little compound, wax, and a set of wheels off of a corvette and it looked great. The car lasted much longer than the girl.

[crzyjournalist03]

1993 green Ford Ranger...still driving it today!

[LHMom]

Summer of 1980 - I got a '74 Ford Torino (4 door.) It was like driving a tank. No power steering, manual windows, no power brakes and no radio.

[gobbler grad]

in 1982, I got a Pontiac ,early 70's model...belong to my grandfather...big green 4-door, held about 14 people on a good day, longest car I ever seen...road trip wagon...those were the days...all it had was a AM radio too...;)

[lepfan]

Originally posted by gobbler grad
in 1982, I got a Pontiac ,early 70's model...belong to my grandfather...big green 4-door, held about 14 people on a good day, longest car I ever seen...road trip wagon...those were the days...all it had was a AM radio too...;)

That sounds so much like mine...except it was a blue Ford...we used to load a bunch of guys in the back seat...and then they could not get out...the door handles did not work from the inside of the back seat doors....that car hauled a lot of people...and like you said ..."only with an AM radio" We made our fun!

[TOPS1435]

Mine was a 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder with 150 horse when the super charger kicked in, 4-on-the-floor, white leather seats, red carpet and door panels, black exterior. Had been on the dealer's floor for six weeks and he wanted to move it. He cut the price from $3,000 to $2,460. My daddy co-signed the note because I was graduating in 3 months from college.


I had driven my parents cars. They made me learn on a stick shift before they traded it in, but I never got my own car before graduation.

Took it out north central expressway one early a.m. and hit 105 before slowing down for a big 18-wheeler and McKinney. Would get 25 m.p.g while traveling 70-75 mph. Loved that car!!! but then Ralph Nadar said Corvairs were unsafe at any speed and the value dropped like a rock. Got $250 trade in for it when I bought a 1968 VW Karmann Ghia for $2,800. Love those prices!!!

[setex]

That's mine, you guess the year


http://img.drive.com.au/drive_images/CasualAds_images/1550814_m.jpg

[bevo]

Originally posted by setex
That's mine, you guess the year


http://img.drive.com.au/drive_images/CasualAds_images/1550814_m.jpg


Is it a '68?:thinking:

[lepfan]

my guess is either '67 or '68

We have a '70 that has been restored and souped up

[AP Panther Fan]

I am going to guess 1969....which is strictly a guess. I looked at alot of the models online and they really didn't change all that much in appearance for about a 10 year span it seemed.:)

[District303aPastPlayer]

2001 Ford Zx2

[LHSEagleFan]

1957 two door hardtop. Got it in 1966 right after I graduated
from highschool, paid $350 for it. It was touquoise and white, had 283 with powerpack heads. Sure wish I had it now.

[lepfan]

Originally posted by setex
That's mine, you guess the year


http://img.drive.com.au/drive_images/CasualAds_images/1550814_m.jpg


What size engine does it have...that is a big clue!

[Old Cardinal]

My first car was a 1949 Ford Flat-head V-8. It would run 92 mph in 3rd gear and 71 in 2nd gear. I traded it for an outboard boat and motor to shrimp out in Lake Sabine when I ran out of money in my Freshman year in college. That car was a good one with a 100 horsepower engine.

[Tiger90]

1973 340 Plymouth Road Runner. Me and my dad redid it. Should have kept that car but sold it in '95. Ah well, my other rides keep me busy now.

[Old Green]

1957 2-door Chevy coupe . 283 V-8 3 speed standard on the column. Car would have been worth some money today.:doh: Dang I wasn't thinking.:nerd:

[Chris Hart]

1967 4-door Chevy Impala, it was 1990, and I was 17. That was one ugly tank of a car, but it ran great...:)

[PJ Frye]

1973 Chevelle 4 door... bought it for 350 bucks. That car was my first true love. Then I hit a 3/4 ton Ford pickup that tried to run a stop sign. My love died that day...