What was your first car?

One of my dream rides:
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My 1st was a hand me down from my uncle, a 1969 Olds Delta 88 Royale 455 4bbl 2 dr. loaded, similar to the picture only in gold. This car was a rocket I later found out it had a 455 Olds 442 engine in it . It passed everything but a gas station. I had a lot of fun with that car.
 
I don't know what happened to the picture but I'll try again.

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I bought a 1951 Chevy Panel Truck (just like this one) in 1964, at age 15, for $100. Her gas tank and line were rusted out, so I punched a hole in the firewall, attached a hose to the fuel pump and ran it into a five gallon gas can that was held securely between my brother's feet on the passenger side floorboard. (You can't make this $hit up!)

Since neither of us had a license, we ran the beast exclusively on woods roads, venturing onto blacktop only at night.... DARK nights.

Note to Pennsylvania State Police: What is the Statute of Limitations for Driving With Head Up A$$?

I made some monumental "detailing" and "restoration" screwups. The floor and walls of the cargo compartment behind the front bench seat were lined with plywood. I painted the wooden parts with a mustard yellow, oil-based house paint that I found lying around. (I was ready for Woodstock!)

Here comes the obscene part... I wanted to get her painted, so I figured she needed sanding. I would save oh so much money by doing the "prep" work. So, I grabbed Dad's Singer brand rotary sander and put some 40 grit paper on the disk (lying around... you know the routine.)

After about a six inch swipe on the hood, even I knew that couldn't be right. So I drove it to the body shop for an estimate. I'm sure that those guys are still laughing.

I'd give anything to have her back.

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glfahlc said:
thats a sad story rob... sorry about your not only first car but it was a C3 vette to boot. everythig happens for a reason bro.
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Thanks man. You are right everything for a reason. And in the end, it's only a "thing" (my wife was at home asleep when the fire happened. She got out of the house ok, and that's all I really cared about!). I sure do miss it, but I can always buy another one someday. :thumbup:
 
My first was a 1984 Audi 4000s Quattro just like this one

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I loved that car. So much that I actually bought an identical one several years later (that was hit in a movie theater parking lot only for me to find out that I couldn't get a new bumper to replace the one that the guy who hit me broke. I kind of lost interest in the car at that point so I sold it. Still wish I hadn't) The car was amazing in the snow and it was always great fun to go up in the mountains with all my buddies in their SUV's and "race" to the camping sites up the dirt roads rally style! I would generally be up there all unpacked relaxing with a drink when they pulled in!

Loved that car!

Like this one without the ring graphic
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D!
 
1986 Toyota Corolla SR5 Coupe
Bought in 1996 for $2,500

Not to be a snob, but I'm glad my cars have gotten progressively nicer!
 
I bought my 1st car before I even had a license.. When I bought it it didn't run.. It was a 1965 Corvair Monza

My 1st car I bought that ran at purchase was a 1969 Ford Thunderbird.. it had a 360 horse 429 cubic-inch V8.. I was young and that thing hauled ARSE!! the back seat was basically a couch which came in real handy for an adolescent boy if you know what I mean:cornut:
 
My First Car was a...

1967 Bel Air (mine was White too) - Price: hand me down $0
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Then a 1965 Imp Wagon (dark Blue) another hand me down
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Next a 1968 Riveria just like this... Price $800
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Fourth Car (in three years) was 1970 Impy, mine was Gray
Price: I forgot!
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My first car was my dads old '98 honda accord that was also my sisters first car. The color was like some kind of sparkly deep purple, but now I have an 07 black civic that is much better :D
 
The first car I drove as a 72 Ford Pinto. It got totalled in a wreck. I then had a 70 Ply Fury II with a 383. My drove it after his car got wrecked and wore it out. I went to a used Toyota Corolla (stick), I finally purchased a 1980 Chevy Citation new. The Citation on paper was a great car (2.8L V6 with power, lots of space to haul since it was a hatchback) but it had so many quality issues that I never trusted GM again.
 
my first car was a 95 grand prix. parents bought it for me with 63K miles on it.

way way way way back in the day. i think 03
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then i bought this when the transmission blew up in the GP

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and then when i had enough money to fix the transmission i "bought" it from my parents and had a trans put into the GP
and these pics are from about 160K and now am at about 170k

and this is how it currently looks

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sorry for it bein so pic heavy...its just what i do
 
'55 Chev Bel-Air 2dr post. Paid $306 for it in 1962. Like an idiot, had my folks sell it when I went to Boot Camp in'64.:banghead:
 
1970 Toyota Corona Wagon-$600 on installments from a family friend in 1986- my first car, which lasted about 6 months before I traded up to a 1972 Porsche 914 2.0,
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Mine was powder blue, with a special selection of bumper stickers, including
"0-60 in 15 minutes"
 
1955 Cadillac Hearse. I bought it for a $125 my senior year in high school in 1970 with money I made working part time as a stock boy in a liquor store.

It may seem kind of morbid now, but it was way cool back then.

Mike
 
1970 Monte Carlo 350 with Crager SS wheels L60-15 on the rear F70-15 up front air shocks, Headers, cherry bombs and all for $1500 in 75.
 
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