Author Topic: What was your first car? (Read 2704 times)

midnight Target · « **Reply #30 on:** August 28, 2003, 02:37:13 PM »

1968 International Harvester Travelall... We called it "Big Blue". It could carry 8 guys AND a keg of beer.

Looked alot like this:

Gadfly · « **Reply #31 on:** August 28, 2003, 02:39:56 PM »

This is not mine, but looks exactly the same-mine just had the interior destroyed by small animals whilst my uncle was in Vietnam. He gave it to me out of storage in 1977.66 impala station wagon

Nash · « **Reply #32 on:** August 28, 2003, 02:52:58 PM »

Not this exact one (got this off google), but identical.

AKWeav · « **Reply #33 on:** August 28, 2003, 02:59:33 PM »

'55 Ford Country Squire Wagon. 265ci, 3 on the floor. Excellent ride for the drive-ins.

midnight Target · « **Reply #34 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:01:47 PM »

Nash, my buddy had a VW bus and I remember 2 basic things.

1. It was up on blocks more than it was on the road.
2. We actually loaded it with 9 guys once and tried to drive up to the local mtns. It decided 1/2 way was far enough.

It was a very cool ride in its day tho.

gofaster · « **Reply #35 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:18:18 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
1968 International Harvester Travelall... We called it "Big Blue". It could carry 8 guys AND a keg of beer.

Looked alot like this:

Now THAT is a cool ride. And I really mean that. I have a certain fondness for those old outdoorsy, raw metal SUVs before the word "SUV" became synonymous with grocery-getting soccer Moms and OJ Simpson. I once had a red 1977 Mazda pickup truck that was all character like that. It was the ultimate surf truck, right down to the rusted hole under the floorboard that I patched with fibreglass. We had a white topper over the bed that we'd remove for oversized loads. It even had a Mack bulldog mounted on the hood. Lots of fun and cheap to keep until I started having problems with finding parts for the brakes.

Nash · « **Reply #36 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:19:43 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
1. It was up on blocks more than it was on the road.
2. We actually loaded it with 9 guys once and tried to drive up to the local mtns. It decided 1/2 way was far enough.

1. Ayup. It never needed any major repairs, but something would always be going wrong with it. Though... nothing that a toothpick, some electric tape and a couple of rubber bands couldn't handle.

2. Hills... Yeah. I didn't once see another car whilst going up a hill. The only clue to their presence was this whizzing sound... "Shooom, shoom, shoom, shoom" outside.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #37 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:20:19 PM »

1961 Oldsmobile with a 442 dropped in it, Glass Pack headers.

In order beginning in 1975 (I had a farmers permit to drive during daylight hours):
61' Olds (442 engine)
69' Wildcat
Honda 350 "4"(motorcycle)
64' Ford Falcon Convertible(modified w/302 Boss)
67' Ford Fairlane (modified w/302 Boss)
69' Olds(forget model, it was big, power everything, never got stuck in snow with with bald tires!)
79' Audi Fox
80 Ford F150 (new)
81 Kawasaki 440(new, motorcycle)
67 Chevy Impala
78 Datsun 210
1982 Yamaha Virago 920(first year production, motorcycle)
76' Int'l Scout
91 Ford F150 (new)
99 Ford Explorer(new)
01 BMW 330ci (new)

midnight Target · « **Reply #38 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:23:17 PM »

Thanks gofaster. One other cool thing about the IH Travelall, it had tough old plastic seats (bench of course) and rubber mat floors. You could actually clean the thing out with a hose. And I did... many times.

Of all the cars I've ever owned (too many to count now) I think this is the one I'd like to have and drive today.

MarkVZ · « **Reply #39 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:24:11 PM »

1992 Ford Tempo. She just threw a rod through her case a week or two ago on my way back to college

I'm a pedestrian for now.

Here she is in all her glory. I took that picture when I voluntarily decided to practice my winter driving skills... on Lake Huron

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #40 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:25:52 PM »

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Originally posted by mosgood
ME too!

I loved that thing. We used to run the poor car into snow banks and do reverse donuts on the cul de sac.

Hockey sticks, skates, pads, 6 people, and a radio that would light up the entire car like a disco because the faceplate fell off.

Good times!

Not mine, but almost identicle.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 28, 2003, 04:34:13 PM »

geez
I thought i was cool in my
72' Buick Electra 225 with a 455 and positrack

next came a:
Ford Lincon mercury Brougham with a 460 in it!:D

Bluedog · « **Reply #42 on:** August 28, 2003, 08:00:39 PM »

Ford XM Falcon utility with a 289 Windsor in it.

The old man said "Fix it, and you can have it"
Two weeks later, a couple hundred bucks, and some favours from mates, I had my first roadworthy vehicle.
I had several 'bush bashers' before that, but the XM was the first one I could drive on public roads with.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #43 on:** August 28, 2003, 08:04:51 PM »

1966 GTO 389,tri power, 4 speed,3.55 posi, Reef Turquoise,Black int. ........ 25 years later and its still in the garage

in 86 it got the 421 w/ 455 pistons, SD rods, ported polished 670 heads, tri-power still on it, th-400, 3.36 12bolt posi, can still knock off a high 11 sec 1/4 mile on pump gas and slicks .

Now you really have an excuss to hate me

Arlo · « **Reply #44 on:** August 28, 2003, 08:08:15 PM »

And it's for sale.