What was the first car your family owned?

[Breeze54]

This one looks sort of like ours but it seems to me those wings were much higher, in the back.

'57 Ford Wagon


Sort of like the wings on this one, but straight up, like the tail of an airplane.


Maybe I'm off by the year??

We didn't have a car until I was 10 yrs. old. We walked everywhere.

[Kali]

1. can't remember the first, it was a sedan, light blue, probably a ford

the car of my childhood was a 64 ford country sedan




ours was white with grey interior, 3 speed on the column and had positraction. I learned to drive in it and spent lots o' fun times out at the river "4 wheeling" amongs the trucks and dune buggies.

[Breeze54]

2. That's cool you got to learn drive in it!

I wasn't allowed to drive any of my Dad's cars until he became
legally blind and no one else wanted to chauffer him around.

But I learned to drive in my oldest bro's car, a '64(?)
Chevy Impala with a column shift. My SIL took me. ;)

[flamingyouth]

3. 1966 Chrysler Newport and a 1962 Ford Ranchero

The Chrysler was gray and the Ford was pink & white!

[Breeze54]

8. I rode in a Chrysler just like that but

I can't remember with whom now. That other one is cute! Is that a Falcon?

[Left Is Write]

4. I don't know. My folks owned cars before I came along.

The earliest car in my memory is a red station wagon - I don't even know the make. Model year would be mid to late 60s, I guess.

[trof]

5. Probably a '46 Buick? Brand new.

Grandpa was the only car owner in our family for years.
He sold Buicks and Cadillacs.
I'm guessing the '46 was the first post-war model.

[Breeze54]

9. Wow! That is an older car!

Nice!

They have a car club that meets near me every Sat.
night and they all play loud 1950's rock until 9 PM.
It's a mini car show. Sort of fun to see them restored.

[Initech]

6. 1988 Astro Van

That was the first one I could remember.

[Breeze54]

7. I almost bought one of those Astro vans...

I think the one I looked at was a 1994 though.

Your parents were hip! ;)

[Initech]

44. It was a piece of crap from what I remember.

And then they replaced it with a '92 Caravan, it was even worse!

[Breeze54]

49. I know and that's why I didn't get it but the price

was right for me, at the time and I needed a large vehicle.

I ended up with a 1996 Ford Escort hatchback 3 door.

The price was right! It was FREE!! :woohoo: .. :)

[ChoralScholar]

10. My Family:

My youngest memory is of my parents having:

1962 Chevrolet Stepside (this is almost exactly like ours, except we didn't have the white top)


1972 Plymouth Fury III (Pictured here is a '71 - Ours was Canary Yellow)

[Breeze54]

16. Nice truck! I remember

the 1972 Plymouth Fury III! That was my friends party car! :P

[Xipe Totec]

11. 1956 Chevy Bel Air, I think...

That it behind me, with parents and gramma.

[Breeze54]

14. Awe! You were a little cutie!

Nice family picture! ;)

I remember cars like that!

[ChoralScholar]

12. My Current Family:

My wife and I owned these when we got married:

1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88 "The Tank" (ours was gray)


1987 Plymouth Voyager "The Honey Wagon" (ours was yellow)

[Breeze54]

18. 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88 's were everywhere!

Remember them well! ;)

[trof]

13. MY first car was a black Morris Minor convertible.

My second year of college.

[Breeze54]

15. I've never seen one before. Reminds me

of the good ole VW's! Pretty neat looking!

[trof]

21. It got about a zillion mpg.

I ran Scotch in the radiator for antifreeze once.
We got an unusual freeze in Tuscaloosa and the auto stores ran out of antifreeze.
It worked and smelled kinda nice too.

I even used the engine crank handle once when the battery went flat.
Cool car.

[Breeze54]

22. Scotch in the radiator ?? LMAO!!

And a hand crank! OMG!! To funny!! :P

[trof]

23. Now I think I want another one. Turn signals were semaphores.

Little lit arms that would pop out of the appropriate side when you flipped the switch to signal a turn.

[Breeze54]

25. I've seen those Turn signals in

movies. I wonder if you could even find a working one now.

Have you ever tried?

[trof]

29. You can find them on the web.

[Crabby Appleton]

17. first I can remember - Studebaker Commander - extra cool

[Breeze54]

19. Whoa!! What

year was that?? Nice looking car!!

[Crabby Appleton]

47. 1950

was very futuristic looking for its time.

[Breeze54]

50. I agree! I like it now!

;)

[Critters2]

20. The first I remember was a '57 Chevy

but since my parents were married in '55, they must've driven something before that. I have no idea what.

[Breeze54]

24. My parents used buses and cabs

and the subway and feet! :P

I remember when they finally got a car and they were sooooo thrilled!!!

How exciting that was for all of us! :)

[Critters2]

36. My parents were in the service, and then in Iowa.

I know they pulled a trailer to their first Army post--Aberdeen Proving Ground--from central Illinois. Don't know what kind of vehicle they pulled it with, though. After the service, they moved to Davenport, IA. There were city buses, and I know my mom used them some. But my dad drove to work--in what, I don't know.

The exciting moment for us was when I was 5 and my dad got a new 64 Corvair--his first really new car. He loves that car--still has it. And in good condition. Probably worth a lot!!

[Breeze54]

37. He still has it?? OMG!!!

That's awesome! Does it still run?

That would be very cool to drive now!

Is it the model with the push buttons, on the dash, to get in drive and reverse?

[Critters2]

39. No, It has "four on the floor".

It's a maroon convertible. He doesn't drive it much, but takes it out every once in a while to keep "the moving parts moving" as he puts it. He takes it to car shows, and people are AMAZED when he tells 'em it's a "one-owner". My mom once told me he thinks it'll be part of our inheritances--my sibs and me. It's still shiny and nice. He did some restoration work on it a few years ago.

It is a beautiful car. And I still remember the first time I rode in it, when I was 5.

[China_cat]

26. The first car I remember was a 1938 Plymouth.

In olive drab. My grandfather drove it until close to 1960. Don't remember the exact date it fell apart.

[Breeze54]

35. That lasted a long, long time!!

Nice old car! I'll bet you have good memories of it! ;)

[China_cat]

45. Yep. We kept an 'indian' blanket in the back

and I could lay down on the back seat and go to sleep...up until I was 11 or 12. You couldn't beat those old tanks for room. If you had to, you could fit 4 adults on the front seat and still have room to shift. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. When I came along

we had a '52 Olds Holiday 88. This is a 98, but they were quite similar.





I'd guess your memory's distoring the fins a bit. Ford was never big in the fin craze of the late '50s; the largest they went in vertical fins was on the '57 and '58 models. In '59 they went to a rolled fin with integral back-up lights. The '60, like in your second photo, had rather large horizontal fins, but in '61 they went to a smaller, angled fin. In '62 they dropped fins altogether for an aerodynamic, rounded rear fender. Those cars did pretty well in NASCAR.

[Breeze54]

31. It may have not been a Ford that they bought. Maybe a Plymouth?

It seems to me that the fins were very high up and the car was red and white.
It wasn't a new car. It was used, I'm sure.

Meant to say that that is a beautiful car!! ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. That'd be a good bet

Chrysler were very much into fins, beginning in 1956...





...through '60, which was THE year for fins.





I mean, look at the '60 Caddy. Those suckers were lethal.

[Breeze54]

43. They definately were lethal! That's why I remember them!!

LOL! ;)

The wings on that white '60's Caddy look like what I mean! Thanks!

I couldn't find a picture though. I hated riding in that car.

Because my brother and I were the youngest, we always got stuck in

the back and there weren't any seats! My Dad would crack the back

window and I'd complain and be sick from the fumes! That was on long trips. :puke:

[gollygee]

28. VW Beetle

light blue. The floor was rusted out and we had to lift our feet when we drove over puddles.

[Breeze54]

33. LOL! My first car was a used '68 VW Beetle!

Held together by duct tape, macrame' and bandaids! :rofl:
The seller had been driving it cross country constantly.
It lasted until it and I were totaled by a drunk driver. :(

[gollygee]

40. Ouch!

Ours didn't get totaled thankfully. We crammed a family of five in that thing.

[Breeze54]

42. I crammed 2 pre-schoolers & car seats and a Rickenbacker 4001 Stereo Base!

:P

Wasn't easy! But was a lot of fun! The guitar, I mean! :rofl:

Blue Rickenbacker 4001
http://media.zzounds.com/media/brand,zzounds/4003JG-b2bcdb978a141c39d302d70dc042cd80.jpg

[Adsos Letter]

30. ...'57 Chevy wagon...

wish we still had it...along with the '55 chevy sedan...

:cry:

[Breeze54]

32. Awe....don't

cry!! Poor thing... :hug:

[CatholicEdHead]

34. Early 70's Duster

They bought it new and sold it as it was falling apart from rust. Almost drove it into the ground.

[Breeze54]

38. Dusters were THE cars to have back then!!

All the cool kids had them! :P

[GOPisEvil]

46. When I was born, my dad had a 1966 Chevy Impala SS.

Looked like this one.

[Breeze54]

51. Those were race cars!!

All the football players drove those or wanted to!! ;)

My neighbor had an ice blue one with a scoop(?) on the hood.

Very cool! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[GOPisEvil]

54. Well, my dad's only had the 283 and two speed automatic.

It wasn't as fast as other models, but it was cool! I've had a love affair with those ever since. I even owned one of my own (not an SS), but sold it because it wasn't really in good condition.

[libnnc]

48. I was too young to remember it but

My mom had a '67 Mustang convertible. Baby blue like this one. Couldn't fit my car seat and two teenage brothers in it comfortably so my dad made her sell it...

This could have been my first car...:banghead:

[Breeze54]

53. "Mustang Sally" - (I'll bet he had other reasons for that sale!)

Mustang Sally Lyrics

Artist: The Gadjits

Mustang Sally, guess you better slow your mustang down.
Mustang Sally, baby , guess you better slow your mustang down.
You've been running all over the town .
Oh, I guess I'll have to put your flat feet on the ground.

All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride
One of these early mornings,
You gonna be wiping your weeping eyes.

I bought you a brand new mustang... 'bout nineteen sixty five.
Now you come around signifying a woman,
girl you don't wanna let me ride.
Mustang Sally, guess you better slow your mustang down.
You been running all over the town now.
I guess you gotta put your flat feet on the ground.

All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
All you want to do is ride around Sally, ride, Sally, ride.
One of these early mornings,
I'm gonna be wiping your weeping eyes.

------------

Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2asrBQSRKYo

(This music and image doesn't have direct relation.)

[smtpgirl]

52. A 1963 Rambler American station wagon

If I remember, the car was a medium blue

[Breeze54]

55. My neighbors had one and they used

to take their kids and some of my family's kids (me!) lol!

to the DQ in it! They were the 'cool' parents on the block! ;)

Every Rambler I remember was blue! :P

[smtpgirl]

61. I remember my parents taking us to drive-in movies

in that car.

Kind of cool.

[greatauntoftriplets]

56. I think I was brought home from the hospital in a 1946 Dodge

It was the first car my father could buy postwar, and he drove for his job. Later I remember Chevrolets and two Cadillacs, before he returned to Chevrolets.

My father had prewar cars, I don't know what they were.

[Breeze54]

57. You rode in style! I was almost delivered in

a cab during a huge hurricane and I'm sure they took me home in one! ;)

[ashling]

58. 1958 Buick Special

had a arm rest/kid seat in the back and enough room in the back window for a 6 year old kid to lay down.

[Breeze54]

59. Nice!!

With a built in kid seat?? Wow!! Very progressive!

[friendly_iconoclast]

60. A 1960 Chevy Bel Air

black, 2 door. I remember the horizontal tailfins and the windows leaking
when my dad went to the car wash.