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In reply to the discussion: What was your 1st car? [View all]bottomofthehill
(8,327 posts)83. 1972 Dodge with a 400 cubic inch engine.
It was a boat. 500 dollars with 73000 miles on it. It seemed like a steal at the time and it really was. Drove it for 4 years put almost 40000 more miles on it. Gas was about 1.25 a gallon. It actually got down below a dollar a gallon which was a blessing as it got about 12/14 miles a gallon on a good week.
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I was 18 at the time. By the time I got rid of it for 50.00 it had no brakes and wipers didn't work
gopiscrap
Oct 2020
#19
1957 Ford Fairlane - hardtop convertible - automatic..manual choke...turquoise..paid
asiliveandbreathe
Oct 2020
#28
Holes in the floorboards that surprised passengers when I drove through puddles
soothsayer
Oct 2020
#55
72 Nova. paid 1500 in 77. 15k miles. Literally owned by wife who only used it for errands.
bullimiami
Oct 2020
#38
'52 Plymouth Cranbrook, 3 on the tree, wing windows all around, 50 bucks. I made a flatboat box
NBachers
Oct 2020
#54