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.