Author Topic: Your First Car (Read 1502 times)

midnight Target · « **on:** August 27, 2002, 11:43:25 AM »

Texace's thread about his $1400 prelude got me thinking about the good old days when just starting the car was an adventure.
Do you fondly remember your first car?

I drove a lot of "cheap" cars, but my 1st one was actually pretty cool.
It was a 1974 AMC Gremlin. Puke yellow with a straight six and 3 on the floor. I mounted the 8-track player to the floor too. That car was so ugly it was cute.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:46:11 AM »

Good thread!

My first was a 1961 Olds with a 442 dropped in it, with straight pipes. At age 14 I had a Farmers permit, allowed to drive during daylite hours, within 20 miles of home. Well, I took it out at midnight one evening and got pulled over by the cops, slap on the wrist (I was going to visit a girlfriend). That car had some serious power. Jet black too.

Here's a pic of a 61 olds Dynamic 88 (mine was black and a 2-door though)

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:49:36 AM »

'93 Honda Civic. Had it for 3 years. Stick shift.

Every once and a while, normal key ignition won't start it.

Gotta get out and push it to a rolling start.

Love the stick... if the key don't work, pushing it to speed and jamming it into first will.
-SW

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:50:01 AM »

My first car was a '72 VW SuperBettle convertible with 12,000 miles, bought it in '85 for $4,000.

10 years, 1 slashed top, 2 wrecks, and $7,000 worth of repairs later I sold it for $2,500 with 93,000 miles.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #4 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:52:27 AM »

first car was a hand-me down.
Peugot with a, woooo, sun-roof. lol.
it was great in HS.. used to race it on dirt roads

ended up drunk (dun) and straddled over a ditch with the tires not touching the ground.. then once I got out of that.. I ran here out of oil. so much for that puppy.

Then.. I got a GTO.. treated her with respect!

my buddy had a Super bee.. together we ruled the roost..
ahh. fond memories.

BRING BACK REAL MUSCLE CARS !!!

Kratzer · « **Reply #5 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:58:05 AM »

1978 GMC Suburban. It was an ugly rust brown, and it was fun as hell to slide around corners during the winter... In retrospect, I'm not sure how I never hit anything, and am a little horrified at how I used to drive it... hehe

Masherbrum · « **Reply #6 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:58:40 AM »

77 Mercury Colony Park Station wagon (HUGE) with a 4bbl. 460. I had many a drag races and won many of them too. Bought a 96 F-150 Eddie Bauer 4x4, should have kept the Mercury. Sold it for $100.

Karaya2

popeye · « **Reply #7 on:** August 27, 2002, 11:59:05 AM »

'64 Triumph Spitfire. I sold it when I found out it was a dweeb ride.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #8 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:00:16 PM »

whew!

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:05:57 PM »

My first car was a 68 GTO, I was 17 and had stars in my eyes and knew nothing about cars.

I had been looking for months and finally saw one in 1992 for 3400bucks (this was a the very top of the muscle car craze where even junk was selling for big bucks).

It was primer yellow, had a 400, with a turbo 400 auto tranny. The AC didn't work. It had 4 bald tires, a cracked windshield and front suspension that was literally falling apart. It needed new brakes, all four drums where bad. It also had a crack in the radiator.

I was working for 4.25 an hour and paying 150 a month for insurance. The brake job cost 650 bucks, that took me months to pay my parents back for.

I didn't even have the keys to the doors! lol I had to buy a new lock set and install it.

One day when it ran and was drivable(rare) I drove to the end of the street and the brakes failed, and I hit a little yellow (handicapped kid bus) messing the front bumper and right fender up. This revealed the bond. Image a car with bondo on every body panel, and over an inch thick in some spots! YES! an INCH!!!

Oh the good old days!!

Ozark · « **Reply #10 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:16:26 PM »

1969 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible.
428 4bbl, 400 trans., power steering., power brakes, climate control a/c, 8 track. I later installed a 350 4bbl and drove it over 100,000 miles. I still kick myself for selling that car.

sidthekid · « **Reply #11 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:19:12 PM »

68 olds 442. sure wish i had it now.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:19:17 PM »

Ozark
Wow nice!

What happend to the 428?

Curval · « **Reply #13 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:22:42 PM »

1976 Chevy Maibu...complete with rust and large dents. Cost me $500 CANADIAN dollars. My first year insurance cost $1,500:D I drove that thing for almost 4 years...put oil in it once and water in the rad twice.

When I drove it to the junkers the only thing wrong with it was that it needed new brakes. I gave it up because I had bought a Mustang.

Curval · « **Reply #14 on:** August 27, 2002, 12:25:19 PM »

LOL Odedipus!:D