What was your first car???
 

My first car was a 1977 Firebird Formula. I worked at my cousins bar on the weekends so my dad would buy me things and I would pay him back.. I traded the Formula in for a 1979 Trans Am. I ran the hell out of that and then I found another 1979 Trans Am with only 42,000 miles on it that was a 4 speed. I drove that for a year or so and traded it for a 1983 Z28 with only 37,000 miles on it. I then traded it for a 1993 Trans Am brand new. Well anyhow I could go on and on but I just wanted to see what kind of car was your first...

72 Chevy Vega GT Wagon :rock:

Funny you should ask.

A 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook.

Ain't she a bute! :thumbs:


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1981 Datsun 310. Had 230k miles. It is what I learned to drive a manual on.

57 Chevy Convertible.

A 1955 Ford convertable (in 1957). The only Ford I've ever owned.

Like this, but I don't have any pic of the real car...
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A beautiful Midnight Blue 1941 Plymouth that had been nosed and decked, with white & red pinstripes and rolled and pleated powder blue interior. The dashboard had been chromed and it was a beautiful car planning to become a future streetrod. However, I pushed that POS further than I drove it since the block cracked and I never had the money to put a new engine in it. :( Burnt more oil than a freighter.

A 1979 Datsun 280ZX 5-speed manual with T-tops. It had only 2 seats as well! I should have known what I would evolve into driving :lol:

1967 Pontiac Tempest :cool:
2 door, Inline 6, 230 CID, 3 speed on the column

79 Z28 :thumbs:

1981 VW Scirocco

'90 dodge daytona in '95 (it was teal :))

1965 T- bird, had every option avalible ... and because of the options the lady that was the original owner ordered it had a 429 cobra jet !!! what !!!!!!!! yup! go down the road doing 95 and it floated like cruise ship !! but then again, it was as big as one also!!

1973 Formula firebird I still have it withttp://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psf19f0ae6.jpgh 20,000 miles

1956 Ford Custom tudor post with three on the tree, 272 CI. That was a very long time ago.

'83 Grand Prix :ack:

95 Honda Civic DX Automatic Coupe

1969 Dodge Charger R/T, that I still have.
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My first was a 1968 Plymouth Satellite bought in 1973.
In 1975, I purchased my first "new" car, a 1975 Firebird Formula, kept for 2 years and ordered a 1977 Trans Am. From that point on, it was the TA in the garage while I used other cars or vans for the baby seats etc.
After storing the T/A for the better part of 8 years, I sold it to a friend.
Regretted that move for years, but when I was looking again at getting a muscle car of old, I fell in lust with the C6, so I quickly forgot about the old muscle car days, and decided on new technology, and a better handling and better riding option than the old bone crushers of old.
:cheers:

A 1953 Mercury with a flathead V8 and Mercomatic trans( which I quickly removed and installed a 389 Pontiac with tri-power and 3 speed stick) What can I say I was a crazy kid!!!!!

It was a Red 1963 Ford Falcon station wagon. I put a thrush muffler on it and it lasted about 2 weeks. lol.

64 dodge rambler

'61 Volkswagen Beetle.


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1964 Pontiac Tempest LeMans Convertible – 215 cu in I6 – 3-speed manual

It WAS brand new! It WASN'T a GTO!!


NOT even close.

61 Chevy Impala Bubbletop. 283 2 bbl powerslide. Took it to TJ for a diamond tuck interior, chrome reversed w/Wide Ovals. Stolen from my barracks parking lot and stripped in an orange grove. Wish I still had it.

1952 4 door Ford sedan. $15.

'62 Corvette, bought cheap in 1966 from a mechanic in my home town who was getting married and had to sell it. Balanced 327 with fuelie heads, 4.11 rear, Edelbrock intake with 3 2's, hard and soft tops. Talk about "wish I still had it".

A 57' two door Chevy. I think it was a 210 with a 283 V-8. My sister gave it to me because it burned too much oil. I only kept it a few months and sold it to get my first Vette, a Red 60' vert with both tops. All this was in 1967.

69 Roadrunner, metallic blue.

'68 Camaro, 327. And yes, I wish I still had it.

52 Dodge fluid drive flathead 6
Car I liked best was a 66 Chevelle Vert 4 speed with the knee knocker tach.327 Had to sell it when I got drafted in 68.I dream about that car

1969 Red Mustang Vert with White Top.
Black Interior. No power steering, brakes,
no A/C. 8 Track Tape Player...:woohoo:

Bought in 1974. $1200.00

65 Mustang convertible - 289 CI - dual exhaust, cammed, solid lifters, big wheels/tires on the rear. Threw a rod while racing a Road Runner. Those were the days!

1971 Elm Green Super Beatle.
Paid Exactly $2,323.00 brand new including all taxes and fees...

ohhhhh the 8-track tapes...those were the days :lol:

I seem to have stumbled onto a "rich man's" forum.

My first car was a 1941 Chevrolet, 4 door (in 1958). And to get it I had to build up the engine myself. With my Dad's supervision.

216 cubic inches or raw power with vacuum shift, split manifold, 2 glass packs and plenty of "flex-pipe" and bailing wire.

Most of you guys don't know the thrill of building and repairing you cars from wrecking yard parts. If the wrecking yard owner didn't know you by your first name, you were no one!

Oh; I almost forgot. And a "reverb" unit on the radio. How many of you remember those? I thought so.

My first car was a 1960 MGA 1600 - baby blue w/wire wheels.
Enjoy,
akriggm

1969 Chevelle SS. totaled it 3 weeks after I got my Drivers license. Next car was a Mustang 2 (it did have a v6 though). was the car I learned to drive a standard.

My first car was a '58 Chevy Belair 348 ci 2 door hardtop I purchased in early 1963. Here's a picture of it with my buddy's '56 Olds.

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1996 pontiac trans am. yeaaaaa im young! haha

1970 Dodge Challenger 440 Six pack..The ex got it in the divorce:(

Clif

1930 Model A Ford. And I still have it 51 years later.

A six year old '62 Impala convert. 283, powerglide, silver blue, blue int. white top.

1942 4 door Desoto with fluid drive. This car had more room in the back seat than most cars have altogether.

A new 1967 Buick GS 400.

A 1964 Chevelle Malibu, 283, 2 barrel, single exhust, Powerglide tranny bought in April 1970 for $625 when I was a junior in high school.

1967 Plymouth Belvedere II. It looked just like this one (not mine). Got it on my 16th birthday in 1974.

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1874 firebird formula/350, which quickly got a cam/intake/holly, followed by wheels and of course a hot stereo.

Mine was a 1965 Pontiac GTO.
Bought it when I was 16 years old and had 75,000 miles
and was a cream puff!
Also..I payed $475 dollars for it in 1975!
GOD I WISH I HAD THAT CAR BACK!

1959 Triumph TR-3 purchased in 1972 after freshman year of college...

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Camaro
 

The year was 1976 and I was 16. I bought a 1969 Camaro SS for 1600.00. It was a 4-speed and I didn't even know how to drive a clutch. I had to learn on the drive home. :cool:

Grandmas yellow 70 nova in 81
My friends dad let us use his body shop last weekend before new owner took over. In a marathon 48 hour session we did 2 cars, Mine rolled back out red with black racing stripes and leather buckets from a junked tbird we found out back.Fun senior year of HS with that. :cool:

I may have the oldest (haven't read all the replies).

Had a 1954 Chevrolet 210 in-line 6 with a 2-speed Power Glide transmission. I inherited it from my older sister. It was one that when I stopped at a service station, I told them to check the gas and fill it with oil. It was brown on top, tan on the bottom.

65 Mustang:rock:

1956 Chevy in 1964 for $850. Changed it over from automatic to stick with a Hurst "Mystery" shifter on the floor and bored it out from 265 to 283 cu in. Ran K stock at the drags.
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First car was a 55 Chevy 2 door wagon that I worked over before turning 16. Painted it white over red, but the red faded within a couple of years. Kept it for years until selling it mid-college. Bought a 65 Marlin fastback that had been drag raced for $1100 when I was 18 from a airman stationed in Germany who needed to unload the 3 year old car. Traded that for a new SS396 Chevelle in 1968 while in college. Those were the days.....

Back in the 60's we would caravan to high school track and cross country meets. We would load eight guys into this thing with the rear window swung up and motor to the meets.

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1964 Impala SS 327 ......

1966 Ambassador 990 sedan. Drove it through college.

1937 Ford 2 door sedan. That was in 1954 when I was 14. I wasn't old enough to drive so I just used it to learn on. :thumbs:

1947 Chevy 4 door Fleetline, bought when I was 15. Still have it and is my currant restoration project. First new car 72 Monte Carlo that I still have and was restored 18 years ago.

That picture right there speaks a thousand words. That is one great picture! :thumbs:

1973 Pontiac Grand Am. It looked just like this one. Bought it brand new off the showroom floor.

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1976 Plymouth Volare sedan, red with parchment vinyl top and interior, 225 cu. in. slant 6, automatic transmission. Purchased in 1979 a week before my sophomore year at college.

1979 Pontiac Grand Prix (in 1994)....and it was a piece of junk :lol:

1950 Ford, flathead V-8 (100hp) 3 on the tree, and I could get 2ond gear rubber, no problem....:thumbs:

1963 Studebaker Lark Daytona 2 dr., V8 and 4 spd.

41 Ford 4 door ,suicide doors, straight 8

1963 Corvair Spyder Convertible

My first car I "owned" was a 1970 Chevy Belair my dad paid $500 for. It sat in the driveway until I had paid him back the $500 so I could drive it. It took me about a month to pay him back but then that car spent many a day getting me and my friends to the beach. That was in '78 and I had just graduated from high school.

Before that I drove my dads 1970 Chevy pickup with a 3 spd on the column shifter.

Meg

1969 Pontiac LeMans. Polished it with Turtle Wax Paste every weekend!!

1971 Camaro, love my Vette but wish I still had it now. I'm amazed by guys that still have their first car. My previous car is usually used for a down payment on my next car.

Red 57 Bel Air Chevy in 1962 just like this one, but with different wheels.

Didn't get my first Vette until 1967.

1970 Mustang Mach1 351c 4V 4 speed

In 1976, as a 16 year old high school junior, I bought a 1970 MGB for $500 (British Racing Green, wire wheels with tubes, 3 little windshield wipers, 2 small 6 volt batteries behind the seats.) I loved that car - felt like James Bond driving it.

When the MG bottom rusted completely out in 1979 my Dad helped me buy my first new car, a brand new 1979 Pontiac Sunbird (white, 4-speed manual, AM radio, wind-up windows, red vinyl seats) for $4400.

I think the MGB was the better car . . . and that's not saying much.

I really like this thread. Thanks.

A red 1977, Toyota Celica GT. Brand new off the lot. Immediately put Koni's and lowering springs on it. Ripped out the back seat too. Thought it would make it lighter. It was a nice little car though.

My parents bought me a 1952 four door Studebaker with a 232 CI V8 and three on the tree for $150. Called it the "Grey Ghost." Wasn't much but it beat walking. First car I actually bought was a 1958 250HP Fuelie Corvette 4 speed with power windows and both tops. Sure wish I had that one back. It would be worth a ton of money today. That was in 1965. How time flys by!

1971 Ford F100 pickup no power anything, 3 on the tree.

A 1962 Sunbeam Alpine !!! Took out the original 1500cc and replaced it with a later 1725cc sunbeam motor. Were talking upgrading from a 79 horse motor to a 90 horse fire breathing monster!! :woohoo: Bare in mind when your 16 years old, in 1976, This was a big deal :thumbs: and the start of my obsession of the need for speed !!:cheers:

My first car
 

A 1947 Merc. with a 1953 Olds J2 super 88 engine 4bbl, dual exhaust. It had a white Carson top and the body was so black you could see for miles in the reflection. With 800X15 tires on the back and 710X15s on the front, it had a slight rake. Wide white walls of course. Damn, loved that car..It was in 1955, I was 19 years old..

A smurf blue (and I mean that in a very literal sense - body, wheels and top) Geo Tracker. Was a graduation present. Man alive that thing was a great little cruisin machine back in the day :) Friends of course had to call me Smurfette in the Smurfmobile.

1975 Pontiac 2dr Catalina. :thumbs:

1967 Impala SS. Man I wish I still had it. :cool:

I got to drive my Mom's car in H/S: a used 1967 Mercury Cougar, dark blue, 289 ci V-8 w/2bbl, three-speed auto shifter
on the floor w/center console. No A/C. That car was a blast...wish we'd kept it !

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A dark blue 1968 VW Bug....:thumbs:

Mine was a '50 dodge for which I paid $100. 3 speed manual with fluid drive. It got 50 miles per quart on oil and smoked a lot. The body actually looked pretty good.

1978 Chevy Camaro, T-Top, small block 325, White w/ Red interior. Bought 8 years old and put over 200K on the odometer. good times with it and owned it for 7 or 8 years.

1989 Plymouth Sundance. I had to pay my dad back. Loved that car. Traded up to a 1995 Z28 A4, got hit at an intersection by a red light runner who totaled me and sued me (:lol:), to a full size conversion van complete with fold out bed, Nintendo, captains chairs, track lighting, cb radio, etc. while I was waiting on the lawsuit outcome, to my 1998 Z28 M6, inherited my sister's 1996 Neon when dad bought her a new car just because. Auctioned the neon, ended up in a 1999 Grand Caravan while I garaged the Z28, into my Acura TL, sold the Z28, waited, got bored and bought the Corvette.

A brand new blue '74 Camaro Type LT....the first of 4 F-body cars I owned between that first one and the Vette I bought in 2004.

That 74 Camaro
A red 76 Firebird TransAm
A black 83 Camaro Z28
A red 91 Firebird Formula

Loved every one of 'em.

1969 SS Camaro...back when you could pick them up for $2000.00.

a 1984 Firebird and I beat the hell out if it. After a couple I years I had a brand new 1987 Camaro RS ( my dad did not want me having a V8) but blew the engine 6 months in and luckily a Chevy shop (not a dealer) got an 88 Corvette totaled from behind, that drivetrain went in my car. I used to love it when the Iroc-Z's and mustangs would pull up next to me and talk sh!t about me only having a v6 then getting their doors blown off.

I know that feeling well. I had a supercharger and all the bolt ons in my 2011 Camaro SS and loved kicking base Corvettes asses...

Keep them coming guys. I'm loving this. As you can see I have had many cars in my 42 years. I now own a used car lot and get to drive all kind of cars. I will say that I like my 2013 Z06 the best so far..

1971 Mustang Mach 1 - 351C

1952 plymouth

Too Kool! Any pix?

A used 1965 white Mustang notchback. 289 automatic, 2 bbl. It was a beautiful looking car but zeroed out my high school bank account due to excessive breakdowns and repairs. I finally sold it to a mechanic who towed it away and then bought a 67 Camaro SS convertible. 350/295 4 speed manual with factory hurst shifter! It was a 1967 Indy 500 pacecar spinoff...white with blue interior and exterior striping. Loved that Camaro.

'64 Pontiac Catalina, light blue.
Beater. (My sister did damage on the side and the front.)
Add-on A/C, bench seat, great fly windows and a 383 2 barrel.
HUGE car.
Learned to turn a wrench on that car....couldn't afford to get it fixed to pass inspection, so I went to Sears and bought a tool set.
Car long gone, but still use the tools!

In 1967 bought 1966 new GTO, and then sold it in 1969 for the Judge. Wish I had them today.

I'm 67 years old ... have had 36 cars in my life .. had several cars that were not licensed ... the first licensed car was a 1953 Chevy .. the most recent new one is our 2010 ZR1.

First car was a 1955 chev belair 2 door that I had in the Marines in 1963.
z51vett
Doug