What Kind of First Car Did You Have?

[Tom_Foolery]

Mine was a '69 Chevy Nova, and it was sweet. I almost died in it, but I do have pleasant memories none the less.

[tjwash]

1. 63 Corvair

nt

[WillyBrandt]

2. Ford Tempo

[Nite Owl]

3. A Camero

'73, red. And did I get tickets!

[jcldragon]

11. 39 Chevy panel truck

With the original engine, too :)

It came with a white body with blue fenders. I painted the side with the name Johnny Appleseed in red paint, & psycadelic script. It was 1968, and the beginning of my senior year in high school. I drove all over the place, picking up hitchhikers, and taking them wherever they needed to go. San Francisco was quite the place in those days...

hehehe

[KissMyAsscroft]

4. El Camino...

Which means "The Traveler"...

It also said "Conquistador" on the back...which means "The Conqueror"

Which was ironic, because when it would break down I would have to travel to the mechanic and "conquer" a new radiator.

It finally traveled and died on I-5...it is now "conquering" a junkyard.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

5. 1964 Volksagen - And gas was $0.17 a gallon!!!!!!

Miss it.

[mopinko]

36. 63

first of 3 bugs i had.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

46. Me too!

I would drive the shit out of them, tear them up, and then go buy another one for about $400. It was great.

[mike1963]

6. Jeep. 1948, plain vanilla army-issue type.

;-)

[DoctorMyEyes]

7. A White "68 Mustang

With a tapedeck duct taped to the hump on the floor.
Punk rock pumping out of the Jensen co-axial speakers, and clouds of pungent smoke billowing out the windows...

I blew 3 different engines in that cow... but raised a lot of hell.

[Another Bill C.]

8. 1938 Plymouth

After that, a 1939 Chev coupe, 1949 Olds 88, 1949 Ford convert, 1955 Ford convert, 1940 Ford coupe, 1962 Ford Fairlane Spt. cpe., A second 1955 Ford convert. After that, I got married and raised a family, driving several near-junkers. Then I bought a Mustang and a Jeep.

[alfredo]

9. 1953 Ford Victoria with a moon roof and V8.

It was a beauty.

[asjr]

10. Studebaker 1949 or 50

It has been so long I can't remember the year.

[FDRrocks]

12. 1991 Buick Regal Custom

Best car I ever owned. Flipped it twice on my 17th birthday. I rolled the passenger window up right when I turned on the road I crashed, and then fell into it about 1 minute later. I consider my continued existence my birthday present. :)

Thing could fly.

[DemoTex]

13. '65-66 (?) VW Beetle

Bought it used for $1600 in 1969 when I was in flight school. Left it with my parents when I went to Vietnam (big mistake). My younger brother trashed it, semi-wrecked it, and put nearly 10,000 miles on it in the 365 days I was in Vietnam, Republic of.

However, I spiffed it up and sold it for $1800. Great car, though. Thirty years later I bought it's cousin, a 1965 Porsche 356C. How similar! What a great little car! Sold it, a year later, for a $4000 profit (and kick myself everday).


(only mine was Dolphin Gray)

[burrowowl]

16. OMG

Beautiful, I didn't know one like that existed.
One of my sister's chipped first gear and my Karmen Ghia had a click-click to it. I told it doesn't have synchromesh. I forgot to explain that you had to be at a full-stop to shift to first gear.

[DemoTex]

37. Well, like I said, that one wasn't mine.

My '65 356C was Delphin (Dolphin) Gray with navy-blue interior. It also had the luggage rack, but I removed it and have it for my next 356! I sold my 356C to a Porsche dealer in Dallas a couple of years ago (The Porsche Store, now Boardwalk's Porsche Plano, Tx.). He put it on his showroom floor, along with a '56 Speedster from Jack Griffin's amazing collection ($100,000?).


Jack Griffin at his home in North Dallas. I've been in this room, off the back of his very posh rancher (but I hate ranchers). Jack had about 12 356s, a 912, a couple of 911s, and a vintage Beetles there when I vistited him a couple of years ago (his ex-wife, ironically, is a neighbor of mine in Dallas). Jack was an early partner in the Trammel-Crow real estate empire, I am told.

[burrowowl]

14. '58 Karmen Ghia

Dad gave it to me in '68, he bought it used, it went from ABQ to Guatemala 4 times. Loved it, when I get some change, I'm gonna get one. You could go anywhere with it, better than a 4WD, if it got stuck, light enough to push out of the sand and if you carried some tree broughs, no problem. Slow on real hills (La Bajada, Nine-mile) and had to be careful avoiding large rocks. Of course, I'm not sure my creaking bones will fold down into one anymore.
It was red on the bottom and black on top (an anacrhist car) and the manifold froze between ABQ and Santa Fe due to change in weather. God, I loved that car!

[DoctorMyEyes]

15. My favorite car was my Dad's 74 Chevy Impala

It had a worked 350 and boy did that thing go like stink.
I went the fastest I ever went in a car in that car. The speedo went to 130 and I had it pinned. Bias ply tires and a buckboard suspension not meant for that kind of speed. Thank God I never killed anybody or myself.

When I was young I had issues...

[Syrinx]

17. my mom's chevy monza

I don't remember the model, but it must have been about a 1979. It wasn't a bad little car. It got totaled when a white van ran a red-light and smacked me pretty damn hard.

[Arger68]

18. Ford Maverick

'76 model. Most gutless car ever!!

[cryofan]

82. Yep. 76 Maverick! Was it piss yellow?

Why the hell did I buy that?

[AngryAmish]

19. 76 Impala

maroon, am radio. That thing flew. Huge back seat.

[NewHampster]

20. '69 Opel Wagon

Learned in moms Valiant. Shift on the dash.

Then the convertible Olds.

[Dark]

21. 1989 Ford Tempo

Was a stick, I loved that hunk of junk.

[Reciprocity]

22. Volkswagen

In 1975 I bought a used standard shift 1968 Volkswagen for $800.00. God I miss it.
Oops forgot to say it was a Beetle a red Beetle.

[DenverDem]

23. 68 VW Bus

Of course I bought it in 76, but it was still way kewl.

[ironflange]

24. 1974 Super Beetle

Great old car, I remember being shocked the day I was able to squeeze five bucks worth of gas into it. It sat in my mom's garage until just a few years ago; she wanted to sell it to get it outta there and I stupidly said OK.

[caledesi]

25. 1970 VW Bug...blue with a surfing stripe. I LOVED that car. NT

[TheDebbieDee]

26. '78 Chevy Chevette, in 1984................

It broke down every payday.

[Mr. McD]

27. 1948 Plymouth Business Coupe

Excellent condition and cost me $25.00 in 1964. :)

[ewagner]

33. REally!

One of my friends had one.......it was a great car....

bet you wish you still had it!!!!

[woofless]

28. '56 Ford Sedan

4door, 3-speed 6 cyl. White over gray. Spotless inside and out. Bought it off a blind man for $125.00 in '68. Should never have sold that car.

[DustMolecule]

29. Technically, a 197? Mercury Monarch

(red yet :eyes: and :puke:) That car didn't 'last long' ... no, I didn't wreck it, it just somehow became the 'car from hell' in my dad's eyes for other reasons ;-)

Replacement car: '67 Mustang convertible - Yes! Life was good then!

[Lisa0825]

30. a ford Tempo... I think it was an 82. I got it in 85...

and it was at least 2 yrs old... ohhhhhh the unmentionable good times that were had in that car!

:evilgrin:

[DEM FAN]

31. Mine. 1979 Chevy Impala. 4-Door. It Was Ok. It Was A Police Car Before

I Had It. :-)

[ewagner]

32. '52 Desoto

known to me and my '60s era friends alternatively as:

the so-do-do

The four-wheeled couch

The tank

[On the Road]

34. A White 1969 Rambler American

The low mileage was helpful, but I killed it prematurely by not changing the oil.

Followed by a black 1961 Chevy Impala -- a manual with a 3-on-the-tree rather than a stick shift.

Another unusual feature of the Impala was that anyone could start the car without the ignition key merely by turning the keyhole area. Unless you took precautions to turn the key all the way to the left when you stopped. Which I didn't do at least once. And got the car stolen for a joyride. And left at the bottom of an embankment. And for which I was charged an astronomical amount for two tow trucks with winches to pull it out and dispose of it.

Followed by a light blue 1963 Chrysler New Yorker, which cost $300 and which felt like driving a tank. I will always be devoted to that car, because it gave its life for me. I fell asleep at the wheel at 3 in the morning on an interstate in central Virginia and rolled over down a 15-foot embankment. Unharmed. It made one complete roll and came down on the wheels. Providential.

[TheMightyFavog]

35. 1988 Ford Taurus...

The electrical system in that machine was such a piece of shit.

Althoug that big V6 meant that that car had some nuts, accelerated nice, if onlyt hte electrical system would have held.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

38. 1980 Chevy Chevette (blue) in 1980 (after I turned 18)

Had to pay for it myself (after much whining that "all my friends have cars!")

[Rowdyboy]

39. 1975 Candy Apple Red Pinto stationwagon...

What a trip...

[salvorhardin]

40. 1970 Dodge Dart

This would be in 1986...

I am so uncool.

[dogonarug]

48. Got ya beat

61 ford Ranchero... By far the ugliest pickup ever made.
No windshield, no muffler. I used to go to school wearing motorcycle goggles and a big michelin man parka...NEVER got laid!!

[DS1]

41. Renault LeCar - 4 door w/sunroof

[Striker Davies]

42. A 1939 Austin 8.

It was two years older than I and I bought it when I was a cadet at the RAF College at Cranwell in order to take the adorable Janette Nowell to the Passing-Out Ball that year.

I think it lasted six weeks!

[OneBlueSky]

43. 1967 Pontiac LeMans . . . 326 engine . . .

bought it NEW from a dealer for . . . are you ready for this? . . . about $1,600! . . . granted, I got a bit of a break because my uncle knew the dealer, but still . . . my second car was a 1970 Volvo . . . which I bought, new, for about $3,200 . . . ah, the good ole days . . . :hippie:

[Count Dracula]

44. A 1989 Chevy Celebrity Station wagon...

it was the rustiest thing I've ever seen. It also had 212,000 miles on it. It was a bargain because I bought it for $250. :)

[Blue_Tires]

45. 1987 Chevy S-10 Blazer...the "Shaggin Wagon"

bought used in Oct. 1993 in Viginia Beach, VA with 71K miles
died July 2000 on I-70 5 miles east of Salina, KS with 148K miles...i guess you can tell i had fond memories of it

[camero]

47. '72 Chevy Chevelle

Bought it when I was 15 and learned to drive in it. Kept it til I was 17 and gave it to my grandmother because her Nova was hitting the skids after 14 years.

[Loco_moco]

49. 1964 Dodge Dart

...automatic with push button shifter...! :-)

[greendog]

50. Barney Fifes police car......

....'62 Galaxy 500XL. I had the civilian model, bucket seats, shifter on the floor, 390 4 barrel. I put in an 8 track tape player and listened to lots of Led Zeppelin and Yes. It was known as "the blue bomb".

[vajraroshana]

51. 78 chevy malibu classic

[Awsi Dooger]

52. 1980 Datsun B210

A white 4-door that was ever reliable for more than a decade, surviving at least a half dozen cross country trips from Miami to Los Angeles, and back, on I-10. One new alternator, a replaced thermostat, and a couple of worn rotors was virtually all that was required in 165,000+ miles.

GOPisEvil, I finally chimed in ahead of you for a change.

[GOPisEvil]

55. Gah!!!! Beaten to the punch!

Mine was a Orange-y 2-door hatchback. It was a good little car that served well through high school and college.

[LDS Jock]

53. 88 Ford Escort

Bright red, gray inside. I loved that little car and the freedom to get around it provided me. Totaled it in an accident one winter. :(

[Dees]

54. 1966 Chevelle SS

Silver, black vinyl top. 396 c.i.(375 hp special order), posi, four speed. Bought it new when I got out of the service. My dad chipped in $1000 toward the price of $3900 delivered. A true piece of Americana..American muscle. The times they were a changin' and four years later I was driving a VW bus.

[LWolf]

56. 69 Cougar. Blue.

It was 9 years old when I inherited it from my mom. I loved it so much that after that one bit the dust a couple of years later, I invested in another. (yellow) So I had two.

Two cars that were basically pieces of *. The front ends were bad, they overheated, the windows wouldn't stay on track....I could go on.

But they were pretty, and had waaaay more power under the hood than any teenager should be exposed to.

[Mr.Green93]

57. 61 MG midget

[Commendatori]

58. 1977 VW Dasher

This poor thing got crushed by a 1975 Monte Carlo which ran a red.

[TahitiNut]

59. 1964 Plymouth Valiant Convertible

Blue on blue with a two-tone blue interior including a factory 'tuck-n-roll' vinyl upholstery. It had the 6-cyl "Iron Duke" engine that was so perfectly tuned that the tailpipe was white inside. Sheesh, I loved that car!

[NewHampster]

60. I learned to drive in a Valiant

Not a convertible, I jealous.

Love the shift

[comsymp]

76. I've got baby pix with that car!

... my mom had one- then my first, in '79, was a '70 Valiant- green, AM radio-

[TahitiNut]

81. Your Mom had excellent taste. It was a great car.

[amandae]

61. 1988 Olds Cutlass Supreme

It was 5 years old when I got it and I had it for another 8 years, but it's still kicking around ... somewhere ....

:hi:

[SCDem]

62. 1972 VW Kharmann Ghia - the poor man's porsche

or so I like to call it... I love that car.... if only it were safer :(

[Spirochete]

63. 56 Buick

a tank with whitewalls. I remember I had to put the gass pedal to the floor to engage the starter.

[bmbmd]

64. 1964 Ford Falcon

with enough room to lie down in hte back seat.....

[bearfan454]

65. 72 Dodge Polara.

It was okay for back then.

[democratreformed]

66. '78 Ford Mustang Cobra

4 speed - 302 black with orange stripes very cool car
wish I still had it

[SW FL Dem]

67. 1969 Ford Mustang

wish I still had it. The first and only American car I have ever owned.

[Redleg]

68. The first car I bought with my own money was a '78 Buick Skylark

baby-shit brown and two doors. A fine ride until some bastard when through a red light and creamed me out.

[thebaghwan]

69. 1959 Orange Red Chevy Bel Air. Ah! The memories.

n/t

[Burma Jones]

70. 1970 Chevrolet C/10 Pickup Truck

What a pleasure to work on. I could replace everything on it myself. Ran it to a quarter million miles before running off to College....

[Section One]

71. '54 Buick

It was given to me by my grandfather. That car was built, and drove, like a tank!

[GOPisEvil]

74. Welcome underground!

:hi:

[MissMillie]

72. 1980 Honda Civic Hatchback

It had an adorable custom paint job. I loved that car.

[Zinfandel]

73. 55 Chevy (two-door)

[Turbineguy]

75. A 1950 Dodge New Yorker

Huge, black, straight 8, ugly as a hedgerow of assholes. Grey velour interior with suspicious stains on the back seat. Paid 25 bucks for it. Waxed it and sold it a week later for $35.

[dae]

77. 70 Mercury Cyclone GT 351c.i., 4bbl Detroit eng., GTO Judge Orange.

Bought new from the dealer, only modification I ever did was put glass paks on the dual exhaust. It was a one sweet handling road hugging machine.

[Bertha Venation]

78. 72 Toyota Corona Mark II, in WAKE UP! yellow.

and if I'd had a nickel more, I'd'a bought me a yellow one.

d'oh! Not Corolla. Corona. :eyes:

[mwdem]

79. '67 Mustang, fun, but definitely a girlie car.

287 V6 automatic, but, hey, it had a black vinyl top!

[phillybri]

80. 1984 Ford F-150

It had the massive black gear shifter like on a school bus...

PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!

[DonP]

83. '62 Triumph TR-3, $75 from Calumet Auto Wreckers

Bought it one weekend when I was home from college in 1968, replaced one brake clevis and drive it home the next weekend.

Still have it, never quite got around to selling it.

Wife came and went, kids grew up and are all moved out and married but the TR is still there for me every Spring.

Yup! Smells like leather, bad wiring and leaking oil.

Don

[Undemcided]

84. Ford Escort MK II

[noonwitch]

85. 68 Olds Cutlass F-85.

My parents bought it in 1980 for my brother and I to share. When he went to college the next year, it was all mine!
It went from 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds. It only got about 9 miles per gallon, but it took leaded gas, which was cheaper at the time than unleaded.
It was always parked in the driveway. There were days when it was buried in snow and still started on the first try. My mom's 1979 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi) was in the garage and wouldn't start.
It was rusting badly in places, but was still intact. The only problem it had was it didn't handle winter roads well, not having front wheel drive. We had to weigh down the trunk with bags of sand, or it wouldn't be able to get up a slippery hill.