What was your first car? Can you post a picture of it?

[NJmaverick]

Was it a junker or sweet ride?

[Heidi]

1. 1979 Toyota Corolla.

My dad got it for me when I got my first real job in 1980, my senior year. I thought it was a pretty great car. :hi:

[cwydro]

2. 1971 Vega.

'Nuf said.:)

[OnionPatch]

5. I had one of those!

It wasn't my first car, though, it was my second. I learned a whole lot of auto mechanics when I owned that car.

My first car was a 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with primer patches and rust holes in the fender. The windshield wipers didn't work and I used to reach outside and work them manually, as needed. The Vega was a step up. :)

[cwydro]

7. I was 16 and not too picky.

I loved my little Vega. It was bright yellow, lol.

[OnionPatch]

9. Oh, I liked the yellow ones!

Mine was a blah green. At least it wasn't primer gray like the first car though.

[cwydro]

11. I wish I had a picture of it still. nt

[astral]

93. I had a vega too for a first car. Dingbat me.

[old mark]

3. First car I ever owned was a 1949 Buick. Wish I still had it.

Paid $25 for it, had it 2 years till '73.


mark

[PJPhreak]

4. 69 Jeepster Commando

This...In Red

[Richardo]

6. 68 Mercury Cougar

Same color scheme as this one, only no airscoop on the hood.



Sweet car :loveya:

[Bunny]

21. Awesome!!!

I bet the chicks really dug it!!! :loveya:

[Richardo]

64. I was not exactly ladies man then...

...or now for that matter. Would you have gone for a ride with me? :)

:hi: buddy! :loveya:

[Bunny]

67. With a car like that?

I would have been ALL OVER you!!! :loveya:


:hi: Richardo!

[Richardo]

71. What are your thoughts on a Ford Ranger?

:evilgrin:

[Bunny]

75. Extended cab? Are you kidding me?

I am *sooooo* there!

*hugewink*


:loveya:

[madmom]

38. Sounds like the one I had except mine had the hounds tooth pattern roof. Loved that car!

[madinmaryland]

8. 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo. It had a 454 V-8 Big block!

A lot of engine for a car even that big!

[NJmaverick]

35. One of the last of the muscle cars

[femmocrat]

10. A 1958 T-Bird. Black. Very cool.

I wish we could have kept it. Sorry, the source won't let me post the picture.

[NewJeffCT]

12. An '83 or '84 Mazda GLC

I think I bought it in 1988 right before my senior year in college.

It looked something like this... same color, too:

[auntAgonist]

13. my first car at age 16

SO long ago.

was a '69 Mustang. 351 Cleveland engine. Not the fastback. It was blue. I wrecked it :(


looked like this...but without the air scoop

[Mr. Ected]

14. 1969 Opel GT

Cost me 400 bucks and ran like a charm on the few days that it actually ran.

[Auggie]

91. 1970 Opel GT

Wasn't mine exactly -- I stole it from my father. It was white, like the photo. Ran like a top. Always.

Until it rusted away.

[WolverineDG]

15. 1970 Dodge Station Wagon

It was like driving a barge, but because it was built pre-gas crisis, had an engine that was built to go 80. Shut down many a tin can in my day. :evilgrin:

Took my driver's license test in that thing. First up: Parallel parking. I did it without hitting any of the poles, so I have life time bragging rights & an excuse to never parallel park again. :)




dg

[Franzia]

73. I drove a 69 Fury III for a few years.

What a beast!

It did not care for city driving at all, preferring to roam free on the open highway at a leisurely 80 mph.

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

83. Took Bessie a while to get up to speed

but once she did, there was no stopping (or passing) her. :evilgrin:

dg

[Doc_Technical]

16. 1965 Ford Custom 500

White with red interior, 2 door sedan
289 two barrel, "3 on the tree."

[Bertha Venation]

17. 72 Toyota Corona Mark II

best picture I can find

[MineralMan]

18. The photo isn't my actual car, but it was the same color,

and all. 1959 Plymouth Savoy. It wasn't really mine, but was my parents's car, but I could use it whenever I wanted for dates and such.

[NJmaverick]

24. That car is pretty cool

[MineralMan]

54. It had a really comfy and LARGE back seat, too.

:bounce:

[MineralMan]

56. One other note on that 59 Plymouth

On one Sunday morning, my father caught up with me outside the house, and gently said, "Son, I'd appreciate it if you'll roll the windows down when you come home after a date. Your mother was mentioning that the car had a funny smell." Boy, was my face red!

[MineralMan]

19. This 1954 Chrysler New Yorker was the first car I actually

owned.



All the cars and other vehicles I've owned are at: www.osomin.com/mycars.htm

It's a long list, with photos...

[petronius]

31. That's a really impressive list - the page truly is an auto-biography

Is that you in the shark-fishing photos? We dive regularly in MB, but I've never seen anyone bow-fishing (maybe it's not allowed anymore). We also don't see too many leopard sharks...

[MineralMan]

53. Yah, that was me in the shark fishing thing.

I did it to eat during some lean years when I was just starting out as a magazine writer. As with everything I did, I sold a story on it to pay the bills.

The sharks were way back up in the mudflats of the bay, during late Spring and Summer. I know that article had a bunch of people bowfishing for them for several years. It could be illegal now, for all I know. I got so sick of eating shark meat that I stopped fishing for them altogether.

[MineralMan]

55. That's why I did the list. For guys, the cars in their lives are

the markers for many things, it seems, so I put that together with the events to remember them by.

That page on my site has gotten lots of comments in email.

[HopeHoops]

20. 70 Maverick

Other than the rusted out body panels and floorboards, it was a great car. I loved it.

Posting a picture might be a violation of terms of service on any and all blogs.

[merh]

22. 69 volkswagen squareback, automatic with dual carbs

putrid green - we called it godzuki, son of godzilla.

The floor boards in the passenger section were rotted out and an aluminum slide was bent and secured to the floor so my passengers' feet didn't fall through.

No photo, lost things like that in Katrina. It looked something like this though only much more pathetic.

[NJmaverick]

45. That is an interesting car

I don't think I ever saw one of those before.

[merh]

78. it was a fun car, it could fly and because it was so pathetic looking

the highway patrol never thought it was the one speeding. :rofl:

It got me to and from college and it held up quite well, though it got to the point that I did have to use bubble gum to hold parts together on the ride home.

[hippywife]

23. My first car was

a 1968 Austin America...turquoise. Neither a junker or a sweet ride. I didn't appreciate it back then but would love to have it now.

Sorry, no pics, tho. :hi:

[merh]

30. my dad had one of those

I liked it, but I liked all the different models of cars dad bought, he liked to be different.

This one is a 68 and is for sale for $995



http://www.ctcautoranch.com/Cars/Car%20Sub-Pages/Cars%20Miscellaneous.html

[hippywife]

40. Cute, merh!

I like your dad's taste. LOL

Wish I could afford to get that one and fix 'er up. Would be fun. :hi:

[mcctatas]

25. 1978 blaze orange Volvo...

but I lost it, long story

[PaddyBlueEyes]

26. How anyone loses a car

much less a BLAZE ORANGE VOLVO...is beyond me...and mine was a 1981 Blu Chevy Chevette...

[mcctatas]

27. mine was a standard transmission

so at least I know you didn't steal it :evilgrin:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

28. you had to pull my bitch card....

didnt you.. x(

[mcctatas]

29. uh-oh

watch out for incoming scorn from someone, you can't say bitch silly ;)

[NJmaverick]

51. ...

:spray:

[petronius]

32. 1976 Honda Civic - very similar to this one

http://www.cars-on-line.com.nyud.net:8090/36400/76honda36428-1.jpg

Sweet, nearly unbreakable car - and I could peg the speedometer as long as I found a long steep hill...

[seemunkee]

33. 69 Fiat 850 Coupe

Same color as this one


Taught many friends how to drive a stick in that thing, everyone while drunk. Surprised the clutch held up.

[Rob H.]

34. 1982 Honda Prelude

I liked it a lot. I bought my last car, a Dodge Stratus Coupe, because it reminded me so much of that little Honda. Too bad a tree limb fell on the Stratus two weeks ago and totaled it. :(

My Prelude looked just like this, except for the wheels and mine had pinstripes. It was a five-speed with a whopping 75 horsepower and was tons of fun to drive.

[nuxvomica]

36. 1970 Torino GT convertable

White body, black top, and a wide, blue iridescent stripe on side.

[Lyric]

37. 1983 Ford Mustang

Looked a lot like this:



Of course, this was in 1997. :)

[Mopar151]

39. '56 oval window Bug

Sold to buy college books (project car)
then a 69 Coronet 318, a 72 Pinto wagon, 74 Saab 99 EMS (Helga), '72 Ford F100, '75 Plymmie wagon, '76 F-250 (Elwood), '75 ish (free)Toyota.

[Mollis]

41. 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix

I got very very lucky, and the moment I needed a car, my grandma decided to sell hers to us for half of what she got it for.



I really really love my car :D

[MajorChode]

42. 1972 Dodge Charger

Similar color and paint scheme to this one:
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It was a pretty nice ride.

[sakabatou]

43. '98 Nissan Sentra

[NJmaverick]

44. 1969 snot green dodge dart that was already over 10 years old when I got it

I inherited it, so I didn't have any input on color, make or model

[Xipe Totec]

46. 1961 Ford Falcon

This is the car where I learned to shift without using the clutch.

Three on the tree.

It worked great, until I stripped the gears.

[Crabby Appleton]

47. 1954 VW beetle

This isn't mine, but about the same color



it had turn signals on 'wings' that popped up out of the B-pillar

[NJmaverick]

48. Are you saying those things would extend out every time you put

on your directionals?

[Crabby Appleton]

50. yes

[NJmaverick]

52. My first reaction would be that is way cool

my second is that it would be easily broken. One good icy winter could jam those things up.

[Auggie]

92. The real issue is that no one could see them

My Grandmother had them on her bug but always used hand signals just to be sure people knew her intent.

[Hepburn]

49. 1965 Volkswagen Beetle...

...very cool ride for the 1960s!

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

57. 1968 VW bug

it was a sweet ride, it had no brakes, so it was an interesting car. :D

[Swede]

58. 1966 Chevy Impala

White with a red interior. Sweet. Here's a picture I got from the google.

[NJmaverick]

59. My father had a 63 Chevy that was very similar to that

[Tangerine LaBamba]

60. My Dad won it in a contest,

and when I got my license a couple of weeks later, he gave it to me.

[Hepburn]

62. OMFG....

....be still my heart! Wow!!!!

[baldguy]

61. 1972 Pinto Wagon

Like this, but with more rust & dents:

[Deja Q]

63. 1981 Honda Prelude

(not mine, obviously...)

A junker at the time, but I still loved the car...

[kwassa]

65. 1941 Nash

bought for $235 in 1971. Lasted about a year before I blew a piston on a long trip.

Mine was black.

[JanMichael]

66. 1976 Celica

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/'76_Toyota_Celica_GT.JPG

[gemdem]

68. 1970 Renault R10

Junker or sweet ride? The thing had a manual choke, so what do you think? Got it for $125 in 1977 (maybe 1978 -- I don't remember). All that mattered to me is that it had four wheels and that it got me from point A to point B, which it did most of the time for about three years.

Here's a link. The one shown on the link is MUCH nicer than mine ever was. (Mine was white with some rust.)
http://bringatrailer.com/2008/11/30/clean-french-sedan-2-owner-1970-renault-r10/

[JANdad]

69. '79 Dodge Omni 2-tone green...yuk!

[MrScorpio]

70. 1972 Gran Torino

Because, I was cool like that

[TK421]

72. 88 Nissan Stanza

only mine was gun-metal gray

[Turbineguy]

74. 1950 Chrysler New Yorker

Serious junker. Black with stained gray velour interior. Paid $25 for it, used black shoe polish to wax it and sold it for $35 a week later.

[Franzia]

76. 1974 Mustang II

Couldn't afford a I, ended up with a II. :P

[madrchsod]

77. 1958 simca aronde

i had every model that simca made in 1958

including one of these jewels

[Rhythm]

79. 1967 Grand Prix ragtop

Dad had one when i was a baby, and when we found another when i was a teen, we worked together to fix it up.
Got it finished in time to drive it in the homecoming parade!

[organicbiscuit]

80. 1973 Gremlin

I wanted a 1973 Chevy Caprice, as they were both the same price ($300) but my Dad insisted I get the Gremlin. He thought the Caprice was an old person's car. I would have felt safer in it though. He won out.

[elana i am]

81. a light blue 1987 dodge lancer

it was used when i bought it, but the moment i saw it i knew it was right. i was 17 and a junior in high school at the time. my school's mascot was the lancer and the school colors were light blue, black and white. it was kismet.

i can't find any pics that allow hyperlinking, but i did find a page that has one in a sale listing...
http://www.buysell.com/search/ResultDetail2.aspx?adid=71888362&r=9

[krispos42]

82. 1987 Suzuki Samurai

Could oly break 70mph going downhill, but could tow a 4,000-pound trailer if you weren't in a hurry.


Some idiot in an Oldmobile T-boned me 6 months after I got my license, and there went the Suzuki.

[NMDemDist2]

84. '54 Chevy Bel Aire, it was a mess when I got it, but I fixed it up into a sweet ride

mine was blue like the first pic, but it was a 4 door so I put in the other side shot

(PS, the car was one year older than I was when I got it too LOL )

[rrneck]

85. 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo

I had it off the ground a few times. And not on the rack. :)

[csziggy]

86. 1958 Buick Special - a sweet ride for a land barge

Unfortunately this is not the one I drove. Mine was a four door but the same color with the white hard top. And of course the big fins. It was a great car, drove so smooth. My grandmother had gotten it new, passed it along to my parents who let my older sisters drive it. Then it became mine after they went off the college.

[1]

87. a 1964 pontiac tempest sprint custom. OHC six. positraction read end. three speed hurst...

dark blue...

the best car ever built...

*sigh*

[REP]

88. 1986 Pontiac 6000 LE

I fucking LOVED that car. Gave it up when the head gasket blew, but I drove it for 10 years.

[BlueCollar]

89. sweet ride - 73 grand prix like this but with light blue pinstripes

I sold it just prior to my last deployment overseas...for $500.00....

http://image.highperformancepontiac.com/f/12204565+w750+st0/hppp_0902_12_z+1973_pontiac_grand_prix_redesign+left_front_view.jpg

http://image.highperformancepontiac.com/f/11877767/hppp_0902_04_z+1973_pontiac_grand_prix_redesign+right_rear_view.jpg

[Tuesday Afternoon]

90. '65 Mustang handed down to me from my Uncle -