What ws your first car.

sda2mike

74 chevy impala....4 doors...bench seats...really like a living room on wheels;) lotsa goood times in that beast. that car was the family hand-me-down. the first one i bought was a:

74 datsun 260z:cool:....one of the best cars i ever owned. i love those old z's! i still want one. i'll put some v8 power in there!:D

Libertyc

1977 Honda Civic. Manual everything including choke. Has a 2 speed slap stick tranny.
No power brakes or steering. Am radio with an aftermarket FM converter.

I later installed Craig 6x9s in the rear and 5" Jensons in the front, powered by a Craig deck with power amp. I had the first compact car with a loud kick **** stereo system in the area.

edbert

1988 Ford Ranger XLT ext cab

I was red with tan trim on the bottom. Completely red interior. I loved that truck. I would love to have another someday if given the chance.

zingo

Oh ya... 1995 Nissan Pathfinder with the 3.0L; I even had a CB in it.

shack wrote: »

This is exactly like my first car minus the 428 Cobra Jet motor. Exterior, interior, color etc...I still have it by the way...but not in the shape of this one.

Just a quick question, doesn't that make it not the same car, since the engine dictated the model?

treitz3

'76 Caprice

with a dash that looked like this.......

Haha, bought it for $75.00 when I was 15 with the hopes to fix it up. Drove it a total of 2 blocks before I paid somebody to haul it away. Those two blocks were quite the memory, though. A shock was bad on the front and the right side of the vehicle would bounce up and down about a foot every 10' or so when I was going the top speed of 15mph. I broke down about 10 times during those two blocks.

I was SO cool back then........:rolleyes:

From there on I got serious about cars starting with a mint 1979 gold 6.6 Trans-Am. Yeah baby!

shack

zingo wrote:

Just a quick question, doesn't that make it not the same car, since the engine dictated the model?

No. Back then you could order any car with any one of several available engines (and if you know how even engines that supposedly weren't available - ie: COPO Chevys). That is simply a Mustang Coupe. The build sheet is exactly the same as my car except it has an engine code R (428 SCJ) vs my code F (302 2V). I have seen the car pictured in person at at least 3 times at Mustang Club of America meets. It is very rare.

ben62670

My first car was a 1981 Chevy citation. I think my parents chose it to keep me from picking up girls!
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Mine was some sort of vomit beige. I hated it at the time. Beat the living snot out of it. I was hoping to kill it so I could get something better. It did do pretty well on the hill climbs, and in the woods. The hatch back could hold 2 1/2 barrels, and ice.

billbillw

Ok, I'm pathetic. I dug up a couple photos of my first, mentioned above. Back in 87, this was just about all I cared about. I think I had a Sansui head unit, some HiFonics amp, Pioneer 3-ways in back with a pair of small dual cones up front (can't for the life of me remember what brand they were). At the time, it rocked. This was before car audio really took off.

This car, like any V-8 with straight duals, sounded awesome. I haven't had a car that sounded so sweet since then.

shawn474

1984 chevrolet chevette - diesel!!!!!! 'Nuff said................:D

ben62670

shawn474 wrote: »

1984 chevrolet chevette - diesel!!!!!! 'Nuff said................:D

Sweet. My friend had one of those. He used kerosene in the winter because it was cheaper than diesel. Got a few funny looks at the pumps:D

Airplay355

was/is 1999 mazda protege ES....i'll be getting a new car soon as this one is starting to have problems in which repairing them starts creeping up on the cost of the car. i really want a new nissan altima

Rivrrat

1971 Dodge Charger in rootbeer brown, white vinyl top, Crager GT's all around. I got it for HS graduation in 77.

It was a gutless pos that the wimmen swooned over.

SBrown712

First car I bought for myself was a '72 BMW 2002. Before that I shared a '68 Firebird with my brother. Then my parents helped me buy a '70 AMC AMX. The BMW is the only one of those I regret not keeping.

agfrost

ben62670 wrote: »

My first car was a 1981 Chevy citation. I think my parents chose it to keep me from picking up girls!

I don't know, Ben. If my memory serves, I've stayed in hotel rooms that had less space than the rear seat of those Citations.

Jay

Sherardp

First two cars (78 Chevy Malibu Classic, 93 Honda Accord) were bought by my parents when I was in High School. After I graduated in 95, I joined the Marine Corps, and bought a new car after completing my 1st overseas tour in 97. A 96 Chevy Beretta Z26, definitely was a fun ride. It was even in a Sportscar Magazine after I tricked it out a little.

heiney9

1st car-given to me by my parents (so they didn't have to drive me around anymore) 1976- Datsun B-210 Honeybee; **** brown with honeycomb hub caps and bias ply tires.

2nd car as mentioned 1976 VW Scirocco- black (paid cash w/graduation money)

3rd car 1979 Ford Fiesta "S"- Silver w/racing stripe; 4 sp. Kinda of a tin can, vinyl seats and no center console. Economy car 101

4th car 1984 VW Rabbit GTI- Black; Maroon Recaro seats; 5 speed; sunroof; low profile (for the time) 14" Pirelli's; performance exhaust and lowered 2" with Bilsteins. A true go-kart. God that was a fun car the original "Hot Hatch". A big step up from the Ford Fiesta

5th car 1986 VW Jetta GLI - Red with Gray leather interior; 5 sp; luxury and handling. Fun to drive but not like the GTI although it was nicer on long trips.

6th car 1983 VW Rabbit LS (heading off to college after community college) Baby Blue; 4 dr; automatic. A real slug, but completely dependable which is what I needed away at school. Truly formerly owned by a little old lady it only had like 40K miles on it and it was in perfect condition. Normally I despise automatics but I needed a car quickly and this was a cream puff.

7th car 1995 VW Jetta GLS (new) - White; 5 sp; all the options. Bought during the last year of school w/my fiance. Kept the Rabbit as well.

8th car 1997 Nissan Maxima - Green; 5 sp; leather was the wifes car which went with her after the divorce.

9th car 1991 VW Golf GTI - Black; 5sp; lowered; performance exhaust. Another fun car to drive. Bought the car with 60K and just got rid of it a couple years ago with 200K on the odo.

10th and current car 1997 VW GTI VR6- Black; 5 sp; leather; sunroof. Too many mods to list. The most fun car I have ever owned. Quick, handles like it's on rails; mostly dependable. It's a gas hog relatively speaking.

Glad I got that out of my system

engtaz

1967 Plymouth Belvedere broken down car my parents bought for me to fix up.

engtaz

Fireman32

1979 olds delta 88 tank. It was my moms car then my sisters. My sister hot a brick wall with it and just scratched the bumber. That thing was a tank.

tonyb

Fireman32 wrote: »

1979 olds delta 88 tank. It was my moms car then my sisters. My sister hot a brick wall with it and just scratched the bumber. That thing was a tank.

Ha.....I drove my dads exact same car thru a brick garage wall,not a scratch.
Had that 455 engine and it flew.
Also had the older Delmont 88 with a 425 in it and a turbo 400 tranny,Talk about a sleeper....:)

avelanchefan

1972 Karmen Ghia (non convertible) It was orange with white flames. I have the picture somewhere but cannot find it at the time.

LOVED that car!!

dholmes

62 Corvair

MikeC78

1985 Mercury Lynx 1.9L manual
1979 Chevrolet C10 / short bed 350ci - 400turbo tranny
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (Miss this ride, many mods)
1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE(Still in use):)
2004 Pontiac GP GTP - Getting ready to trade for a...
2008 Honda Odyssey Touring

dpowell

84' Monte Carlo

Roy Munson

In 1967 I bought a 1956 Ford 2 door post 6cyl with three on the tree.

cost $150.00

I had it painted at Earl Scheib for $29.95!

candyliquor35m

Year, make, model: 1966 Chev Caprice
2/4 door: 2
Engine: 396
Color: black over white
Purchase price: $550
Year purchased: 1976
Year sold: Never
Pic? Yes
Lost virginity in it? Yes
? I try to drive it at least every 3 days. My mechanic(s) gave it a good tune-up and most everything else it needed last year after sitting in my garage for 25 years. Working factory a/c. It's a rust bucket but that doesn't bother me a bit.

AndyGwis

First car was a 2-door Jeep Cherokee sport, forest green, gold trim and gold honey-comb wheels. 5 speed manual, no auto locks or windows, beige cloth interior, inline 6, 200-ish HP. . . didn't weigh a thing. Fast as hell, but turns out it didn't offroad as well as I though it could.

Broke the axle driving on Bush (I-90) before it had pavement.

Later totaled it. I was a little foolish in my younger years.


First car I bought myself, an Acura 3.2cl type-S coupe with 44K. Black on black, with some cool trim inside and 17" rims. Nice, fast (265hp or something), has everything I'd want in a car except the paint seems to wear very poorly. Still driving it today. All paid off and now 111K miles. Still love it, but I think I need to get a new timing belt soon and that'll cost me about a source and some ICs.

Polkitup2

1971 Dodge Cornet

shack

The 69 Mustang was MY first car. This is the one I learned to drive with. 1966 Ford Galaxie 500. 352 4V. A HUGE back seat for those extended philosophical discussions in high school (front bench seat was more than adequate as well).

I still have this car and it is in good shape as you can see from the picture.

shadowofnight

A bone stock in awesome condition 1970 SS Chevelle...that I STUPIDLY had my dad sell so I could buy a brand new motorcycle...a 1982 Kawasaki GPz1100. The car only had 27K miles on it....I kick myself to this day :mad:

obieone

1971 Plymouth Valiant, Slant 6. 'Elaine' cost me $390. Ran for 1.5 years, and the throttle cable broke so I junked it.