[tomwed]

In 1969 I turned 17 and my dad bought me a 62 Beetle.


[this is a photo of someone else's 62 beetle]

Dad paid $200 because the engine was blown and quarter panels and bumpers were banged up. Then he taught me how to rebuild an engine. Truth be told, I got the theory and grinded some valves and seats but mostly I was extra muscle and handed him the wrenches like the assistant in an operating room. I took apart the upholstery too and with the help of my girlfriend, we hand stitched the seams. I also got lucky when I found someone selling their black 60 Beetle body that was in great shape for $50. They were building a dune buggy with the chassis and motor. The body parts were interchangeable and in one day I transformed my car into a much better looking car. That’s the kind of Dad I had.

It was a perfect car in Secaucus, NJ. When the snow came, it went over everything and smaller parking spaces in Jersey City, where I went to High School, were not a problem. Since then I have owned many other interesting cars and each one has a story.

[rosygail]

1060 Corvair with no floor! This was in 1974.

[billethkid]

1941 Ford 2 door sedan....flat head v-8.....

[outahere]

1965 Dodge Dart - bright red, straight 6, automatic transmission. Paid $600 for it right after I graduated high school in 1970 (basically my life savings from gifts and 3 years on a paper route).

[JSR22]

1969 Mustang mach 1 blue with black racing stripes and white interior.

[gpirate]

1955 Chevrolet BelAir Hardtop. Candy apple red with white top. Paid $800 in 1960.

[Gary7]

1964 Plymouth Belvedere -
Slant 6 -225 -
Push button automatic

[tv2016]

Red AMC Gremlin

[FlamingoFlo]

Orange 1970 Dodge Colt

[villagetinker]

1958 Ford Galaxy, police inceptor special (what was he thinking??), 352 V8, 4 barrel, auto, PS/PB and a read end geared so low that at 70 mph the engine was barely turning 200 rpm....no idea the top end.

First NEW car 1966 signal flare red black vinyl roof Mustang coupe, 289 V8, auto.

Currently reliving my youth, by restoring a 1966 Fastback Mustang (no exactly stock).

[jebartle]

Sure wish I had that car (1963 Corvette) now....Sold for $5,000, probably worth $70,000 now

[dbussone]

A brand new 1967 Mustang

[tommy steam]

1957 buick convert , light blue with a white top and white interior. It was beautiful.

[Hankg42]

1956 Chevy 150 4-door sedan. It had an almost new 283 that I swapped into it, along with a few hot rod bits. It looked like hell, but ran great and was pretty quick, for what it was.

[plrbr1120]

Graduated from H.S. May of 1967. Ordered a new car before hand and in June 1967...had a brand new paid off 1967 GTO. Wish I still had it. Bought it with $$ saved doing odd jobs thru my high school years.