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Supercrewbear 11-06-2013 08:57 AM

A 1972 AMC Gremlin. :lol: A complete POS!!! But I had fun with it for about six months (this was 1978) until it kind of died... It looked like this except mine didn't have those stripes...it did have a $99 paint job so it was shiny...'til the paint started peeling off. :D

http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...-pic-7141.jpeg

I moved up in the world on car #2 - a '77 Oldsmobile 442 similar to this one. A pretty good car but it sure did RUST a lot... :yesnod:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/6...609aafb2_o.jpg

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Euthymicone 11-06-2013 10:07 AM

1951 VW Bug. Over a 100,000 mi on the engine. Prepped and primed it with spray paint to save money and then took it to Earl Sheib for his $19.95 paint special. Had it painted lemon yellow with black wheels and it was "really groovy." :crazy: With that 40 hp engine it took 3 days to get to 60 mph---4 if there was a headwind. I have many years of wonderful memories from crawling around the countryside in that car. Most of my friends owned Mustangs and even a vette, so I was a bit of an outlier. I learned a lot from that car, including patience and humility. At times I wish I had it back. Life was much simpler then.

Mr Creosote 11-06-2013 10:30 AM

1964 Oldsmobile F-85 two door coupe bought in 1976.
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vfour 11-06-2013 10:36 AM

1948 Ford two door for $125. Nosed, decked, and lowered. Looked good in its day but suffered with severe vapor lock during hot weather. Sold it after less than a year and bought a 1950 Ford two door for $150 which after all these years still remains the best car I ever owned.

brian90505 11-06-2013 10:47 AM

Red '67 Mustang Coupe w/289.

mrhandy 11-06-2013 11:17 AM

1966 Chevy Impala
 
Mine was a 1966 Chevy Impala that did not run at the time.Fixed it up and loved it.

RDKING 11-08-2013 02:17 PM

1948 Mecury Coupe, I loved that car.

vara411 11-08-2013 02:59 PM

1984 Honda Prelude. With no air-conditioning through two summers in South Texas. The whole car shuddered at idle. I loved that car so much for the entire two years that I had it... until I killed it by taking a curve too fast and slamming into a curb. :cry

http://images.copart.com/website/dat...2386463_2X.JPG

x88 11-08-2013 03:56 PM

Wow making me feel young... mine was a 96 Eclipse GS 5 speed... with a ps2 in the dash :D

Wildmanht 11-08-2013 06:55 PM

Technically my first was a 71 Mercury Capri. Didn't have it long. Old lady nailed me and totaled it. I consider my 72 TR6 my first car. When I bought it, it had no top or hood and was various colors. Took me about 6 months of fixing it up and saving my money for a paint job and stuff.

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps27c73fa5.jpg

jdt62 11-08-2013 08:42 PM

1971 burnt orange Malibu w/ small block 350. Only bad part was it had too many doors (4). It was a hand-me-down from my grandfather.

DJackman 11-08-2013 09:21 PM

A hand me down 85 Supra

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL237.../408027684.jpg

shekmark427 11-09-2013 07:45 AM

66 Chevelle. 283. Air shocks

rdoine 11-09-2013 07:53 AM

1958 Triumph TR3 at the age of 15. Had lots of fun in that little car!!! Have continued to own at least one two seater car for the remainder of my almost 64 years.

I guess my middle age crisis started early, lol. Or, I never grew out of my first childhood in order to head for my second.

Farmdawg 11-09-2013 09:39 AM

Red 1963, Chevy, Nova SS :D 230cid straight six, 3 speed on the tree.

rcpvette 11-09-2013 09:55 AM

1966 Buick Wildcat, 401ci, 4 barrel, electric blue, 80,000 miles and bought for $250 in 1975. I don't think I ever got 10 mpg with it.

thomas1737 11-09-2013 03:05 PM

1968 Ford Torino GT Fastback for $500 - a year later I picked up a repo'd 1976 Trans AM 455 HO 4-spd for $750 - wish I still had that one

LT1 Z51 11-09-2013 03:19 PM

First car was a 1992 Eagle Premier, but that was a hand me down that was wrecked by my dad 6 months after they gave it to me (he borrowed it to go to work, a Mustang rear ended him at a stop light because it didn't see that the light was red).

Next two cars where not paid for by me: a 1997 Grand Am (bought to replace the Eagle), and a 2004 Malibu bought because the Grand Am wore out. I commuted to the local University, and my parents paid for my cars because I lived at home (and therefore they didn't have to pay for room and board).

The first car I actually bought and paid for myself (so some would argue my REAL first car) was a Saab 9-3 Aero 6-Speed. I got it over a GTO because I wanted a Sunroof.

That makes my Corvette the second car I ever paid for myself.

1SG 11-09-2013 03:59 PM

1955 Mercury Monterey

sledmaster 11-09-2013 04:22 PM

Mine was a 1961 Mercury Comet. I payed $250 for it. It used oil a lot and i forgot to check it and it seized.


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