What was your first car?

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Lucky: When a road crew takes a bridge out for repair, they usually build
a road around where the bridge was. In this instance the road went
straight, then a 90 degree to the right then a 180 degree turn back to the
left, then another 90 to the right. That's called a "shoo-fly". I made the
first turn, that's all. FYI, I'm still driving the 1987 Mazda P/U I bought new
in Dec of 1986.

Charles
 
I can't drive but my dads first car was a yellowDodge Dart and My moms was a Black Mustang with a red racing stripe down the middle with white wall tires and flood lights.


What happened to them?

Dads car: Sold it for 450 dollars

Mom car: Lent it to her cousin who completly wrecked it.
 
Moral of the story is, don't buy a Ford Musang as you'll end up getting in a car accident
Mine lost both doors, a T-top, the rear hatch came loose, two wheels broken off. I now drive the biggest car/truck I can get my hands on.
 
Bucksnort101 said:
Moral of the story is, don't buy a Ford Musang as you'll end up getting in a car accident
Mine lost both doors, a T-top, the rear hatch came loose, two wheels broken off. I now drive the biggest car/truck I can get my hands on.
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I didn't even read your story till your post. Wow my moms first car was just a giant pile of metal.
 
first car ever owned was an AMc pacer, can't remember the year think about a 76?, as odd a looking car it was loved it. It had a wide track so ran very smooth, 6 cylinder and if remember correctly was a 3 speed?

thing just wore out, rear springs busted, doors were heavy so after a while they also sprung, floor rusted out.
 
I don't know Buck and Pb. My second car that I bought was a 1967 Mustang Fastback, same engine as Pb's, 289, and it was green, spitting image of Bullitt. freakin' loved that car. But being young and dumb, things came up and I had to sell it for $800. What that thing is worth now!!!

Thats why I have the Mustang emblem in my siggy. Loved the car! Used to be a member of the North Atlantic Mustang Car Club.
 
1968 Datsun 510...........ran it into the ground and then a 1969 VW fastback which blew the tranny all over I-5 freeway, it was a piece of S***
 
I'll show where to get mine . The waters moving at 20 mph and about 100ft deep. Then I bought a 69 Fairlane with a 302 and it was the last ford I bought til I got the present Escort cheap
 
My first car bought and paid for by me was this one. A 1977 T-bird with a 400 big block. Had some great times with this car. Bought it for a 1000 dollars in 1990 and sold it for 1000 bucks in 1996 when a bought a brand new 1996 dodge stratus. Now I wished I never sold it.
 

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I know what you mean, Paul. My first 'proper' car, other than borrowed or 'bangers', was a 1969 Mk1 Ford Escort. Only nine months old, ex-Ford demonstrator with an A.V.O. shell. Kept it for about six years, and rallied it. As far as I know, it's still going, on the 'classic' rally-car scene! I paid (actually, my Dad paid!) £645 for it. I spent more than twice that on it over the years, on roll cage, seats and harnesses, wheels, tyres etc. Eventually sold it for, I think, about £1,100, around about 1976. Now, it will be worth a small fortune. There's a guy not far from me got one of the original RS1600 twin-cam rally Escorts, Mk1. The last valuation I saw on it was roughly £22,000, thats about $38,500 US, give or take a couple of Dollars! Man, if I still had mine now! Thing is, with this stupid disability, I probably wouldn't be able to get into or out of it!!!
I think I've still got a pic of it, after it was damaged slightly on a rally, when I find it, I'll post it.
 
Airframes said:
Man, if I still had mine now!
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I feel your pain!

Gawd if I just had half of the cars I've owned over the past 30 years or so, I could cash 'em all in, retire and go fishin'...

I'm not doing too bad though, I still have my 1962 Chevy Nova, a 1966 Ford Mustang, and my tempermental 1979 BMW 320i...all are kind of tame compared to some of the ones I've owned
 
A 1970 GT Torino bought the body in 1980 dropped a 302 with a 4 speed Top Loader tranny.In 1985 I was working in a machine shop built a 351W 11:1 pistons, 560 lift;308duration cam,Offie manifold,750 cfm Holley tricked and 456 gears out back she rocked.Then I built another engine a 429 with CJ pistons,motor balanced,cam bigger than the CJ with the same backup from tranny to the rearend as before.The only other feature I did do was to make a hydraulic clutch system.Oh yea had a shaker on the carb that went through the hood factory setup like the TA's in "Smokey and the Bandit".In 1992 my Son came along and the car went bye-bye sold it to a friend who in turn sold it to another friend.Long story short I get a call from an old friend I had not heard from in years he proceeds to tell me he just bought a Torino and receipts in the trunk that belong to me.This is the same guy I bought the car from in 1980 for $200 telling me this in 2000,full circle.This is not my car she was blue with the blue laser stripe but shes a beaut all the less.

the owner of the red Torino 1970 Ford Torino GT , 351 Cleveland auto - lloydminster, Alberta
 

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Some big motors across the pond!
Most of my friends here think I'm mad, as I now have a Jeep Cherokee (it's just turned 14). Nice car, though I don't use it off road these days.It wasn't too bad when I first got it, about three and a half years ago. But now, with that 4 litre lump, and the price of a gallon of fuel in the UK at roughly the equivalent of $8.50 US.........
 
My first car was a 1972 Formula Firebird. Needed a lot of work. I loved the way it handled and ran. I can't remember any bad things about the car. When I wrecked it it had 287,000 miles on the odometer. I miss it more than most of the women I've dated.
 
Erich said:
1968 Datsun 510...........ran it into the ground and then a 1969 VW fastback which blew the tranny all over I-5 freeway, it was a piece of S***
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Datsun 510's or 1600 as we call them in AUS are great little cars, fantastic in their day! Did you enjoy driving it?
 
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