70 Ford Maverick with a straight 6. Not Ford's best effort but I have fond memories of it.

1966 Fiat 1100D - bought in 1974 for 200.00. 74 cubic inch motor / 54hp if I recall correctly. 4sp manual on the tree. Total chick magnet car - installed a Craig 8track player for tunes... :thumbs:

My First Car
 

1961 Plymouth 2 Door Ugliest Car Ever Made

68 Dodge Coronet 440.

Ugliest green ever made.

'49 Olds was the first, followed by a '31 Model A 5-window coupe. Then after they were gone and I finally got a driver's license, I bought a '52 Mercury.

I will respectfully disagree with you Greg. :rofl:
Behold the 1961 Studebaker "Lark VI"
To qualify for ugliest, my car was flat black, green cloth interior, three on the tree (although it had been modified with a caddie V8 under the hood and an auto tranny). The remains of the "stick" on the column were still evident. No hubcaps, wheels were painted black.
Ugly, but quick. :yesnod:

OP, great thread! :cheers:

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A1957 Pontiac Chieftain conv. Blk and wht. Would be worth a fortune today!

1957 Chevy Belair Convertible...all original.Ugliest green I had ever seen.Bought it in 75 for 250 bucks. http://www.diecastmodelswholesale.co...log/eda6_1.JPG This..http://www.barrett-jackson.com/stagi...nt_3-4_Web.jpg Wish I still had it!

1958 Ford Custom 300 same color as the picy. Bought it just before I turned 16 with $$$ I had made from cutting grass. It had a 312 Thunderbird engine which was seemingly indestructible.(BTW, It ate 283 Chevys.}
It had a factory hood scoop. All you had to do was knock out the emblem in the hood and put in some screen wire.

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My first car was a white 1962 Impala SS that I bought at age 15 (1969) for $50. It was only a 283 2bbl with a 2 speed Powerglide transmission.

First car was 1990 Volvo 240 wagon...shortly replaced by a '98 Camaro Z28 1LE that I still have.

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1987 Cavalier Z24, 2.8 V6, 5-speed. It had a rattle can paint job. One of my most favorite cars ever.

2002 Blazer Xtreme, which I still have and never plan to sell.
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My first car was a 1966 Pontiac Tempest with the OHC in-line 6 that my dad gave me. My next car, and the first I ever bought new was a '74 Firebird.

1965 Volvo Amazon for the Swede
 

Even though I was born in 1982.... The -65 Volvo Amazon was my very first car.... 1.8 liters of Swedish power... vroom vroom...

Not my car in the pic, but looked pretty much the same

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1966 Chevy II Nova bought from the original owner in 1977. 2 door with 283. I should've kept it.

1950 Chevy Coupe bought from the original owner in 1966

I got my first car in 2001. It was what was left of a 1987 v6 camaro. Was my 17th birthday (NJ driver got to wait that extra year) gift from my mom that she spent a couple hundred dollars on. It was all she could afford, single mom, 4 kids, not much money to go around obviously. Me and her boyfriend got it up and running eventually, although it didn't even make it a year. We did some creative things and I got to make this phone call on the side of the road that I will never forget the words of. "Hey Paul, remember the way we rigged up the power steering and you said it would hold, yeah well it kind of just fell out while I was driving". There was soo much damage and I had saved up some money from working we gave up on the project after that

:iagree:
Way uglier than my POS:rock:

I think I have everyone beat on this!:eek: Considering the performance, quality, and pure driving excitement my first car is unmatched. 1978 Ford Pinto 4 cyl. 4 speed manual. I still have dreams of the insane power and agility that this car had.:willy:

First car
 

58 Chevy impala convertable , light blue . it was factory 3 speed 283 with a 4 barrel. One of the many that got away.

In 1967 I bought a '54 MG TF for $600. It burned a little oil and when my Dad and I rebuilt the motor we found only one piston still had all the rings and all four had broken skirts. Still did 50 mph though! We ended up rebuilding the whole car and drove it daily until I went into the Navy in 1969. In 1970 the engine seized due to a broken valve. I kept the car even though it didn't run until 2002 and sold it for $8000. I still miss it too.

1970 Chevelle 396 SS. 4 spd, Fathom blue with twin white stripes and cowl induction hood. Wish I still had her.

1976 AMX, a one-of-a-kind prototype for the 1977 AMX. Having a V8 muscle car in high school was awesome. Didn't have another V8 until my C6.

1988 hyundai excel gls sedan 4cyl 5 spd 110 hp my dad bought from the auction when I was a sophomore in hs (it was obviously used) and I loved it. Followed by a 92 Saturn sl sedan, then a 95 Honda accord sedan, followed by a 94 Z28 auto, then a new 00 ss camaro in 01, sold it and bought a new 05 accord V6 in 05, and a used 98 ss camaro, then traded the Honda for my 10 tundra 4wd, traded that for my '12 f250 king ranch diesel Fx4, and bought the 09 C6 in Feb '13. Think I'm done for a while lol.

42 HENWAY:hide:

First of many small block Chevy's. This one was a 350.

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1956 Plymouth Savoy, real rust and green in 1966. It was my baby though. :crazy::crazy: :D:D

1973 Mercury Montego MX. 400/auto. Yellow w/vinyl top

Blue 1970 Fiat 128. 4 door manual 4 speed. My first new car after wrecking 3 of my Dad's cars. I soon wrecked this car twice and totaled it. Always pushing cars and skis to the limits. :rock:

69 Charger that I had to get rid of cause gas prices went up to $2.00 a gallon!! Miss that car BAD!

A 1994 Lincoln continental in 2000

H.S. -- Bandit Trans Am, others through college years. I've always had more than one car. If talk
sport cars after Trans Ams went to Vettes. As for second vehicles been trucks or
SUV's. Usually trade something every 2 years. C6 has been around the longest
of any car, only has 9,000 miles

This is the first time not going too on the vette. The C7 is neat looking but for now I
just don't want one. Not like past vettes where go man I want one of those new
trim models.

Find myself more interested in a the new Silverado or BMW X5

Priced out a C7 vert. If trade my present 9,000 mile C6 would have to come up
with $50,000. Guess you finally go are cars worth that kind of money.
Truck is near 50,000 and the BMW is $75,000 ??????

1965 Datsun truck. Looked just like this one, only crappier... :rofl:
Only paid $650 for mine.
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1966 Chevelle SS396

A very faded out 1973 Red VW bug with half of the drivers seat bottom missing and a pillow crammed into the seat bottom and half of the floor gone. :rock:

56 Chevy my dad gave $250.00 for her :cheers:

A 1949 Plymouth POS rustbucket. It got me through high school before succumbing to a fatal rod knock. I LOVED that car! So far I seem to have have the oldest relic on this post.
I waited 50 years to afford a corvette but it was worth the wait

A 1950 Chevy. I bought it for $50. After driving it for 3 years I sold it for $75.

1973 Nova SS Hatchback

1956 Chevrolet, 283, auto., 2 door. I was working at a used car lot the summer before I turned 16. I bought it from a mechanic that worked there for $200. He bought my bicycle for his son. It had a new blue and white paint job. But the stuffing was coming out of the back seat, door panel missing, needed tires. I bought a set of used tires from the car lot owner. I drove it till I tore the transmission up and then I sold it for $60. :smash:

1945 Willys jeep
 

I bought a 1945 Willys jeep in 1965 for $288. Was not yet 15 at the time, kept it until 2011 when I gave it to my son in Montana. Has been restored to its military greatness.

That was amazing that she was able to order an engine that was not available in 1965.:eek:

The Ford 385 engine was not sold in cars before 1968.:leaving:

Bought for $200 bucks in 1964 a 1950 Plymouth Sedan with a flat head six. It lasted me through 4 years of college. What a tank!

1949 Ford 2 door. V8, 3 on the tree w/overdrive. $150 in '58.

1961 Biscane 2 dr 6 cyl and 3 on the tree.. Loved to floor it and side step the clutch...

1982 mustang gt, and I still have it.

68 Plum Crazy Hemi Charger. Probably should have kept that one huh!:willy::willy: It was 8 years old at the time.

1974 Mustang II coupe that I bought in 1976 after college.
6 cyl with 4 speed stick.
Put an 8 track player in it and I was a happy fellow. Winter time it got snow tires and had no problem getting around VT.
At the end of 3 years the repairs got annoying and I got a '79 Cutlass Calais.

1952 Ford 2 dr., 6 cylinder with 3 speed stick on the column. Paid $175 in 1961.

71 Ford Maverick with a straight 6 and more bondo than metal!

I loved that car!

first self bought car at age 18.. 3 grand for the rolling body w/blown motor, 2k for engine, another 1k on misc parts and tools, and a LOOTTT of spare time when I was a student. was a very enjoyable car and thing was fast.

I shoulda never sold her but I moved out to an apartment, and these cars are not easy to maintain.

Always been into Z's and Vettes, notice the similarity in styling and interior.

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Well mine was a little older. It was a 1947 Mercury Vert with a "53 Olds super 88 J2 V8 4bbl. It had a white carson top and Zeffer gears..I was 19 and in the Navy..Long time ago, I'm 76 now.

'65 Imapla SS 327

My first car, back in 1970, was a four door light blue '63 Chevy II that was bought from an elderly lady in Joplin, MO. It was an automatic, 6 cylinder car with not a lot of get up and go. :lol: Paid $400 for it and kept it for a little over a year before getting a '65 Buick Skylark that had been my dad's.

Mine was a 49 Ford

1964 GTO, 389 with the 3 deuces. I bought it from my high school teacher for $100. The engine was out of it and no trans. We put the engine back in it and bought a 4 speed trans for another $100 and had a decent car for $200.

The first new car I bought was also a 1964 GTO, 389 with the 3 deuces. I bought in in April 1964 and had to sell it in November 1965 when I was drafted. I loved that car.

1961 Pontiac. I was 16 at the time (1966).

:thumbs: 1964 Chevy Impala SS, 283 cu. in. Silver Blue with matching interior!!

64 Ford Falcon two door, straight 6/ auto then moved to a 68 Volkswagen beetle

62 Chevy wagon. My Dad could have bought any car for me but I had to earn the money cutting and selling firewood, $175 with a wrecked front fender. Put a mattress in the back. When I'd pick up a new girl for a date I'd smile and tell her this was how I went camping.

1928 ford 2dr. sedan

1954 Ford 292 w/3 on the tree

68 Plymouth FuryIII four door

my first car was a '66 vette conv, 390 hp. i was 24. never had any money in high school or college. went to at buick in 11/63. was able to get rides to and from work. saved all my money. i knew that i was going to get drafted so i didn't buy a car. got drafted in 4/64. spent 2 yrs at fort polk,la(tiger land). i ordered it on 1/66 to be picked up after i seperated. got back to cadillac, mi on 8 april and picked it up. had it about 2.5 yrs. wife and kids came along. had to trade it in.................jake

88 Toyota Camry. My dad passed it down to me when I got my license on the first attempt. Greatest feeling ever!!

I was 16 and owned a DZ block '69 Z/28 in '72. wish I still had it today...

Great looking car!

My first was a 70 Formula 350.

Replaced the 350 with a 455 the 1st year I had her. Kept her for 10 years ...yep, wish I still had it

1957 Volkswagon, bought brand new.

A heavily modified '55 Chevrolet Belair. I paid $250.00 dollars for it that I earned from my paper route. Boy was my dad pissed! It had the small Hemi engine in it but it wasn't a very fast car. It's looks attracted a lot of attention which was fine with me.

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For the heck of it, here's my second car. Obviously a Chevy guy...

This car was bought new by my dad with a 427.

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Many cool cars. Wish I had something cool then in 1973 when I got my license. My dad bought my first car from a friend at work, a 1966 VW Beetle with a grand total of 40 hp!

1970 Chevelle SS 396. 350 HP, turbo 400 tranny, light green with black vinyl top and black interior. If a human could kick its own a**, I would, for not keeping it. Bought it a week after graduating high school in 1974 and traded it later for a new 1977 Camaro, 305 2 bbl. 2.56 gears and a whopping 130 hp. WHAT A DOG !!

1964 Ford Fairlane

1973 Mercury Capri V-6 "Sexy European". Kept it 30 years and sold it in 2003 with 225,000 miles.

a '74 vega

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I understand GM is considering shipping the C7 this way....NOT!

I can see why my F*#$ing Vega ran like sh@# back in the day!:willy:

First Car
 

1966 Chevelle Malibu, 2 door, AM radio, 283 CI with MT headers, four barrel carb and a pretty hot cam, hood pins, auto trans, black with black interior, black steel rims with red Tiger Stripe tires and Bowtie Baldy Caps -- a bit of a sleeper. Paid $650 for it in 1973, and then the mods began. Gas was less than $.50 a gallon. Those were the days.

'68 Firebird 350 auto.

Nissan 300zx, 1986 believe

1974 Dodge Colt. $400 purchase price; Spun a crank bearing while driving it home on my first day. Spent a fortune rebuilding the engine from scratch. Best experience of my car life; was the foundation for doing a project thoroughly and following through. Sold it 200,00 miles later; great little car.

1966 2 door Ford Galaxy 352ci 4 barrel quadrajet, replaced by a Holley 780 double pumper...I think. It was almost 40 years ago. Pretty fast on Telegraph and surprised a few people cause it looked like an old guy's car. Went through a lot of tires. It was a brake torque master.

2.1972 Lemans convertible gold. 389 hog. Slow but pretty.

3. 1972 Gran Torino Sport gold again. 351 windsor. The Girls liked it.

1972 Ford Gran Torino. Loved that car.

1955 Chevy Bel-Air, 2 door post. 44K miles. $50.00 Was an elderly relatives that had to quit driving.

1978 Volkswagen Dasher (awful beige color). Learned to drive a stick without which I would not be privileged to enjoy my 06Z.

+1 for the 1972 Gran Torino! That was my fourth car and how I wish I still had it. Mine had the Q code 351 "CJ" motor with 4 speed. It was green like the one in the movie, so now if I wanted to find another one it will cost an extra arm in addition to the arm/leg. Thanks Clint!

A new 1965 Corvair 500 coupe with power glide transmission. I worked at a Chevrolet dealer detailing new cars for delivery. I paid $2,150, dealer cost. I was counting change/pennies when I purchased that car. That car is long gone but I have a clone, same color and equipment with only 14,000 miles.

While reminiscing about my first car I left out its somewhat interesting demise. I worked at a car wash with my best friend who had a '69 Biscayne with a 427 and TH400. After work, we swapped cars because he wanted to learn to drive a manual, and I wanted to smoke his tires! We arranged to meet up later.

I felt a little guilty about all the burn-outs, but that feeling subsided when I saw my Beetle. He had driven it into a new subdivision where the pavement had not yet been laid, only bulldozed clear. While he was "off-roading" he rolled the Beetle completely and managed to crush practically every body panel. He had to pull the fenders off the wheels to let the car roll. The car was drivable and I later parted out most of it down to a rolling chassis, which I sold to a guy for a dune buggy project.

My next car was a 1964 Dodge Polara, my first V8 car.

First car...one of the ugliest of all modern cars?
 

My first car was a 1961 Plymouth Fury, dark metallic turquoise with a white roof and silver/gray interior.

I say ugly because it had a horizontal "fin-ish" look to the trunk/rear end, kind of like a '59 Impala but flatter across the top of the trunk lid. Also had weird, "free-floating" tail lights mounted to the sides of the rear fenders. And overall, had a ton of chrome moldings/trim, front grille, headlight rings, etc.

'61 Corvair, and yes it was a P.O.S.

1966 Chevy Impala 4-door sedan, white with a black interior. Bought it for $200 in 1971 from a 90 year old neighbor who (wisely) decided to stop driving. It sat in the driveway for 4 months while I saved up enough money to insure it . . . Which was OK, it gave me time to learn Basic Auto Repair 101: Tune-up, brake job, body work, etc. While all of my friends made fun of Moby (the White Whale), wherever we went we always took my car. First of all, it would easily carry eight of us. More importantly, it always started, always got us there,and always got us all home. That car never failed me, even once. She had just over 140K on her when I sold her, and that kid drove her another 3 or 4 years. Truly a great first car.

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1966 Chevy Impala 2-Door.Had a 283/w powerglide trans.Dad paid 125 for the car,had to pay him back.Replaced the bench seat with high back buckets and put a console with shifter on the floor.Slotted mags with raised white letters,air shocks on the rear...man,I thought I was the s@#t.I really wish I still had that car.Plan on getting another when I get the C6 paid off.

1968 Firebird 4speed for $250. No motor, the nose was white and the rest of the car green. Bought a totaled Pontiac Catalina for $100 and installed the 389 from it. Added a Qjet 4 BBL, dual exhaust and Cragers. It looked like crap but it screamed. Never had enough money to finish the bodywork. Those were the days kids worked and paid for their own cars.

first
 

38 Plymouth P6 Business Coupe in 1962 and I still have it 51 years later. It is being converted to a street rod...

:iagree: Chrysler sure had some bizarre designs in the early '60's.
Wouldn't mind having one now, though.

1948 Dodge, I paid $75 for it. I drove it for a year, then it died. 58 years ago.

1988 Chevy Cavalier RS in Burgundy

66 Pontiac Lemans convertible with a blown engine. Bought a 64 Lemans and swapped motors. Many fond memories in that vert

:thumbs:

My folks gave me a 1964 Pontiac Catalina with a lot of problems that they were going to junk. (although the after market AC worked great!)
Would not pass inspection, so I went to Sears and bought a tool set & fixed it.
Still have most of those tools 40 yrs later.