What was your first car

[F16 1UB]

:pop:What was your first car? Mine was a 1961 Ford Falcon. Not a Barrett Jackson collector by any means. LOL It did keep the petroleum industry in business. Fill the oil - check the gas.

Steve

[Talk Host]

It was a 1957 Plymouth. The engine was great, but the wind whistling through the floor board and door required my friends and I to shout at each other. I believe I paid $375 for it in 1965. When the noise got too bad, I bought a 1957 Pontiac convertible and the guy who bought my Plymouth put the engine in a stock car. The stock car raced for several years after that. That Pontiac had 3 2 barrel carbs on it and a chrome accelerator that said "power gas."

[Russ_Boston]

1960 Ford Special (I believe that it was a no frills Fairlane). Black on red vinyl.

3 on the tree but i had to get out at many red lights to move the linkage myself!

I tore the cross member out when i hit a stump in the woods.

[MMC24]

When I was in high school back in the early 60's, I had a 1936 candy apple red Plymouth Coup with a rumble seat and running boards. It was a "chick magnet" sure brings back a lot of great memories, regrettably I sold it when I went to college.

[rjn5656]

64 chev impala 2 door coupe

[ConeyIsBabe]

:pop:What was your first car? Mine was a 1961 Ford Falcon. Not a Barrett Jackson collector by any means. LOL It did keep the petroleum industry in business. Fill the oil - check the gas.

Steve

My first car was a 1951 Cadillac :a040: ~~ given to me by my then boyfriend ~~ only the year he gave it to me was 1967 :undecided: Every time I stopped for a red light, the engine would die :undecided:

Good old days :laugh:

[gary42651]

first car was a 1960 white chevy with wings....6cyl 3 speed on the collum, paid $150 for it.... 2nd car was a 1968 ford shelby 390 with over 500 hp.

[chuckinca]

My first car was a 1951 Cadillac :a040: ~~ given to me by my then boyfriend ~~ only the year he gave it to me was 1967 :undecided: Every time I stopped for a red light, the engine would die :undecided:

Good old days :laugh:


I had a '73 Audi 100 LS in '77 - '79. If the outside temp was over 80 and you were making a left turn the horn would beep. The speedometer needle fell off. The passenger side window slipped off the frame and wouldn't close. If you got it up in mountains over 5,000 feet (like going to Lake Tahoe) you had to remove the air filter and cover so it could get more air.

Other than that it was a great car.


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[Hancle704]

1951 Hudson Hornet 2 door Coupe. Straight 6 engine that could move out faster than some V8 Fords of the same vintage.

[Ceafolks]

A '51' Plymouth coupe..the polar opposite of a "chick magnet". Swapped even for a black '48' Ford...that was better. :wave:

[Irish Rover]

I had a 1948 Buick with stick shift. It wasn't pretty but it got us around. We called it the Blue Goose. It burned more oil than gas. Some great memories.

[Tbugs]

My first car was a 1955 Rambler Country Club. It was two-tone of cream color on the top and sea-green body. The car had the Continental kit of the covered spare tire on the end of the trunk.

[laryb]

First car was a 64 Olds Cutlass that was totaled 3 weeks after I bought it by being hit by a stolen car. 2nd car was a 70 Pontiac GTO Ram Air IV

[downeaster]

1932 Chevrolet sedan. Bought it for $65.00. Had a part time job in a garage and spent all my wages keeping it running. Roof leaked, floor boards leaked so passenger got wet feet if we hit a puddle. Brake cables froze in winter. It was a winner but only way I had to get to high school. Ran it for a couple of years then traded it for a 1932 Indian Scout motorcycle.

[schotzyb]

1950 Ford; 3 Speed on the Column

[glgene]

My first car, at age 18, was a 1956 Ford. Dark green, 6 cylinder, stick shift, roll-up windows, no power steering, no power brakes. Paid $150 for it. Drove it for 15 months and then (even after wrecking it once) sold it for $125 (right before joining the US Air Force).

$25 depreciation for 15 months of driving. Not bad. Try and match that today <g>.

Gene

ps: I was proud of my car, because I paid for it. Growing up on a small farm and getting only a $4 week allowance (farm work and all), it wasn't easy to save any money (dating on $4 a week?!). Ahhh-my '56 Ford!

[cabo35]

1949 Pontiac convertible, skirts, Olds Starfire spinners, lowering blocks and a gorgeous $29.95 Earl Shieb turquoise paint job. Wish I still had it.

[RichieLion]

A 1966 VW Bug. I got it in 1969 when all my friends were in muscle cars. My girlfriend was not a fan of the car, and a little embarrassed to ride in it. I didn't have it long as I was drafted that same year, so I gave it to my brother who turned it into a dune buggy while I was in Viet Nam. It's was a pretty cool conversion.

[golfnut]

1950 Dodge with fluid drive, anyone remember what fluid drive was....gn

[mac9]

A 1949 Plymouth Deluxe (in 1964!). Loved that car. Never had a problem finding it in a parking lot. It was the highest car there.:crap2:

[chuckinca]

1950 Dodge with fluid drive, anyone remember what fluid drive was....gn


An abortion!



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[Bill-n-Brillo]

1950 Dodge with fluid drive, anyone remember what fluid drive was....gn Absolutely! My first car was a '53 Dodge Coronet with Fluid Drive. Bought it from our neighbor for $50. Got plowed into the first day I had it. Nice. Dad "fixed" the banged up right side - then painted the whole car with a brush! Bodywork made the side of the car look like a waffle. Always glad he had a different day job.......

Fluid Drive - pretty weird set up. But it's how I learned to drive a stick! You couldn't stall the thing!

Bill

[jebartle]

paid $1200, sold it for $5000, now they sell for $50,000....Fun fun car

[LittleDog]

Mine was a 1950 Mercedes Benz that was 10 years old when I purchased it in 1960 while in the Army in Germany

John

[Reefer]

'76 Vetter....well, a Chevette. But at least I can tell people I owned a Vette:smiley:

[hdh1470]

1950 Dodge with fluid drive, anyone remember what fluid drive was....gn

Had the same but mine was a coupe only had front seat,yes it was fluid drive and the color was black

[brostholder]

1966 Karmen Ghia. I could wind 1st gear all the way to 7mph!! Top speed of 84 mph. In the winter when you put the heat on, your right leg would be burning hot and your left leg freezing cold! The cramped quarters made olympic gymnasts out of girlfriend and me.

[memason]

... The cramped quarters made olympic gymnasts out of girlfriend and me.

Hmmmmm.... Should we ask ??? :icon_wink:

[rockaway]

1951 Ford Tudor. Black, 3 on the tree and that great old

Flat Head V8 with dual exhaust that sounded so good with

Glass Packs.

[sonny&karen]

It was my first car when I 14 years old had my drivers lincense at 14 in Texas it was the last year you could get one at 14 years old 1959 .

Sonny

[Challenger]

1948 Ford 2drsedan-Dual exhaust - battleship gray . Newly rebuilt flat head V8 form Sears- Shackled and dual spot lights. Named "Leapin Lena" describing her get away for street racing. Still love thinking about her

[Jack&Pam]

1955 Oldsmobile Holiday two tone blue and white.
I remember driving it wide open at 105mi, though not too often.
It was a honey

[saratogaman]

'63 Corvair Spyder -- factory turbo! Only car in America that could redline in 4th (that's 120mph -- did that once). Won many a 'streetlight gran prix'...and it got 25mpg. Miss that car!

[2BNTV]

First car was a 1960 Buick Skylark, midnight blue color.

My dad bought it brand new and sold it to me after he drove it two years.

[chuckinca]

1956 Ford Crown Vic, Orange & White, paid $200 in 1963.
1954 Ford Ranch Wagon, Blue, paid $100 in 1963.
1959 Plymouth Belvedere Convert, White, paid $250 in 1963.
1963 Austin Healy Sprite Convert, Red, Paid $1500 in 1964.

Went in Army in July 1964 - left them all at my dads house; my younger brother sold/wrecked them while I was gone.


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[BogeyBoy]

My first car that ran was a 1961 Buick Special. Had a V-8, big four barrel carb, and a 3 speed.

Before that a friend and I bought a 1948 Buick Convertible. It had been my father's from 48-54. Somewhere along the line the car stopped running and ended up in a junk lot. We pretty much gave up before we started, it needed more time and money than we had. Pity - it probably would have looked like this: (even the same color)

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[eremite06]

1955 VW bug.

[2newyorkers]

1962 Falcon with plywood to cover the holes in the floor and no heat. This was during the gas shortage of 1973 or was it 1974? All I know was that my father gave me a can of defroster for the inside of the windows and that I wore 2 coats and 2 pairs of gloves while waiting on line for gas!

[pakirk]

1957 Volkswagen Karmen Gia convertible.

[Number 6]

1965 Ford Mustang. Red with white interior. Wish I had it today.

[Xavier]

1956 Plymouth Belvedere- loved that car! It had a body by Fisher. Remember all the Chevy commercials toted "a body by Fisher" I think 1955 and 1956 were the only two years for Plymouth. It was charcoal gray and white. Had the fin a year before the 57 Chevy. I think the V8 was a 277 CID. It had push button drive. I kept it so polished up that you couldn't see the rocker panels were rusted out. Back then it was cool to have the rear of the car lower to the ground. I put cinder blocks in the trunk.

[Jack&Pam]

It was a 1955 Odsmobile Holiday two tone blue and white.
I remember opening it up to 105 mph.though not too often.
It was awesome.

[krausaj]

Mine was a '54 Lincoln Capri coupe, cream w/red top, leather, power seat.
Many fond memories.

[Shimpy]

"55" Ford Fairlane. V8 and stick shift. At a drive in one night I tried to beat the traffic leaving and ripped out the passenger window because I forgot to remove the speaker.

[Dirigo]

'64 Chevy Chevelle, red on red. Used to take it to the drag strip and beat the newer, faster cars (I was fast off the line).

[Tom Hannon]

A brand new Red 1967 GTX. 375 horsepower. I had just got my licence and bought the car. Cost me $3625. The car weighed 3625 pounds. $1 a pound. I now drive a Mini Cooper. Guess I meelowed in my later years.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

A brand new Red 1967 GTX. 375 horsepower. I had just got my licence and bought the car. Cost me $3625. The car weighed 3625 pounds. $1 a pound. I now drive a Mini Cooper. Guess I meelowed in my later years. And the price per pound for the Mini Cooper is a WHOLE lot more than your GTX was!!!! :)

Bill

[bargee]

1940 Mercury Opera Coupe(aka 5 window)Purchased in 1956 with 27,000 miles on it.Sold it in 57 for 100.00.Sighhhhhhh.