Your First Car?

[McFly41]

What was your first car?

I basically had three in my first two years of driving...

1. '76 Camaro LT - 305 5 speed. It was my stepdad's but I drove it most of the time. Cost $0, wasn't really mine.

2. My Senior year Homecoming gift from my dad was a '72 Ford Grand Torino 351 Windsor with Ram induction, Thrush glass packs...mean looking/sounding SOB, but it was in the shop three days a week. $500, it was easily worth twice that much, no rust, but the interior was a little f'd up.

3. Took my graduation money and bought me a '78 Cutlass Supreme Brougham. 350 with the delux pillow seats...fully loaded and I only paid $2000 for it. I often slept in that car in the parking lot at work/college.

[cltbuilder]

1978 Pontiac LeMans. Shit brown inside and out. Sold it for $30 bucks to a guy who wanted the frame to use as his racecar on the dirt tracks. Hated that car. Never could get the heat to switch off.

[Patti]

'69 Mustang.

[Superfluous_Nut]

1978 Pugeot 504 Deisel. Dark green where there was still paint. Bad, bad, thing. smelly, noisy, crappy.

[Captain Morgan]

1974 El Camino - piece of junk when I bought it, but pretty decent a few years later when I was finished working on it--bright white, tinted windows, lowered, centerline rims, low profile TAs, louvered hood, holly double pumper. The best part was the hidden built in ice chest under the bed. I was the only guy on campus who always had cold beer.

[SemperFi]

78 Cougar XR7, loved that car.

[WYDD]

ah yes, the 1991 hand me down ford taurus. Parents got a new car right before i got my license, i got that. What a babe magnet.

[VOR]

57 chevy Bel Air 235 3 on the tree,

[celyn]

1989? (I think) volkswagon jetta

[McFly41]

Jesus, VOR, that was my Dad's first car! No offense, but how old did you say you were?

[SemperFi]

That would be a really nice first car VOR. Was it in good shape?

[Patti]

Originally posted by VOR
57 chevy Bel Air 235 3 on the tree,

I love those cars. Excellent year for new models!

[VOR]

I think old enough to be your dad

[gutter]

1988 Chevy Berretta. Like the show, but I didn't kill my wife.

[SemperFi]

My best friend in high school first car was a 1970 Chevelle SS 396. That car was awesome, still my favorite classic. I had a 67 Camaro SS 396 about 5 years ago. Too expensive to maintain, always broke something when I took it out to play but a FUN car.

[McFly41]

My Dad's was a Baby Blue & white four door. I have some pics of it in a storage box somewhere around here.

[VOR]

Mine was kind of an aqua blue and white two door hardtop convertible (don't ask putt knows). Great cruising car could always find it's way home regardless of how many beers I drank.

[magnus]

82 Cadillac Cimarron

[meatpile]

1979 Toyota Corolla.

Oh! What a feeling!

[bunkyboy]

An '82 Honda Civic Hatchback. Burgundy Red. Got it in "84 and it only had 6000 miles on it. Loved that little car. Totally rolled it 3 times coming around the curve in front of Camp Rockbrook going up Greenville Hiway, at about 1 am, heading up to drink and smoke out near Caesar's Head. Funny, at the time, we were listening to "Happy Death Man" by Echo and the Bunnymen.
Pulled the car out of the ditch and drove it back home into the garage. Damn, my folks were pissed.

[Suave]

1987 Honda Accord LX

Those were the days. That baby had some good ass gas milege. I'm talking about 30 miles to the gallon and 10 bucks filled my baby up. Those days are long gone now :(

[kshead]

'76 Granada. I got it in Jan 85. It had been sitting under the carport of some little old lady for a few years - 14K miles. I drove the living shit out it. Man I LOVED that car. Yeah I know this is a Granada we're talking about, but it was light so it wasn't that slow and you could pile a boatload of teenagers in it. I wrecked it several times....I have no idea how that car was not the death of me.

[Fred]

a 76 Candy Apple Red AMC Gremlin. Had over 110K miles on it. I wrecked the SOB 3 weeks after I got it. It was a piece of shit anyway. :(

[mramailman]

Originally posted by Patti
'69 Mustang.

Cool I had a 1968 Mustang. Which is the same car the ran me over 3 times in a Wal-Mart parking lot.

I followed that up with a 1978 Trans Am, which I still own and love dearly.

1991 Mustang 5.0 slowest "sports" car I ever owned :)

1997 Ford Explorer sold back to mom shortly after purchasing from my mom.

Now Mail cars :)

1978 Ford Fairmont that my g/f wrecked which brought on a 1977 AMG Jeep Mail Truck that I wore completely out. On to the next one a 1984 Buick Regal that I paid 800 bucks for and drove for 3 years on the route until I wrecked it... good car. Then on to a 1989 Buick LeSabre that was by far the best mail car ever, 140k miles just carrying mail and 4 1/2 yrs of loyal duty.
Now to the current mail car 1996 Buick Regal.

I know I went way off topic of your first car but who cares? :)

[Patti]

Yeah mailman I loved my '69 mustang. My ex sold it for $600.00 bucks I did not want to sell it.

He also sold my candy apple red Jeep C-J 5. pissed me off.

I'm not marrried to him any more.

[BearBryant]

86' Porsche 944

[barracuda]

1974 Oldsmobile delta 88 with a 350 rocket silver. The day I got my license, I took it out with a few of my friends (I was the first in our group to be mobile). I was in 3 high speed chases., my friends had thrown eggs at vehicles coming the other way, one was and under cover cop.

We were lucky and didn't get caught.

[HPCatFan]

Originally posted by bunkyboy
An '82 Honda Civic Hatchback..... Funny, at the time, we were listening to "Happy Death Man" by Echo and the Bunnymen.

Damn, two song references (rare ones) - EATB "Happy Death Men" and Janes Addiction "Standing in the Shower Thinking". I thought I was the only person in the world who listens to EATB. Oh, the car thing, a 1972 VW Beetle. All these 1980s first cars! Damn, I feel old.

[bunkyboy]

is the shiznit!! Nothing finer than "Do it Clean" or "Thorn of Crowns" or "Crocodile", among others!!

[BigMark]

1989 Toyota 2x4 short bed, reg cab pickup. I drove it all over creation up until it finally died back in June and I upgraded to teh big rig. I've still got it in a shed at my grandparent's farm. I'm gonna do something with it, just not sure what yet.

[mathmajors]

'82 Honda Civic. 5-speed manual and a 4x60 air conditioner. Put in a no-name stereo system with a booster button for entertainment on my trips between home and Raleigh. Got about 40 miles per gallon per tank all the time.

[chuckrichey]

'74 340 duster,'68 beetle,'78 camaro z28---the first year of having my license!!

actually bought a plymouth satellite because of the b-52's song!(i think it was Rock Lobster)

[Kakia69]

Well, I started out driving a red Chevrolet Impala. All my friends called it "The Tank". I remember one day I was at the wheel and one of my friends was way over on the other side in the passenger seat...I lost control of the car and managed to do a 180. Once we came to a stop in the ditch...we just looked at each other and laughed our asses off. She had slid all the way from the passenger side and ended up sitting beside me. We were fine and the car was fine. We just drove out of the ditch like nothing had happened.

My second vehicle was a Hyundai. I was greatful for any type of small car.

My official first car...was a Strawberry Red Ford Escort. I loved that car. It was perfect for traveling. I totalled it a couple years ago.

Now, I am driving a '91 Honda Civic. Honda Rocks!!!

[wossa]

a 1964 1/2 red Mustang.

Great car. Perfect condition. Didn't get it until I was a soph in college. Only had it about one year before some drunk asshole smacked me head on - bent the frame - totaled the car.:mad: :mad: :( :(

if i can find a pic i'll scan and attach it

[SandMan]

1976 AMC Hornet - keep in mind I got my DL in 1979

The cool thing about that car is my Dad taught me how to replace the valve cover gasket, thermostat, fan belt and a few other things... All I remember is there was a lot of work space under the hood and standard tools did the job - I have not worked on my own car since..

[gladhatter]

1963 Corvair!! Talk about COOL!:) :)

[McFly41]

Only one Gremlin, and af course it would have to be Fred! LOL! One thing about Gremlins, there heavy as hell for a little car! A girl I went to school with left hers brokedown in "my parking spot" so four of us decided to move it...ended up pushing it with the car. The driver went to jail for 5th degree criminal mischief, but the County Sherriff let the rest of us go.
Ah, good times!

I was expecting a Pacer or two in there as well?

[wolverine]

73 Chevelle Supersport:D

[TommyBoy]

1969 metallic green, Mustang convertible.

[jasper]

I had probably about 8-10 cars in my first 5-6 or so years driving. I went through the clunkers pretty fast - I think I tend to get bored with cars real easily. But my first one, that I had for a year, was a '74 Datsun 260Z. Loved Z cars. My dad kept the 260 and painted it for himself, he liked it so much. I also had a 280Z and a 280ZX, a 1980 Mustang Cobra (we put a 351W in it :eek: ), a '77 MGB, a couple of Celicas.....but I wasn't that spoiled - none of these cars ever cost more than say $1200 or so. I think I lament the Zs and the MGB the most.....probably the B more cause I loved having the top down.

Bear, I've always wanted a 944. I drove for 12 years before I finally got a Porsche. And now I hardly ever drive it :(

[chipshot]

1980 Toyota Corolla hatchback, brown with some rust coloration.

[voyergirl]

cool old thread.....................................i bumpy it ;)


69 ford fairlane 2 door.

big as a boat, but fast as hell and i could fit all my friends in it :)

[hasbeens99]

1972 El Camino. My dad bought it from some old man in 1977. He drove it until 1987 and parked it for a year. Started teaching me how to maintain it when I was 14, and got my license in it. :cool:

It had a 350 with a Q-jet and dual exhaust with blown out Glass Packs. Sucker was loud and it sounded pretty tough. Lemon yellow with a black vinyl top and an early snug top camper shell. It still had the original rallye wheels with polished stainless beauty rings. Cooper white letter meats in the back with F-70's in front. All black vinyl interior. Bench seat with a column shifter, which wasn't cool until I started dating and discovered that girls like to sit in the middle. :D

When the motor went south on it, I dropped a 300 hp. 350 in it with an aluminum intake, K&N, and MSD ignition. Swapped the Glasspacks for 3-chamber Flowmasters and put 245x60 BFG's all the way around.

I stripped the vinyl top and painted the roof black. I painted the rest of the truck Corvette yellow with black SS stripes on the hood. Lost the camper shell and got a black vinyl tonneau cover for the bed.

It would only run on Super Unleaded, and got about 6 mpg. It ran REAL good on 110 octane aviation gas! I beat every 5.0 Mustang I ever raced, which admittedly wasn't many. I had to whip that truck to death to do it, but it would do it. It would bark 3rd gear at 75 mph. On two separate occasions it did burnouts of over 100 ft.

And it was California smog legal. Really.

It was my baby and I loved it dearly. I never found out how fast it would go because the front end started floating at 105 mph. But I got married, and when the first big gas crunch hit in '98 I had to sell it. 6 mpg and almost $2 per gallon do not work very well. Dad paid $2,500 for it in '77. I sold it for $3,500 in '98, and Dad and I put about 200,000 miles on it.

[Inamorata]

16 and had to pay for the car and insurance myself... I got a box with 4 wheels and a steering wheel, 4 on the floor called '82 Ford Escort.
Which less than one year of ownership a guy in a mustang slamed into me and totaled her.

[Honeygirl]

My first car was an aqua coloured Ford Escort - 1970...very old - but nicely peppy.

Second car was a Blue Toyota Starlet - 1980...with amazing fold down seats *cough* Loved that car!!!

Then I traded it in for a Mercedes Benz...with hand fitted sheep skin seat covers...Man - I was one cool chickie in that car!

I can't believe that a few of you owned my dream car - a Mustang! Love those cars! :)

[Patti]

Originally posted by Honeygirl
My first car was an aqua coloured Ford Escort - 1970...very old - but nicely peppy.

Second car was a Blue Toyota Starlet - 1980...with amazing fold down seats *cough* Loved that car!!!

Then I traded it in for a Mercedes Benz...with hand fitted sheep skin seat covers...Man - I was one cool chickie in that car!

I can't believe that a few of you owned my dream car - a Mustang! Love those cars! :)

Ah... mine was a blue '69 mustang. I loved that car. :mushy:

[Honeygirl]

Originally posted by Patti


Ah... mine was a blue '69 mustang. I loved that car. :mushy:

Oh - I envy you Patti! Tell me - did it drive as good as they sound and look? I love the shape of Mustangs...especially the earlier models - just gorgeous!

[Patti]

Originally posted by Honeygirl


Oh - I envy you Patti! Tell me - did it drive as good as they sound and look? I love the shape of Mustangs...especially the earlier models - just gorgeous!

Honeygirl, I loved driving that car. It was a 3 speed. That baby had so much power. Sometimes when you would shift down and floor it you could feel it squat and take off like lightning.

My ex husband sold it for $600 and I never forgave him for it.

[Honeygirl]

Originally posted by Patti


My ex husband sold it for $600 and I never forgave him for it.

Noooooo! :mercy: Hmmmmm - did you ever get revenge for this Patti? I'm a mean tart when I need to be... :chucks: Shall we add that to our list? ;)

As for the car - that just sounds amazing...and I want one!



God, I'm never drinking again - this has taken forever to type!

[Patti]

Originally posted by Honeygirl


Noooooo! :mercy: Hmmmmm - did you ever get revenge for this Patti? I'm a mean tart when I need to be... :chucks: Shall we add that to our list? ;)

As for the car - that just sounds amazing...and I want one!



God, I'm never drinking again - this has taken forever to type!

Well, I did end up leaving him but not because of the car. I don't want to make him out to be a total jerk. He did have his good qualities too. We were just too young.

[Coops Greatest Fan]

1980 Datsun 210 X - 5 speed that Mom had to drive for a couple of weeks until I learned how to drive it! I loved that car and hated to get rid of it when I sold it. I did put 2 drive shafts, a radiator, and replaced the clutch a couple of times, but it still got 30 miles a gallon!!!!!

[wossa]

Originally posted by Wossamotta U
a 1964 1/2 red Mustang.

Great car. Perfect condition. Didn't get it until I was a soph in college. Only had it about one year before some drunk asshole smacked me head on - bent the frame - totaled the car.:mad: :mad: :( :(

if i can find a pic i'll scan and attach it

and here it is -

thats my nephew sitting on the hood - he's 22 now.:cool:

[NormanNiner]

A 1983 Honda Accord hatchback. Not the most thrilling vehicle, but damn if it wasn't the most reliable thing. The only major thing I replaced on it for 200K miles was a clutch. I flipped it on Monroe road in 1992 and after they pulled it out of the woods and put it right side up on the side of the road, it started right up and they drove it onto a flatbed. :cool:

[Patti]

Originally posted by Wossamotta U


and here it is -

thats my nephew sitting on the hood - he's 22 now.:cool:


Woosa, that is one bad ass car. Was that also in your bad ass days? I bet you were a chick magnet. not that you still aren't ! ;)

[twentybelow0]

1970 Beetle

[LushBoobs]

1973 mercedes 280
Brown with tan, perfect interior and I got to watch the spedometer roll past 200k ( although it only went up to 100k )

[dig-it]

66 gold color Mustang.
289 engine and manual steering and brakes.
Kept it 6 months, man I hated that car.
69 Camaro was next and WOW was I in love.

[johndeerebrave]

My Paw Paw Royster's 1987 GMC truck, which we sold soon after I got my brand new redHonda Civic DX for graduation in 1997. I got it after my grandpa died. I needed something of my own to drive to school. (I still have the Honda, BTW).

[Untamo]

I had to rekindle this thread.

First car was a 1966 Chevelle Malibu 2Dr Hard Top, with a stock 327 / 275hp, power glide, bench seat, 10 bolt posi, drum brakes.

Nothing fancy, but I'm 22 yrs old. It survived high school, countless girlfriends in the back seat, and a little old ladie in a lincoln in the partking lot. I still own the car, drove it daily for 6 years, and am right now, fixing minor things, dents, rust, and am putting a fresh coat of PPG Centari Black paint on it and have done the following upgrades:

454ci Engine doing 525 HP
TH400 Auto Matic
12 Botl Posi
Power Disc brakes
Bucket seats
Center conosle
Gauges (original factory)
American Racing 200S "Daisy" wheels. (Commonly known as Coke Bottles)
More enchancements to come, but that's good for now.

My daily drive is a 2001 Chevy S10 Extreme LS Ext Cab 4.3L Auto.

Dad's garage contains a 66 Chevelle 2Dr HT, with a 427, 4spd. & a 1955 Chev 2nd Series Truck, with a big back window, 350, IFS, Power Rack & Pinon, and a HOST of serious fabricated goodes on that beast. All wrapped in flames, outlined in true 24kt gold. NICE.

Here's a pic: http://home.attbi.com/~untamo/MalibuPickup.jpg

Love to hear all the classics, that's great.

[blueblood1]

My first CHICK magnet was a PLUSH 1984 DODGE ARIES!!! The muscle bound K CAR was it for me. What a piece of shit that thing was. I did manage to cram all my buddies in it, and creating a nice SMOKEY atmosphere was all it was good for.

[Village Idiot]

1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Light Blue aka "The Missle". Man that thing would push in the turns and float around on you like a boat in the water. Some gal ran a stop light and I nailed her in the drivers side door. It totaled her car and I drove "The Missle" home. After recieving a check from her insurance co. I decided to forgo repairs. I took a hacksaw to the grille, adjusted the headlights and blew the money on stuff. I sold it before I joined the Marines in '78.

[fatman]

Silver '64 Chev Impapa, black cloth seats, air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, FM converter.

Awesome car!

[articulatekitten]

1970 Dodge Dart.

It was a piece of shit, but it was MINE.

Actually, my daughter bought my dream car--her second car ever. It was a 1966 Ford Mustang, red. Big-ass LOUD engine (I don't remember the details, that's not my forté--Cobra something-or-other). It was AWESOME. But I remember riding with her in it the first time, thinking--"There's no seat belt! WTF? I'm gonna DIE here..."

[wolverine]

Originally posted by
73 Chevelle Supersport:D

Yeah, what I said!:D

[coachdad]

1951 Chevy pickup, forest green, wide whitewalls, wasn't fast but it was sweet.

[FreakOnA_Leash]

1st car: 1983 Camaro w/ T-Tops

Current: 94 Ford Ranger...got it with 9 miles on it, just went over the 140k mark today

[Flyjax]

1974 Chevy Vega. Red, with a black stripe down the side.

[Alleycat]

1947 Ford Club Coupe

[Hockeygirl44]

1979 Chevy Chevette.

My mom found this car that a little old lady was selling... it was in great shape considering it was over 10 years old... and only had like 60K miles on it. But it wasn't cool, and definitely NOT what I wanted... I told my mom so, and what did she do?

BORROWED THE MONEY FROM MY GRANDMA AND BOUGHT ME THE CAR. Then I had to pay Grandma back!

UGH.

[Austinniner]

1985 Nissan Sentra in 1990.

Bought for $900 cash, had 100,000 miles, and was totaled within 2 months when an elderly group pulled out in front of me one rainy day on Harris Blvd.